1. a verb meaning to take food down the throat into the stomach.
2. a noun meaning a small quick bird with a forked tail
A homonym of "swallow" is "swallow," which can refer to either the action of ingesting food or drink, or to the bird species of the same name. Homonyms are words that are spelled and pronounced the same but have different meanings.
Words with two or more meanings are called homonyms.
A word that is spelled the same with two different meanings is called a homonym.
homograph. these are words which are written in the same way but have different meanings.
The term for two words that look the same but have different meanings and pronunciations is "heteronym."
A homonym of "swallow" is "swallow," which can refer to either the action of ingesting food or drink, or to the bird species of the same name. Homonyms are words that are spelled and pronounced the same but have different meanings.
Swallow has two syllables.
Two meanings for still would be peace and quiet.
Words that have two or more meanings are called auto-antonyms.
Words with two or more meanings are called homonyms.
Two meanings for EAS are Emergency Alert System and European Auto Source.
There are more than two meanings, but here are the main two:"I beat it" meaning "I triumph over it""I beat it" meaning "I leave"
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A word that is spelled the same with two different meanings is called a homonym.
That is the correct expression, "It's time to swallow the bullet.", which is a way of saying that something difficult or unpleasant must be faced. It is a mix up of "bite the bullet", "a bitter pill to swallow", and "swallow your pride"; all have related meanings. <<>> Soldiers were given a bullet to bite before battlefield surgery in the days before anaesthetics. No-one ever aimed to swallow so this is a non-metaphor.
A word that has two meanings is called a homonym. These words sound alike or are spelled alike but have different meanings.