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tart - An open pastry case containing a filling.
tort - A wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to civil legal liability.
rate - Assign a standard or value to (something) according to a particular scale.
tear - Pull or rip (something) apart or to pieces with force.
tore - past of tear
trot - (with reference to a horse or other four-legged animal) proceed or cause to proceed at a pace faster than a walk, lifting each diagonal pair of legs alternately.
rote - Mechanical or habitual repetition of something to be learned.
otter - A semiaquatic fish-eating mammal of the weasel family, with an elongated body, dense fur, and webbed feet.
art - The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.
tarot - Playing cards, traditionally a pack of 78 with five suits, used for fortune-telling and (especially in Europe) in certain games. The suits are typically swords, cups, coins (or pentacles), batons (or wands), and a permanent suit of trump.
rotate - Move or cause to move in a circle around an axis or center.
aero - short for aeronautical (see aeronautics)
treat - Behave toward or deal with in a certain way.
tote - Carry, wield, or convey (something heavy or substantial)
tea - A hot drink made by infusing the dried crushed leaves of the tea plant in boiling water.
toe - Push, touch, or kick (something) with one's toe.
tar - Cover (something) with tar.
eta - The seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (Η, η), transliterated as ‘e’ or ‘ē’.
rot - (chiefly of animal or vegetable matter) decay or cause to decay by the action of bacteria and fungi; decompose.
era - A long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic.
ear - The organ of hearing and balance in humans and other vertebrates, especially the external part of this.
taro - A tropical Asian plant of the arum family which has edible starchy corms and edible fleshy leaves, especially a variety with a large central corm grown as a staple in the Pacific.
oar - Row; propel with or as with oars.
eat - Put (food) into the mouth and chew and swallow it.
oat - A cereal plant cultivated chiefly in cool climates and widely used for animal feed as well as human consumption.
ate - past of eat
roe - The mass of eggs contained in the ovaries of a female fish or shellfish, typically including the ovaries themselves, especially when ripe and used as food.The ripe testes of a male fish, especially when used as food.
rat - A rodent that resembles a large mouse, typically having a pointed snout and a long, sparsely haired tail. Some kinds have become cosmopolitan and are sometimes responsible for transmitting diseases.
tao - (in Chinese philosophy) the absolute principle underlying the universe, combining within itself the principles of yin and yang and signifying the way, or code of behavior, that is in harmony with the natural order. The interpretation of Tao in the Tao-te-Ching developed into the philosophical religion of Taoism.
tare - A vetch, especially the common vetch.
ore - A naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be profitably extracted.
torte - A sweet cake or tart.
tot - A very young child.
teat - A nipple of the mammary gland of a female mammal, from which the milk is sucked by the young.
