Understanding Homonyms: Exploring Examples and Meanings
Homonyms, an intriguing facet of language, refer to words that share either the same spelling or pronunciation but have different meanings. Let’s unravel this linguistic phenomenon by exploring examples and meanings of homonyms.
What Are Homonyms?
Homonyms are words that create confusion due to their similarities in spelling or pronunciation while carrying distinct meanings.
Examples of Homonyms:
Consider the word “rock.” It can signify both a solid mineral and the action of swaying gently back and forth. Similarly, “bat” represents both a flying mammal and a sports equipment.
Homonyms in Sentences:
- The band played rock music at the concert. (solid mineral)
- She used a bat to hit the ball in the game. (sports equipment)
Differentiating Homonyms from Homophones:
While homonyms share similar spelling or pronunciation with different meanings, homophones are words with similar sounds but different meanings. For instance, “to,” “two,” and “too” are homophones.
Exploring Homonyms with Meanings:
Homonyms like “bank” (a financial institution and the edge of a river) showcase how identical words can hold diverse interpretations based on context.
Medical Terminology: Homonymous Hemianopia:
In the medical realm, homonymous hemianopia refers to a visual impairment where corresponding sections in both eyes lose sight due to brain injury.
Homonyms in Different Languages:
Understanding homonyms transcends language barriers. In Gujarati, homonyms are referred to as “સમાન અર્થના શબ્દ” (words with similar meanings).
Homonyms Enriching Vocabulary:
Expanding vocabulary involves mastering homonyms. Words like “pen,” indicating both a writing instrument and an animal enclosure, showcase the nuances of language.
Accessible Learning: Homonyms in the “English Listening & Speaking” App:
For an immersive learning experience on homonyms, explore the “English Listening & Speaking” app here. This app offers comprehensive lessons, examples, and exercises on homonyms and various other linguistic concepts.
Conclusion:
Homonyms, with their intriguing duality in meanings, highlight the complexity and richness of language. Exploring these linguistic wonders not only enhances vocabulary but also fosters a deeper appreciation for the nuances of communication.
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| 601 | duffer | a peddler especially of cheap flashy articles | something counterfeit or worthless |
| 602 | earnest | characterized by or proceeding from an intense and serious state of mind | grave, important |
| 603 | even | having a horizontal surface : flat | being without break, indentation, or irregularity : smooth |
| 604 | finery | ornament, decoration; especially : dressy or showy clothing and jewels | a hearth for converting cast iron into wrought iron |
| 605 | fleet | a number of warships under a single command; specifically : an organization of ships and aircraft under the command of a flag officer | group; especially : a group (as of ships, planes, or trucks) operated under unified control |
| 606 | font | a receptacle for baptismal water | a receptacle for holy water |
| 607 | gaff | a handled hook for holding or lifting heavy fish | a spear or spearhead for taking fish or turtles |
| 608 | gang | group: such as | a group of persons working to unlawful or antisocial ends; especially : a band of antisocial adolescents |
| 609 | gin | a colorless alcoholic beverage made from distilled or redistilled neutral grain spirits flavored with juniper berries and aromatics (such as anise and caraway seeds) | gin rummy |
| 610 | hack | to cut or sever with repeated irregular or unskillful blows | to cut or shape by or as if by crude or ruthless strokes |
| 611 | hip | the laterally projecting region of each side of the lower or posterior part of the mammalian trunk formed by the lateral parts of the pelvis and upper part of the femur together with the fleshy parts covering them | hip joint |
| 612 | hoy | used in attracting attention or in driving animals | a coastal fishing and trading vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used during the 17th and 18th centuries |
| 613 | invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship | to subject to inversion |
| 614 | jade | either of two tough compact typically green gemstones that take a high polish: | jadeite |
| 615 | jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group | obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutions and long words |
| 616 | keen | intellectually alert : having or characteristic of a quick penetrating mind; also : shrewdly astute | extremely sensitive in perception |
| 617 | lactate | a salt or ester of lactic acid | to secrete milk |
| 618 | lemma | an auxiliary proposition used in the demonstration of another proposition | the argument or theme of a composition prefixed as a title or introduction; also : the heading or theme of a comment or note on a text |
| 619 | lure | an object usually of leather or feathers attached to a long cord and used by a falconer to recall or exercise a hawk | an inducement to pleasure or gain : enticement |
| 620 | mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg | A mace is an ornamental stick carried by an official or placed somewhere as a symbol of authority. |
| 621 | mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing | to spoil, injure, or make incoherent especially through ineptitude |
| 622 | masher | one that mashes | A masher is a special tool used for crushing potatoes to make them into a soft mass. |
| 623 | meld | to declare or announce (a card or combination of cards) for a score in a card game especially by placing face up on the table | to declare a card or combination of cards as a meld |
| 624 | multiply | to increase in number especially greatly or in multiples : augment | to find the product of by multiplication |
| 625 | nick | a small notch, groove, or chip | a small cut or wound |
| 626 | ok | all right | ABBREVIATION FOR |
| 627 | pack; noun, verb | When you pack, or when you pack a bag, you put clothes and other things into it, because you are leaving a place or going on holiday. | A pack of things is a collection of them that is sold or given together in a box or bag. |
| 628 | palatine | possessing royal privileges | of or relating to a palatine or a palatinate |
| 629 | panic | of, relating to, or resembling the mental or emotional state believed induced by the god Pan | of, relating to, or arising from a panic |
| 630 | plight | to put or give in pledge : engage | a condition of extreme hardship, danger, etc |
| 631 | porky | resembling a pig : fat | belonging to or characteristic of pork |
| 632 | quadrille | a four-handed variant of ombre popular especially in the 18th century | a square dance for four couples made up of five or six figures chiefly in 6/8 and 2/4 time; also : music for this dance |
| 633 | rack | a framework, stand, or grating on or in which articles are placed | an instrument of torture on which a body is stretched |
| 634 | rad | a unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation equal to an energy of 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material | shortened from radiation |
| 635 | recollect | to bring back to the level of conscious awareness : remember | to remind (oneself) of something temporarily forgotten |
| 636 | rep | reputation; especially : status in a group (such as a gang) | A rep is a person whose job is to sell a company’s products or services, especially by travelling round and visiting other companies. Rep is short for representative. |
| 637 | sally | an action of rushing or bursting forth; especially : a sortie of troops from a defensive position to attack the enemy | a brief outbreak : outburst |
| 638 | scout | to explore an area to obtain information (as about an enemy) | to make a search |
| 639 | sic | intentionally so written used after a printed word or passage to indicate that it is intended exactly as printed or to indicate that it exactly reproduces an original | to turn on or attack: used only in commands, as to a dog |
| 640 | slay | to kill violently, wantonly, or in great numbers; broadly : to strike down : kill | to delight or amuse immensely |
| 641 | smudge | to make a smudge on | to soil as if by smudging |
| 642 | sola | the feminine form of solus | alone: a stage direction, used of a woman |
| 643 | spar | a stout pole | a stout rounded usually wood or metal piece (such as a mast, boom, gaff, or yard) used to support rigging |
| 644 | staunch | steadfast in loyalty or principle | watertight, sound |
| 645 | stew | a utensil used for boiling | a hot bath |
| 646 | sty | pigpen | any filthy or corrupt place |
| 647 | taipan | a powerful businessman and especially formerly a foreigner living and operating in Hong Kong or China | a large highly venomous elapid snake, Oxyuranus scutellatus, of NE Australia |
| 648 | tare | the seed of a vetch | any of several vetches (especially Vicia sativa and V. hirsuta) |
| 649 | tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun | to convert (hide) into leather by treatment with an infusion of tannin-rich bark or other agent of similar effect |
| 650 | tester | one that tests or is used for testing | A tester is a machine or device that you use to test whether another machine or device is working properly. |
| 651 | tutu | a short projecting skirt worn by a ballerina | a shrub, Coriaria arborea, of New Zealand, having seeds that are poisonous to farm animals |
| 652 | utile | an obsolete word for useful | advantageous |
| 653 | vamp | a woman who uses her charm or wiles to seduce and exploit men | something patched up to make it look new |
| 654 | waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron | If you say that someone waffles, you are critical of them because they talk or write a lot without actually making any clear or important points. |
| 655 | yahoo | a member of a race of brutes in Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels who have the form and all the vices of humans | a boorish, crass, or stupid person |
| 656 | mast | a long pole or spar rising from the keel or deck of a ship and supporting the yards, booms, and rigging | a slender vertical or nearly vertical structure (such as an upright post in various cranes) |
| 657 | mercury | a Roman god of commerce, eloquence, travel, cunning, and theft who serves as messenger to the other gods | a bearer of messages or news or a conductor of travelers |
| 658 | mummy | a body embalmed or treated for burial with preservatives in the manner of the ancient Egyptians | a body unusually well preserved |
| 659 | nappy | naturally coarse and tightly coiled : kinky | having a hairy, fuzzy, or downy surface |
| 660 | nit | the egg of a louse or other parasitic insect; also : the insect itself when young | a minor shortcoming |
| 661 | on | used as a function word to indicate position in contact with and supported by the top surface of | —used as a function word to indicate position in or in contact with an outer surface |
| 662 | pad | a thin flat mat or cushion: such as | a guard worn to shield body parts against impact |
| 663 | pap | nipple, teat | something shaped like a nipple |
| 664 | plonk | to pluck or hit so as to produce a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound | to set down suddenly : plump |
| 665 | puncheon | a pointed tool for piercing or for working on stone | a short upright framing timber |
| 666 | raffle | to engage in a raffle | to dispose of by means of a raffle |
| 667 | recount | to relate in detail : narrate | If you recount a story or event, you tell or describe it to people. |
| 668 | repair | to restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken : fix | to restore to a sound or healthy state : renew |
| 669 | roup | any of various respiratory disorders of poultry | to sell by auction |
| 670 | salve | an unctuous adhesive substance for application to wounds or sores | a remedial or soothing influence or agency |
| 671 | scamp | rascal, rogue | an impish or playful young person |
| 672 | scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food | a small detached piece |
| 673 | sealer | an official who attests or certifies conformity to a standard of correctness | a coat (as of size) applied to prevent subsequent coats of paint or varnish from sinking in |
| 674 | sere | being dried and withered | threadbare |
| 675 | sice | a variant spelling of syce | (in Malaysia) a driver or chauffeur |
| 676 | sledge | short for sledgehammer | A sledge is an object used for travelling over snow. It consists of a framework which slides on two strips of wood or metal. |
| 677 | snag | a concealed or unexpected difficulty or obstacle | an irregularity that suggests the result of tearing; especially : a pulled thread in fabric |
| 678 | sole | being the only one | having no sharer |
| 679 | spark | a small particle of a burning substance thrown out by a body in combustion or remaining when combustion is nearly completed | a hot glowing particle struck from a larger mass; especially : one heated by friction |
| 680 | spencer | a short waist-length jacket | a woman’s knitted vest |
| 681 | stay | a large strong rope usually of wire used to support a mast | guy |
| 682 | summer | the season between spring and autumn comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of June, July, and August or as reckoned astronomically extending from the June solstice to the September equinox | the warmer half of the year |
| 683 | talus | a slope formed especially by an accumulation of rock debris | rock debris at the base of a cliff |
| 684 | tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste | marked by a biting, acrimonious, or cutting quality |
| 685 | tenor | the highest natural adult male singing voice; also : a person having this voice | the voice part next to the lowest in a 4-part chorus |
| 686 | -th | Thursday | indicating an action or its consequence |
| 687 | twig | a small shoot or branch usually without its leaves | a minute branch of a nerve or artery |
| 688 | van | a usually enclosed wagon or motortruck used for transportation of goods or animals; also : caravan | a multipurpose enclosed motor vehicle having a boxlike shape, rear or side doors, and side panels often with windows |
| 689 | wag | to be in motion : stir | to move to and fro or up and down especially with quick jerky motions |
| 690 | yak | a large long-haired wild or domesticated ox (Bos grunniens synonym B. mutus) of Tibet and adjacent elevated parts of central Asia | noisy, continuous, and trivial talk or conversation |
| 691 | allophone | one of two or more variants of the same phoneme | a Canadian whose native language is neither French nor English |
| 692 | are | Are is the plural and the second person singular of the present tense of the verb be1. Are is often shortened to -‘re after pronouns in spoken English. | a unit of area equal to 100 sq metres or 119.599 sq yards; one hundredth of a hectare |
| 693 | adder | the common venomous viper (Vipera berus) of Europe; broadly : any of various snakes of the viper family | any of several North American snakes (such as the hognose snakes) that are harmless but are popularly believed to be venomous |
| 694 | bang | to strike sharply : bump | to knock, hit, or thrust vigorously often with a sharp noise |
| 695 | brash | brittle | heedless of the consequences : audacious |
| 696 | bud | a small lateral or terminal protuberance on the stem of a plant that may develop into a flower, leaf, or shoot | something not yet mature or at full development: such as |
| 697 | checker | chessboard | a square or spot resembling the markings of a checkerboard |
| 698 | can | be physically or mentally able to | know how to |
| 699 | converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk | to have acquaintance or familiarity |
| 700 | daemon | an evil spirit | a source or agent of evil, harm, distress, or ruin |
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1. What are Homonyms, and how can I learn about them?
Homonyms are words with the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings. You can explore them through various resources or conveniently through the “English Listening & Speaking” app here.
2. Could you provide practical examples of Homonyms?
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3. Where can I find Homonyms explained in detail?
The “English Listening & Speaking” app features detailed explanations and examples of homonyms to enhance your understanding.
4. What’s the difference between Homonyms and Homophones?
Homonyms have the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings, while homophones sound alike but have different meanings. Dive deeper into this distinction through the “English Listening & Speaking” app.
5. Can you explain the concept of Homonymy?
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7. Does the app cover medical terms like “Homonymous Hemianopia”?
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8. Is there support for learning Homonyms in Gujarati within the app?
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10. Are there specific examples of Homonyms like “rock” explained in the app?
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The Most Helpful Homonyms With Meanings And Examples. Part 2
Understanding Homonyms: Exploring Examples and Meanings Homonyms, an intriguing facet of language, refer to words that share either the same spelling or pronunciation but have
The Most Helpful Homonyms With Meanings And Examples. Part 1
Understanding Homonyms: Exploring Examples and Meanings Homonyms, an intriguing facet of language, refer to words that share either the same spelling or pronunciation but have