Showing posts with label loot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label loot. Show all posts

Friday, November 8, 2013

loot, lute

Loot or loot means plunder, stolen goods, or ill-gotten gains--
We can't catch them unless we find out where they stashed the loot.
The kids came home from trick-or-treating with a sack of loot.

Lute or lute ( rhymes with loot ) means a musical instrument, with strings like a guitar, but with a large round body--
He learned to play the lute and the mandolin, as well as the guitar.
She sings and accompanies herself on the lute.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"The loot from the burglary included a valuable antique lute."