List of true homonyms
Homonyms, broadly defined, are words that are spelled the same and pronounced the same as each other, and yet have different meanings. These are ambiguous words, which have a meaning that depends on context. The category is somewhat subjective because words sometimes have related meanings that differ only very slightly. The Oxford English Dictionary use the term more narrowly, referring only to words that have different meanings and different origins, excluding a number of words with related meanings.
- address
- arm
- back
- bank[1]
- bark
- base
- bat
- beam
- beams
- bear
- blow
- board
- bolt
- book
- bore
- bow
- box
- break
- bustier
- cabinet
- can
- case
- cast
- cave
- chair
- change
- check
- chicken
- chip
- circular
- clear
- cleave
- close
- club
- command
- content
- contract
- cool
- cordial
- current
- crane
- dance
- dear
- deck
- down
- duck[1]
- dust
- employ
- entrance
- even
- evening
- exact
- fair
- fall
- fast
- fat
- fathom
- fawn
- file
- film
- fine
- fire
- firm
- fish
- flat
- fly
- fold
- foot
- force
- forearm
- forearms
- former
- forte
- found
- founder
- frank
- fray
- fret
- frieze
- fritter
- frizz
- frizzle
- frog
- fry
- fudge
- funny
- furrier
- fuzz
- gab
- gad
- gaff
- gage
- gale
- gall
- gam
- gauntlet
- general
- gig
- gill
- gills
- gimp
- gin
- glass
- gloss
- glossy
- glower
- gob
- goose
- gore
- graft
- grand
- grave
- graves
- graze
- groom
- gross
- grouper
- grouse
- gull
- gum
- hack
- hail
- halt
- hatch
- haze
- heaven
- heel
- hide
- hind
- hinder
- hip
- hold
- hood
- horn
- host
- hot
- hue
- husky
- inferior
- insult
- iron
- jade
- jag
- jam
- jar
- jay
- jeer
- jerk
- jet
- jetty
- jib
- jumper
- junk
- journey
- just
- ken
- key
- kid
- kind
- know
- lap
- lark
- last
- lead
- leading
- leads
- learned
- left
- let
- letter
- light
- live
- long
- lower
- lowered
- lowering
- lowers
- lie
- lying
- lies
- line
- man
- match
- may
- mead
- mean
- mine
- mole
- mortar
- murder
- nail
- object
- objective
- order
- park
- peddle
- pick
- pile
- pitcher
- play
- plaque
- point
- pole
- pound
- pot
- quarry
- read
- reign
- remote
- reticule
- right
- rock
- rocket
- rose
- routed
- routing
- row
- saw
- scale
- seal
- second
- seek
- serve
- set
- shag
- show
- shower
- sick
- sign
- sing
- sink
- sock
- sow
- space
- spring
- spruce
- square
- stalk
- stall
- stud
- suit
- tank
- tear
- tender
- tie
- tire
- trip
- trivial
- tongue
- trunk
- valence
- valences
- wave
- watch
- well
- wind
- wound
- worsted
- yard
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Column: A Word, Please: Investigating synonyms, homonyms, homomorphs and more". Burbank Leader. 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
Further reading[edit]
- Christman, Robert (2002). Homonyms: Why English Suffers (Paperback). Las Cruces, New Mexico: Barbed Wire Publishing. ISBN 9780971193055. ISBN 0971193053. Search this book on
- Hobbs, James B. (November 2014). Homophones and Homographs: An American Dictionary (E-book) (4th ed.). Jefferson, North Carlina: McFarland & Company. ISBN 9781476603933. ISBN 1476603936. Search this book on
- Joshi, Manik (June 25, 2014). Homonyms, Homophones and Homographs (E-book). Manik Joshi. ISBN 9781468948554. Search this book on
- Rothwell · 2007, David (2007). Dictionary of Homonyms (Paperback). Ware England: Wordsworth Reference. ISBN 9781840225426. ISBN 1840225424. Search this book on
External links[edit]
- Masterson, Lee. "Heteronyms, Homonyms, Homographs and Homophones". Fiction Factor. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- "A list of homonyms". opundo. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- "Homonyms". Scorpio Tales. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- "Homonyms" (PDF). First School Years. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- "Gargantuan Orangutan". Homophones, rhymes, alliteration, and words with similar sounds. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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