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“Hews” or “Hues”

hews / hues are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

hews hh·y·UW·z

  • verbmake or shape as with an axe.
  • verbstrike with an axe; cut down, strike.

hues hh·y·UW·z

  • nounthe quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength.
  • verbtake on color or become colored.
Usage

Examples in context

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“hews”

  • …son of Tulip O'Hare (Kimberley Hews), a woman who Alf had…

“hues”

  • The hues are very indistinctly expressed and…
  • …posed statues overpainted with skin hues.
  • …range of different shades and hues, and the colour had a…
  • …held, and lands safely on it.
  • …stone walls and sunny, Mediterranean hues give the interior an airy,…
  • …than André Lajoinie's result in 1988.
  • …does not have dark, neutral hues such as gray, brown or
  • …of the Tamil poet Bharatiyar: "Hues may vary, but humanity does
  • …his color, in the rich hues that never shatter the surface…
  • This indicated that Confuciusornis had hues of grey, red/brown and black,…

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