In this article, we are going to discuss what homonyms are.
Homonyms are the pairs of words that have the same spellings but different pronunciations and meanings. These words can be a noun or a verb. We can distinguish which one is used in a sentence by its position in a sentence.
For example,
If we say, the bat was flying in the room, we know that we are talking about the animal and not the object with which we play.
Another example is,
My eye doctor suggested I use glasses for better vision. Here we know that it does not mean the glass through which we drink.
To learn the same words with different meanings, we have compiled them in a list with short explanations. Pictures are also added for better learning.
A PDF file can be downloaded as well.
Address (Noun)
direction
Address (Verb)
speak or refer to others
Arm (verb)
supply with weapons
Arm (Noun)
Parts of body
Band (Noun)
Group of musicians
Band (Noun)
Hair clip
Bear (Noun)
any of a family of large heavy mammals of America
Bear (verb)
Accept responsibility for whatever happens
Bat (Noun)
a stick used to play baseball
Bat (Noun)
flying mammal
Bark (Noun)
birch tree.
Bark (Noun)
dog voice
Bar (Noun)
a long rigid piece of wood, metal, or Chocolate
Bar (Noun)
a counter in a pub, restaurant, or cafe across which drinks or refreshments are served
Bank (Noun)
a financial establishment
Bank
the slope bordering a river
Bowl (Noun)
a rounded container that is usually larger than a cup
Bowl (Noun)
a postseason game between specially invited teams
Book (Noun)
something to read
Book(verb)
the act of making a reservation
Cool (noun)
low temperature
Cool (Adjective)
showing no friendliness
Clip (Verb)
to cut or cut off with or as if with shears
Clip (Noun)
Holding something
Can (auxiliary verb)
be physically or mentally able to
Can (Noun)
a container of metal
Duck (Noun)
Animal Name
Duck(verb)
to plunge under the surface of water
Date (Noun)
the time at which an event occurs
Date (Verb)
to make a usually romantic social arrangement to meet with
Drop (Noun)
a small quantity of drink
Drop (Verb)
Left someone in place
Fall (Verb)
to suddenly go down onto the ground
Fall (Verb)
Drop of rain water
Fair (adjective)
Complexation
Fair (Adjective)
free from self-interest
Foot (Noun)
Parts of body
Foot (verb)
to pay or stand credit for
File (Noun)
a tool usually of hardened steel with cutting ridges for forming
File (Verb)
to rub, smooth, or cut away with or as if with a file
Fly (verb)
to move in or pass through the air with wings
Fly (Noun)
insect
Glasses (Noun)
a pair of lenses set in a frame resting on the nose and ears
Glasses (Noun)
a drinking glass
Letter (Noun)
a written communication
Letter (Noun)
constituting a unit of an alphabet
Left (Noun)
relating to the side of a human body or of a thing that is to the west when the person or thing is facing north.
Left (verb)
Left is the past tense and past participle of leave
Match
a contest in which people or teams compete against each other in a particular sport.
Match(verb)
to set in competition or opposition
Mean (Verb)
to have in the mind as a purpose
Mean (Noun)
Average
Nail (Noun)
Tool name
Nail (Noun)
Parts of a finger
Palm (Noun)
Fruits name
Palm (Noun)
Part of hand
Park (Noun)
to leave temporarily on a public way or in a parking lot or garage Park(noun)
a piece of ground
Point (Noun)
a particular place
Point (Noun)
an exact moment
Spring (Noun)
Seasons name
Spring (Noun)
Mattel Tool Name
Ship (Noun)
one propelled by power or sail
Ship (Verb)
to cause to be transported
Scale (Noun)
School object
Scale (Noun)
Fish skin
Saw (Verb)
past tense of See
Saw (Noun)
a hand or power tool
Sink (Verb)
to go to the bottom
Sink (Noun)
Kitchen Item
Stalk (Noun)
a part of a plant
Stalk (verb)
to walk stiffly or haughtily
Right (Adjective)
Direction Name
Right (Noun)
conforming to facts or truth
Rock(verb)
to move back and forth in or as if in a cradle
Rock (Noun)
popular music usually played on electronically amplified instruments
Ruler (Noun)
School object
Ruler (Adjective)
Leader of people
Rose (Noun)
Flower name
Rose (Verb)
Second verb of Rise
Ring (Noun)
Accessories of finger
Ring
Sitting in round
Trip (Noun)
to make a journey
Trip (Noun)
to actuate a mechanism
Tie (Noun)
Accessories for man
Tie (Verb)
to make by tying constituent elements
Wave (Verb)
to motion with the hands or with something held in them in signal or salute
Wave (Noun)
a moving ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid
Watch (Noun)
Clock
Watch (verb)
to look at
