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2006-09-02 18:25:29 · 6 answers · asked by nitincools4u 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
One of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning
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A
a very short little insignificant English word
eh an interrogative utterance
acts things done
ax chopping tool
ad short for advertisement
add short for addition
adds performs additions
ads more than one advertisement
adze axe-like tool
ade fruit beverage
aid to assist
aide an assistant
aerie eagle's nest
airy breezy
aero of aircraft
arrow slender, pointed shaft
affect to change
effect result
ail sick
ale beer
air stuff we breathe
are 1/100th of a hectare
e'er contraction of "ever"
ere eventually
err to make a mistake
heir one who will inherit
aisle walkway
I'll contraction of "I will"
isle island
all everything
awl pointed scriber
allowed permitted
aloud spoken
altar raised center of worship
alter to change
an a single instance
Ann a woman's name
ant insect
aunt parent's sister
ante preliminary bet
auntie sister of a parent
arc portion of a circle
ark vessel
ascent the climb
assent to agree
ate past tense of eat
eight the number base of octal
auger a drill
augur foretell
aught anything
ought should
aural of hearing
oral of the mouth
auricle external part of the ear
oracle seer
away distant
aweigh just clear of the bottom
awed in a state of wonder
odd not usual
aweful filled with awe
awful really bad
offal butchered entrails
aye naval affirmative
eye ocular organ
I oneself
B
bail bucket handle
bale bundle of hay
bailed pumping water out of a boat
baled to gather into a bale
bailee a person to whom goods are committed for custody or repair
bailey the outer wall of a castle
bailie a municipal officer in Scotland
bailer one who bails (water)
bailor a person that entrusts goods to a bailee
baler one who bales (hay)
bailing pumping water out of a boat
baling wire used to tie bales
bait to torment
bate to lessen
baited past tense of bait
bated past tense of bate
baiting tormenting
bating lessening
baize green felt
bays one or more enclosed arms of the ocean
beys one or more Turkish officials
bald hairless
balled carnal knowledge
bawled cried aloud
ball playful orb
bawl to cry
band a group
banned forbidden
bard a poet
barred enclosed by poles
bare naked
bear wild ursine
bark outer sheath of a tree
barque square-rigged sailing ship
baron minor royalty
barren unable to bear children
Barry a man's name
berry small fruit
bury to take under
basal forming the base
basil an herb
base the bottom support for anything
bass the lowest musical pitch or range
based supported
baste to swab with liquid during cooking
bases what baseball players like to steal
basis principal constituent of anything
basses many four-stringed guitars
bask to warm oneself pleasantly
basque tightfitting bodice or tunic (or, people of the Pyrenees)
bat a blind, flying rodent
batt a flat pad
baud bits per second
bawd brothel manager
bay an enclosed arm of the ocean
bey a Turkish official
be to exist
bee pollinating buzzer
beach where i want to be
beech a type of tree
bean a legume
been past tense of be
beat to hit
beet edible red root
beau male friend
bow a curve or bend; double-slipped reef knot
beaut slang for beauty, beautiful
butte steep sided hill
been past tense of be
bin a box or container
beer universally brewed comfort food
bier a temporary frame for a coffin
bel indian thorn tree
Bel Babylonian god
bell ding ding
belle beautiful woman
berth anchorage
birth your method of arrival
besot to get drunk
besought past tense of beseech
better superior
bettor one who bets
bight middle of a rope
bite a mouthful
byte eight bits
billed has a bill
build to construct
bit past tense of bite
bitt large cleat for tying up ships
blew past tense of blow
blue color of California sky
bloc an alliance
block square object
boar wild pig
Boer a South African of Dutch descent
boor tasteless buffoon
bore not interesting
etc. etc. etc
2006-09-02 18:31:34 · answer #1 · answered by momoftrl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings
2006-09-03 01:28:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Homonyms are words that sound alike but are spelled differently and they have different meaning
2006-09-04 06:23:10 · answer #3 · answered by Andra A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Words that sound the same but are spelled different, like dear and deer. Want to see more, visit http://www.cooper.com/alan/homonym_list.html
2006-09-03 01:33:02 · answer #4 · answered by vegasinco 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Words that SOUND similar, but have different spelling and meaning.
For example: HEAR and HERE.
2006-09-03 01:31:40 · answer #5 · answered by The Dude... 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a word that has the same pronunciation and spelling as another word, but a different meaning
sleep well.
2006-09-03 01:28:14 · answer #6 · answered by pyg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋