And give me some examples ?
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2007-08-05 10:31:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Homonyms are words that are spelled and pronounced the same way, but have different meanings depending on how they are used. Some examples would include:
pool a body of water
pool the game
cross bad humor
cross to cut at a 90 degree angle
cross two pieces of wood joined at a 90 degree angle
sink to submerge
sink a fixture that holds water
maid a female domestic employee
maid an unmarrried girl
bat a flying mammal
bat a wooden club used in certain sports
2007-08-05 10:46:07 · answer #1 · answered by BeeGee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A word that sounds the same,or is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning. Some examples are:
No (Opposite of yes) & Know (Has Knowledge of)
Foe (Enemy) & Faux (Fake)
Trunk (Elephant's Nose) &
Trunk (Large Packing Case for Clothing or Storage)
Deer (Animal) and Dear (Formof Endearment)
Passable (Can Pass Through) &
Passible (Capableof Feeling or Suffering)
Secrete (Generate Fluid From a Gland or Organ &
Secret (To Hide Something)
These are just a few examples there are many.
2007-08-05 18:01:55 · answer #2 · answered by B. D Mac 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Homonyms are two words that have the same sound and often the same spelling, but they have different meanings. Example: bear--a critter...or a word meaning to carry...and to this you could also add bare--meaning naked.
2007-08-05 17:59:56 · answer #3 · answered by LK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Homophones
ad add
aisle I'll isle
be bee
ant aunt
Homonyms--two words spelled and pronounced the same with two different meaning
right---correct
right--opposite of left
2007-08-05 17:39:29 · answer #4 · answered by ghob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
homo means "same" nym means "name"
so it's words that are spelled or pronounced the same but have different meanings, like
I can't bear to sleep in a tent with a bear.
After you walk through the brush, you have to brush your pants off.
These are homographs (same spelling)
A Homophone (same sound) is like made/maid
The maid made the beds
These are also homonyms. (but not homographs)
2007-08-05 17:38:33 · answer #5 · answered by topink 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Homophone: Two words, two definitions, but the same pronunciation ("Pay the fare to get to the fair").
Homonym: One word, two definitions and one pronunciation ("I saw the saw").
Homograph: One word, different definitions and different pronunciations ("I contest the contest results").
2007-08-05 17:34:03 · answer #6 · answered by lancaster17602 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of two or more words that have the same sound and often the same spelling but differ in meaning, such as bank (embankment) and bank (place where money is kept).
2007-08-05 17:34:46 · answer #7 · answered by AintItFunny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when a person loves someone else of the same sex.
example:
"omg did you see ryan french kiss andy? i never knew they were homonyms!!!!!!!"
2007-08-05 17:39:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
two different words that sound the same
sine and sign
tire and tyre
tier and tear
stair and stare
there and their and they're
2007-08-05 17:35:41 · answer #9 · answered by Elie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.cooper.com/alan/homonym_list.html
2007-08-05 17:34:38 · answer #10 · answered by Del Piero 10 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋