Each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins .
For example: arm and arm
More examples of Homonym:
- Arm : Body part
Arm : Division of company - Atmosphere: the gases surrounding the earth
Atmosphere: the mood of situation - Band : a ring, sometimes symbolizing eternity.
Band : a musical group - Beat: to overcome something
Beat: to feel exhausted - Bail: to clear out water
Bail: to release a prisoner - Bat: an implement used to hit a ball
Bat: a nocturnal flying mammal - Cleave: to split or sever
Cleave: to adhere to - Capital: the chief city of state
Capital: a crime punishable by death - Circular: taking the form of a circle
Circular: a store advertisement - Dive: to split or sever
Dive: to adhere to - Express: Something done fast
Express: to show your thoughts by using words - File: to store computer data
File: to make a formal request - Grave: Something very serious
Grave: a place to burry the dead - Hide: To keep something secret
Hide: the skin of an animal - Iron: to press or smooth
Iron: Silvery-gray metal - Jag: a sharp, jutted object
Jag: a crying spree - Jade: a hard, green stone
Jade: a hardened or bad-tempered woman - Lark: a small bird
Lark: something done for fun - Objective: not being influenced by prejudece
Objective: the lens of microscope or camera - Plaque: an arnamental display that commemorates a person or event
Plaque: a deposit on teeth prone to bacteria - Quarry: a site for mining stone
Quarry: to extract or obtain slowly - Refrain: to stop onself from doing
Refrain: a repeated line in music or poetry - Ring: a band on finger
Ring: Something circular in shape - Rock: a genre of music
Rock: a stone - Stalk: a pare of a plant
Stalk: to follow or harass someone - Tender : Sensitive or painful to the touch
Tender : Soft food i.e. a chiken tender - Well: in good health
Well: a source for water in the ground
