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“Vial” or “Vile” or “Viol”

vial / vile / viol 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.

vial v·AY·ah·l

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

vile v·AY·l

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

viol

  • nounany of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family.
Usage

Examples in context

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“vial”

  • Leigh Vial
  • Victimas de Violencia Vial AC
  • …- Liga Contra la Violencia Vial
  • Vial was killed in a plane…
  • …commits suicide, and drinks a vial of poison.
  • …but due to a mislabeled vial, Kronk inadvertently spikes Kuzco's wine…
  • ASOCIACION CIVIL CONTRA LA VIOLENCIA VIAL
  • …antidote and giving her a vial of it for Gordon and…
  • OBSERVATORIO CRIMINOLÓGICO DE LA SEGURIDAD VIAL
  • Leigh Grant Vial (28 February 1909 – 30…

“vile”

  • …to her: "I spurn thy vile heart, O monster, and cast…
  • …for The Wide Window, The Vile Village, and The Hostile Hospital;…
  • Most Vile Villain
  • …I tell him is a vile name...
  • …in London, is gorged with vile, rotten tenements, occupied, by merchants…
  • The Vile Village (2001)
  • …Duncan described her remarks as "vile".
  • …American POW's escape from a vile Nazi prison camp in Germany…
  • Mega Man (Vile)
  • In the seventh installment, The Vile Village, Count Olaf's disguise, Detective…

“viol”

  • Liam Byrne – viol
  • Le Viol (1967) - Walter
  • Le viol (1973)
  • …his extravagant use of the violin and viol is rooted in…

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