Can you give me examples of words with more than 1 meaning?

Answer 1

In this list, the different meanings are pronounced differently: refuse, minute, wound, produce, lead, desert, present, bass, dove, object, invalid, row, close, does, sow, wind, tear, subject, evening

Answer 2

The word with the largest number of distinct meanings in English is 'set':- which can mean anything from a collection of items (a set of chesspieces) to part of a tennis match (Federer leads by two sets to love).

Most nouns and verbs have more than one meaning:

lawn: an expanse of grass, or a type of cotton fabric;

jump: to leap into the air, or to attack someone;

plain: 'homely, unpretty' or 'direct, without embellishment';

simple: easy to understand, or feebleminded.

Answer 3

Homophones: lead, short, receiver, ass, act, light

Answer 4

According to the OED, in English the winner is 'set', with 23 distinct meanings.

Answer 5

fall and fall like the season

Answer 6

bear