Homonymy

Author: Laura McKinney
Date Of Creation: 7 August 2021
Update Date: 1 July 2024
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The homonymy It is the relationship established between two or more words that are written or pronounced the same, but have different meanings. For example: grate (to crumble) / scratch (to make stripes), call (verb "to call") / call (animal).

Because they do not share semantic features, homonyms have different entries in the dictionary.

  • See also: Homonymous words

Types of homominy

  • Homophony Homophone words sound the same but are spelled differently, and have different meanings. For example: go (verb “to go), fence (close).
  • Homography. Homograph words are spelled the same and spelled the same, but they have different meanings. For example: Bank (financial entity), Bank (piece of furniture)
  • See also: Sentences with homonyms

Examples of homonymy

HOMOPHONY


  1. TO (preposition) / He has (form of the verb "have").
  2. Bank (bank or financial entity) / Bank (furniture to sit on) / Bank (form of the verb "bank") / Bank (set of fish).
  3. Wow (form of the verb “to go”) / Fence (fence, fenced) / Berry (fruit).
  4. Scratch (to make stripes) / Grate (to crumble something).
  5. Pole (mast) / Until (preposition).
  6. Find (form of the verb "to find") / Beech (form of the verb "to have") / The Beech (city of Holland).
  7. To reveal (to make something known or to make a photograph visible) / Rebel (to revolt).
  8. Male (man) / Baron (title of nobility).
  9. Boat (boat) / Boat (form of the verb “botar”) / Vote (form of the verb "vote").
  10. Hair (body hair) / Beautiful (synonymous with cute, beautiful).
  11. He had (form of the verb "to have") / Tube (cylinder-shaped piece).
  12. Threw out (form of the verb "to throw") / Done (form of the verb "to do") / Done (noun, synonym of event).
  13. Tax (to impose a tax burden) / Record (record an image or sound).
  14. Boil (form of the verb "boil") / Grass (plant, vegetable).
  15. Wave (water ripple) / Hi (greeting).
  16. Shoe (to nail a horseshoe) / Err (synonym of failing).
  17. Time (measure of time) / Pray (form of the verb "pray").
  18. Oh (expression of pain) / There are (form of the verb "have").
  19. Leaf through (to turn the pages of a book) / Browse (look at).
  20. Bident (having two teeth) / Seer (fortune teller).
  21. Izo (to raise a flag on its pole) / Did (form of the verb "to do").
  22. Cow (animal) / Roof (support to load luggage).
  23. Sumo (Japanese wrestling) / Juice (natural juice).
  24. Sling (that has depth) / Wave (curve).
  25. Vote (form of the verb “vote”) / Bot (form of the verb "bounce").
  26. Yield (form of the verb "give up") / Silk (type of fabric)
  27. Talking (form of the verb "to speak") / Softening (form of the verb "soften").
  28. Toward (preposition) / Asia (continent).
  29. Mountain range (tool) / Close (form of the verb to close).
  30. it fell (landform, island) / Callus (form of the verb "shut up").
  31. It fell (form of the verb "to fall") / Callus (form of the verb "shut up").
  32. Senate (chamber of legislative power) / Cenado (form of the verb “to have dinner”).
  33. Cook (cooking mode) / Sew (of sewing with needle and thread).
  34. Creek (form of the verb “to roll”) / Stream (Water body).
  35. Estivo (of summer, summer) / Stowage (load and unload goods at the port).
  36. Bleat (sound of the sheep) / Valid (form of the verb "validate").
  37. Novel (rookie) / Nobel (prize).
  • More examples in: Sentences with homophone words

HOMOGRAPHY


  1. Love (form of the verb "to love") / Love (owner).
  2. Expensive (which is expensive) / Expensive (synonym for face).
  3. Siren (device that emits sound) / Siren (marine nymph).
  4. I raised (animal) / I raised (form of the verb "raise").
  5. Channel (television or radio station) / Channel (aqueduct).
  6. Voucher (form of the verb “worth”) / Voucher (synonym of bonus).
  7. cut (royal family or entourage) / cut (form of the verb "cut").
  8. Cobra (form of the verb "to charge") / Cobra (animal).
  9. Call (animal) / Call (form of the verb "to call").
  10. Copper (metal) / Copper (form of the verb "charge").
  11. Cape (military grade) / Cape (handle) / Cape (point of land that penetrates the sea).
  12. I knew (who has wisdom) / I knew (liquid from plants)
  13. Sumo (form of the verb "to add") / Sumo (Japanese fight)
  14. Capital (heritage) / Capital (center of a country, state or province).
  15. Low (form of the verb "to go down") / Low (who is short).
  16. Doll (body part) / Doll (toy for children).
  17. Wine (form of the verb "to come") / Wine (alcoholic drink based on grapes).
  18. Paste (to join with glue) / Paste (hit).
  19. Needle (clock pointer indicating hour, minute or second) / Needle (item to sew).
  20. Tent (type of fish) / Tent (Camping store).
  21. Language (body part) / Language (code).
  22. Close (which is at a short distance) / Close (fenced).
  23. Nothing (nonexistence) / Nothing (form of the verb "swim").
  24. Vote (paper where a choice is expressed) / Vote (form of the verb “to vote”)
  25. Eat (form of the verb "eat") / Eat (punctuation sign).
  26. Cat (mechanical instrument) / Cat (animal).
  27. Buttons (hotel employee) / Buttons (items to fasten).
  28. Cup (top of a tree) / Cup (glass to drink wine or champagne) / Cup (award, trophy).
  29. River (form of the verb "laugh") / River (water flow).
  30. Salt (sodium chloride) / Salt (form of the verb "to leave").
  31. Amount (form of the verb “to mount) 2 / Amount (amount of something).
  32. Lime (fruit) / Lime (capital of Peru) / Lime (filing tool).
  33. Call (form of the verb "to call") / Call (animal).
  34. Mountain range (mountain) / Mountain range (tool).
  35. Tail (row) / Tail (glue) / Tail (tip).
  36. Suit (article of clothing) / Suit (form of the verb "bring").
  37. Right (college career) / Right (adjective, which is straight).
  38. sauce (preparation that accompanies meals) / sauce (type of dance).
  39. Press (printed publication) / Press (from the verb "press") / Press (machine that compresses).
  40. Banking (form of the verb "bank") / Banking (financial entity).
  41. Go (form of the verb “to go”) / Go (form of the verb "to see").
  • More examples in: Sentences with homograph words



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