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  1. What word is an enclosed yard and is also something used for writing with?

  2. What word means to walk softly and is also to cushion?

  3. What word means to hit hard again and again, is a unit of weight and is also a currency?

  4. What word is one side of a piece of paper and is also a youth who runs errands?

  5. What word means to throw and is also a kind of tar?

  6. What word is a baseball player and is also a container for pouring liquid?

  7. What word means to yearn of long for and is also a type of evergreen?

  8. What word means means to kill wild animals out of hunting season and is also one way to cook an egg?

  9. What word is a gambling card game and is also a rod for stirring a fire in a fireplace?

  10. What word is a long piece of round wood and is at either end of the earth's axis?

  11. What word is a game played with balls on a table and is also a tank with water?

  12. What word is a plan of action and is also a written agreement?

  13. What word is a position or job, a system for mail delivery and is also a wooden support?

  14. What word means to force into service and also means to squeeze?

  15. What word means to cut or trim a tree and is also a fruit?

  16. What word is a kind of shoe and is also a machine that forces liquid out?

  17. What word means to hit and is also a beverage?

  18. What word is a student and is also a part of the eye?

  19. What word is the inside of your hand and is also a kind of tree?

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This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.