Pale vs. Pail

Paleadjective

Light in color.

Paleadjective

(of human skin) Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).

Paleadjective

Feeble, faint.

Paleverb

(intransitive) To turn pale; to lose colour.

Paleverb

(intransitive) To become insignificant.

Paleverb

(transitive) To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.

Paleverb

To enclose with pales, or as if with pales; to encircle or encompass; to fence off.

Palenoun

(obsolete) Paleness; pallor.

Palenoun

A wooden stake; a picket.

Palenoun

(archaic) Fence made from wooden stake; palisade.

Palenoun

(by extension) Limits, bounds (especially before of).

Palenoun

The bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgment in civilized company, in the phrase beyond the pale.

Palenoun

(heraldry) A vertical band down the middle of a shield.

Palenoun

(archaic) A territory or defensive area within a specific boundary or under a given jurisdiction.

Palenoun

(historical) The parts of Ireland under English jurisdiction.

Palenoun

(historical) The territory around Calais under English control (from the 14th to 16th centuries).

Palenoun

(historical) A portion of Russia in which Jews were permitted to live.

Palenoun

(archaic) The jurisdiction (territorial or otherwise) of an authority.

Palenoun

A cheese scoop.

Palenoun

A shore for bracing a timber before it is fastened.

Paleadjective

Wanting in color; not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; wan; as, a pale face; a pale red; a pale blue.

Paleadjective

Not bright or brilliant; of a faint luster or hue; dim; as, the pale light of the moon.

Palenoun

Paleness; pallor.

Palenoun

A pointed stake or slat, either driven into the ground, or fastened to a rail at the top and bottom, for fencing or inclosing; a picket.

Palenoun

That which incloses or fences in; a boundary; a limit; a fence; a palisade.

Palenoun

A space or field having bounds or limits; a limited region or place; an inclosure; - often used figuratively.

Palenoun

A region within specified bounds, whether or not enclosed or demarcated.

Palenoun

A stripe or band, as on a garment.

Palenoun

One of the greater ordinaries, being a broad perpendicular stripe in an escutcheon, equally distant from the two edges, and occupying one third of it.

Palenoun

A cheese scoop.

Palenoun

A shore for bracing a timber before it is fastened.

Paleverb

To turn pale; to lose color or luster.

Paleverb

To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.

Paleverb

To inclose with pales, or as with pales; to encircle; to encompass; to fence off.

Palenoun

a wooden strip forming part of a fence

Paleverb

turn pale, as if in fear

Paleadjective

very light colored; highly diluted with white;

Paleadjective

(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble;

Paleadjective

lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness;

Paleadjective

abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress;

Paleadjective

not full or rich;

Paleadjective

light in colour or shade; containing little colour or pigment

Paleadjective

(of a person or their complexion) having less colour than usual, typically as a result of shock, fear, or ill health

Paleadjective

(of a light) not strong or bright

Paleadjective

inferior or unimpressive

Paleverb

become pale in one's face from shock or fear

Paleverb

seem or become less important

Palenoun

a wooden stake or post used with others to form a fence.

Palenoun

a conceptual boundary

Palenoun

an area within determined bounds, or subject to a particular jurisdiction.

Palenoun

another term for English Pale

Palenoun

the areas of Russia to which Jewish residence was formerly restricted.

Palenoun

a broad vertical stripe down the middle of a shield.

Pailnoun

A vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover).

Pailnoun

(In technical use) A closed (covered) cylindrical shipping container.

Pailnoun

A vessel of wood or tin, etc., usually cylindrical and having a bail, - used esp. for carrying liquids, as water or milk, etc.; a bucket. It may, or may not, have a cover.

Pailnoun

a roughly cylindrical that is vessel open at the top

Pailnoun

the quantity contained in a pail