Homonyms and the Example of Homonyms

There are some definitions about homonyms. The first, homonyms is one of group of words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings, usually as a result of the two words having different origin. The second, a homonym is word that sounds just like another word but is spelled differently and has different meaning (Missikae). Bellow is the list of homonyms: No Spelling Pronouncing Meaning 1 Bear /beә(r)/ Animal Bear /beә(r)/ To carry 2 Dear /dIә(r)/ Love Dear /dIә(r)/ Expensive 3 Eye /aI/ Part of body I /aI/ Personal pronoun 4 Maid /meId/ Servant Made /meId/ Past and participle form of “make” 5 Abode /ә’bәυd/ A house or home Abode /ә’bәυd/ Archaic past of abide 6 Two /tu:/ Cardinal Number Too /tu:/ Very 7 Acarine /΄akәrΛIn/ A small aranchid of the order Acari (zoology) Acarine /΄akәrΛIn/ Relating to or caused by mites and ticks 8 Adder /΄ædә(r)/ A small venomous snack Adder /΄ædә(r)/ Electronic unit 9 Affect /ә΄fεkt/ Pretend to have or feel (use, wear) Affect /ә΄fεkt/ Have an effect on something 10 Red /red/ Kind of colors Read /red/ Past and participle of “read” 11 RAM /ræm/ Random-acces memory; computer unit Ram /ræm/ Male sheep 12 Alight /ә΄laІt/ Descend from public transport Alight /ә΄laІt/ Shining brightly 13 Lay /leI/ Put down and set in position for use Lay /leI/ Not having professional qualifications Lay /leI/ A short lyric or narrative poem mean to be sung Lay /leI/ Past form of lie 14 Lie /laI/ Say or write something that you know it is not true Lie /laI/ Be or put your self in flat or horizontal position so that you are not sitting or standing 15 Level /΄levl/ Having a flat surface that does not slope Level /΄levl/ Amount of something that exist in particular situation at one time Level /΄levl/ Make something flat or smooth 16 Levee /‘lεvI/ A formal reception of visitor or guests Levee /‘lεvI/ A landing place 17 Lessen /΄lesn/ Make or become less Lesson /΄lesn/ A period of learning or teaching 18 Lead /li:d/ Cause a person or animal to go with one by drawing them along Lead /li:d/ First place or position in a race or competition 19 Lost /lоst/ Past form of lose Lost /lоst/ Unable to find your way 20 Look /lυk/ Turning eyes in particular direction Look /lυk/ Act of looking at something 21 Date /deIt/ Particular day in a month or year Date /deIt/ Write a day on something 22 Dash /dæ∫/ Go somewhere quickly Dash /dæ∫/ Sudden quick movement 23 Dark /dα:k/ With no or very little light Dark /dα:k/ Lack of light 24 Dump /dæmp/ Copy or stored data to different location Dump /dæmp/ An act of defecation 25 Limp /lImp/ Walk with difficulties because one of the legs is injured Limp /lImp/ Not stiff or firm 26 Line /lain/ Long thin mark on surface Line /lain/ Form a layer on the inside of something 27 Little /΄lItl/ Small Little /΄lItl/ Determiner pronoun, used with uncountable noun to express something no much 28 Stable /steIbl/ Firmly fixed; not likely to move, change or fail Stable /steIbl/ Building in which horses are kept 29 Stand /stænd/ Attitude or opinion Stand /stænd/ Be on your feet 30 Stamp /stæmp/ Small piece of printed paper stuck on envelopes Stamp /stæmp/ Put your foot down with force on the ground 31 Start /sta:t/ Point which at something begins Start /sta:t/ Begin doing something 32 State /steIt/ Condition of a person or thing State /steIt/ Formally say or write something 33 ad /æd/ short for advertisement add /æd/ short for addition 34 Adds /æds/ performs additions ads /æds/ more than one advertisement adze /æds/ axe-like tool 35 allowed /ə΄laυd/ permitted aloud /ə΄laυd/ spoken 36 blew /blu:/ past tense of blow blue /blu:/ color of California sky 37 bloc /Blοk/ an alliance block /Blοk/ square object 38 boarder /΄bο:rdə(r)/ lodger who gets meals, too border /΄bο:rdə(r)/ perimeter 39 born /bo:n/ brought into life borne /bo:n/ past participle of bear bourn /bo:n/ a small stream or boundary 40 bouy /boI/ navigational aid boy /boI/ male child 41 cache /kæ∫/ hidden storage cash /kæ∫/ legal tender 42 cay /ki:/ a low island key /ki:/ opens locks quay /ki:/ a wharf 43 cell /sel/ a small room sell /sel/ to exchange for money 44 do /du:/ first note of diatonic scale doe /du:/ a female deer dough /du:/ uncooked bread 45 done /dΛn/ completed dun /dΛn/ demand money 46 gait /geIt/ a manner of walking or running gate /geIt/ fence door 47 gild /gIld/ to coat with gold gilled /gIld/ having gills guild /gIld/ a craft society