Many a times we come across words which have the same spelling and pronunciation but different meanings. Lets take for example the word bat. Bat means a flying animal and it also means an equipment used for hitting the ball as in cricket.
Such words are called homonyms - words having same spelling and pronunciation but different meanings. The meaning changes according to the context. When you are discussing biology the other person knows that you are talking about the animal and not the cricket bat. Here we are providing a list some of the most common homonyms.
Arm - body part / division of a company
Band - a musical group / a ring
Bark - a tree's out layer / the sound a dog makes
Bat - an implement used to hit a ball / a nocturnal flying mammal
Bright - very smart or intelligent / filled with light
Circular - taking the form of a circle / a store advertisement
Current - up to date / flow of water
Express - something done fast / to show your thoughts by using words
Fair - equitable / beautiful
Jag - a sharp, jutted object / a crying spree
Kind - type / caring
Lie - to recline / to tell a falsehood
Match - to pair like items / a stick for making a flame
Mean - average / not nice
Pole - a person from Poland / a piece of metal that holds a flag
Pound - unit of weight / to beat
Quarry - a site for mining stone / to extract or obtain slowly
Ream - a pile of paper / to juice a citrus fruit
Ring - a band on a finger / something circular in shape
Right - correct / direction opposite of left
Rock - a genre of music / a stone
Rose - to have gotten up / a flower
Spring - a season / coiled metal
Stalk - a part of a plant / to follow or harass someone
Tender - gentle / offer of money
Tire - to grow fatigued / a part of a wheel
Well - in good health / a source for water in the ground
Can you remember any homonyms which are not in this list?
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