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Homonyms
Homonyms are words that are spelt and pronounced like another words but have different
meanings.

Given below are some homonyms with their different meanings.

Word Meanings

address to speak to; location

air atmosphere; proclaim (one’s views)
band musical group; a ring

bark a tree’s out layer; sound made by a dog
current recent; flow of water/electricity

die cease to live; a cube (generally marked with numbers)
fair impartial; good-looking

kind type of; caring
lie recline; falsehood

match pair; a stick for lighting a flame
mean average; not nice

pole (Pole) a long rod or shaft; a person from Poland
pound unit of weight; to beat

ream a quantity of paper; to juice a citrus fruit
rose got up; a flower

spring a season; jump up; piece of coiled metal

tender gentle; pay money
tire grow fatigued; part of a wheel

Homophones

Homophones are words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings.
Study the list of homophones given below.

Homophones Meanings

accept to receive
except to exclude
advice opinion or suggestion (noun)

advise to suggest (verb)
altar an elevated place of worship or for sacrifice
alter to change

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