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As nouns the difference between ail and wail

is that ail is while wail is a prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish.

As a verb wail is

to cry out, as in sorrow or anguish or wail can be (obsolete) to choose; to select.

As a noun ail

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As a conjunction bail is

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As a noun ail

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As a proper noun vail is

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As nouns the difference between ail and jail

is that ail is while jail is a place for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody or detention, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.

As a verb jail is

to imprison.

As nouns the difference between ail and awl

is that ail is while awl is a pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc the blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.

As a noun ail

is .

As an adjective axil is

agile, nimble.

In obsolete terms the difference between ail and hail

is that ail is painful; troublesome while hail is healthy, whole, safe.

In transitive terms the difference between ail and hail

is that ail is to cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions. while hail is to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of.

As an interjection hail is

an exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.

As a noun ail

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As an initialism aim is

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As a noun ail

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As a proper noun aid is

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As nouns the difference between ail and fail

is that ail is while fail is .