What type of words are privy and dumb?
Meanings:
Privy: 1) Bathroom; 2) sharing in secret
Dumb: 1) Stupid; 2) mute/ unable to speak
I know that the type of word they are begins with homo-, but i can't be too sure. Insight on this would really, really help. Thanks ahead of time!! ;D
2007-10-17 13:41:15 · 3 answers · asked by nobelpercussiongrl 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Homonym = a word the same as another in sound and spelling but different in meaning, as chase “to pursue” and chase “to ornament metal.”
2007-10-24 19:14:05 · answer #1 · answered by Fairy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Privy Bathroom or ye old Outhouse of yore
Dumb Stupid
2007-10-17 13:52:25 · answer #2 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are homophones. A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning. The words may be spelled the same, such as rose (flower) and rose (past tense of "rise"), or differently, such as carat, caret, and carrot, or your and you're
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophone
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Bruce
2007-10-17 13:45:35 · answer #3 · answered by Bruce 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋