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

alter
to change
berth
a sleeping place in a train
birth
a kind of tree
beech come into being
beach seashore

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