Homonyms
, or multiple-meaning words, are words that have the same spelling and usually sound alike, but have different meanings (e.g. dog bark, tree bark).
What is Homonymy and examples?
The word Homonymy (from the Greek—homos: same, onoma: name) is
the relation between words with identical forms but different meanings
—that is, the condition of being homonyms. A stock example is the word bank as it appears in “river bank” and “savings bank.”
What is it called when one word has multiple meanings?
Polysemy
(/pəˈlɪsɪmi/ or /ˈpɒlɪsiːmi/; from Greek: πολύ-, polý-, “many” and σῆμα, sêma, “sign”) is the capacity for a word or phrase to have multiple related meanings.
What are the 20 examples of homophones?
| 1 Ad Add | 2 Ball Bawl | 3 Caret Carrot | 4 Dual Duel | 5 Eye I |
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What are homophones?
A homophone is
a word that is pronounced the same (to varying extent) as another word but differs in meaning
. A homophone may also differ in spelling. … Homophones that are spelled differently are also called heterographs, e.g. to, too, and two.
Which word has most meanings?
According to Guinness World Records, the word that has the most meanings in the English language is
the verb “set
.” “Set” has 430 senses listed in the second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, which was published in 1989.
What are 2 words that sound the same?
Homonyms
are words which sound alike or are spelled alike. In a strict sense, a homonym is a word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.
What are the 50 examples of homonyms?
| accept – take in except – other than | bail – to clear water bail – release of a prisoner | band – a ring, something that binds band – a group | bare – uncovered bear – large animal | bases – starting points bases – four stations on a baseball field |
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What are the 10 homonyms?
- Cache – Cash:
- Scents – Sense:
- Chile – Chili:
- Choir – Quire:
- Site – Sight:
- Facts- Fax:
- Finnish – Finish:
How do you identify a homonym?
A homonym is a word
that has the same spelling and sound as another word
, but a different meaning. For example, saw (a cutting tool) and saw (the past tense of see) are homonyms. They have the same spelling and sound but different meanings.
What are the 10 examples of homophones?
| List of Homophones | Homophone Words & Sentences Homophone Words & Sentences | Eye – She is blind in one eye Aye – Aye! you are right here and they are searching for you all over. | Fined – He was fined 10 thousands rupees for driving without a helmet. Find – I could find myself new topics to write articles |
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What are 100 Homographs examples?
- agape – with mouth open OR love.
- bass – type of fish OR low, deep voice.
- bat – piece of sports equipment OR an animal.
- bow – type of knot OR to incline.
- down – a lower place OR soft fluff on a bird.
- entrance – the way in OR to delight.
- evening – smoothing out OR after sunset.
- fine – of good quality OR a levy.
Can you give me a list of homophones?
| made maid | oar or | one won | pair pear | peace piece |
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What are the 25 examples of homophones?
- ate, eight. ate (verb): This is the simple past tense of the verb “to eat.” …
- bare, bear. bare (adjective): If something is bare, it means that it’s not covered or not decorated. …
- buy, by, bye. …
- cell, sell. …
- dew, do, due. …
- eye, I. …
- fairy, ferry. …
- flour, flower.
What is homophonic mean?
adjective
.
having the same sound
. Music. having one part or melody predominating (opposed to polyphonic).
What are homonyms words?
Homonyms may be
words with identical pronunciations but different spellings and meanings
, such as to, too, and two. Or they may be words with both identical pronunciations and identical spellings but different meanings, such as quail (the bird) and quail (to cringe).
