HomonymsDefinition: Homonyms are words which are spelled alike but have different meanings in different contexts. For example, the word: bark has three distinct meanings. The first is the sound that a dog makes. The second is the cork-

like covering of a tree, and the third is a type of sailing vessel .

By contrast, Homophones are words like: flour and flower. Both words are pronounced the same. They are not only spelled differently, but also mean completely different things.

Heteronyms are words which, although spelled the same way in different contexts, are usually accented differently and have different meanings, such as: CONvict: a prisoner serving a sentence and conVICT: to find guilty .

What follows is a list of well over 800 homonyms. The number printed at the end of a series of entries is the number of different meanings found for that particular homonym. Names of people and of places have deliberately been omitted from this list.

This is by no means a comprehensive list. If you have any comments, corrections, or suggestions for additional homonyms, feel free to forward them to me at:

mullish@nyu.edu

As of: January 1st, 2010

A1. ace: a plying card with a single spot; an expert; first-rate; (3)

2 . accent: distinctive way of pronouncing words; emphasize; stress on a syllable in speaking; (3)account: give reasons for; record of business dealings; judge to be; worth; explanation; report; (6) 3.

4 . ace: a playing card with a single icon-; first-rate; (2) acknowledge: admit or recognize; express thanks for; to respond to; (3) 5.

6 . act: thing done; a law; behave; a doing; division of a play or opera; function; have an effect upon; (7) 7 . action: something that's done; combat; behavior; way of working; lawsuit; (5)

8. acute: shrewd; sharp pointed; less than a 90 degree angle; critical; severe; (5) 9. address: speak or write to; the place where one lives; write the destination on mail, etc.; apply oneself; a speech;

location on the Internet; (6) 10 .admission: an entrance fee; a confession; concession; (3)

11 .adopt: take legally as one's child; take as one's own; (2)12 .affair: a business matter; an amorous relationship between two unmarried people; (2)

13 .age: an historical period; length of time one exists; stage of life; (3) 14 .air: the substance we normally breathe; to publicize; appearance; haughty manners; song or tune; (5)

15 .alarm: a signal or device to warn of impending trouble; to frighten;(2) 16 .alibi: any excuse; a plea that the accused was not at the scene of a crime; (2)

17 .anchor: metal weight lowered from a ship to prevent drifting; coordinate and report a newscast; hold secure; (3)18 .arch: a curved support over an opening; chief; mischievous; coy; (4)

19 .arm: one of the two upper limbs of the human body; provide with weapons; branch of the military; (3)20. arrest: seize and hold by law; catch and keep; stop or check; (3)

21 .artery: blood vessel coming from the heart; a main road; (2)22 .article: a magazine article; section of a document; (2)

23 .ash: grayish powder left after something has burned; a shade tree; (2)

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B

1. ball: a round object used in many games; formal social dance; a good time; (3) 2 . band: strip of cloth, as for binding; stripe; range of radio wavelengths; group of people; (4)

3 . bank: a business handling loans and savings, etc.; to rely on; mound; rising land, as along a river; row or tier; (5) 4 . bar: long, narrow piece of wood or metal; obstruction; band or strip; law court; counter for serving liquor; in music, a

measure; oppose; exclude; (9) 5. bark: sound made by a dog; outside covering of trees; sailing vessel; (3)

6. batter: mixture of flour, milk, etc. for making cakes; a player at bat, for example, in cricket and baseball; (2)

7 . base: part on which a thing rests; basis; goal in some games; headquarters; morally low; acts with an acid to form a salt; (6)

8. bass: lowest male singing voice; singer or instrument with low range; perch-like fish; (3) 9. bat: a club to hit a ball; nocturnal, mouse-like flying animal; blink; (3)

10 .bear: large mammal with shaggy fur; endure; rough, rude person; have to show; give birth to; produce; permit; (7) 11 .beat: strike repeatedly; defeat; mix by stirring; throb; make a path by tramping; habitual route; unit of musical

rhythm; tired; (8) 12 .beef: cow, bull or steer; its meat; complain; (3)

13 .bishop: clergyman heading a diocese; chessman moving diagonally; (2)14 .bit: cutting part of a drill; a single digit in the binary number system; mouthpiece on a bridle; small amount; (4)

15 .blind: without sight; a window shade; lacking insight; having no outlet; not controlled by reason; (5)16 .block: solid piece; obstruction; city square or street section; auction platform; pulley in a frame; (5)

17 .blue: gloomy; the color of the clear sky; depressed feeling; slow, sad jazz song; (4)18 .blue collar: a collar colored blue; an industrial worker; (2)

19 .board: a broad flat piece of wood, etc.; meals provided regularly for pay; council; to get on a ship, train or bus; (4) 20 .boil: bubble up into vapor by being heated; a pus-filled pimple; cook by boiling; being agitated; (4)

21 .bolt: flash of lightning; gulp down food; sliding bar that locks a door, etc.; rush out; (4) 22 .bond: something that binds or unites; a binding agreement; an interest bearing agreement; surety against theft, etc. (4)

23. bonnet: a hat; the cover of the engine of a British car; (2) 24 .book: set of printed sheets bound together; reserve a room; division of a long literary work; business accounts; (4)

25 .boom: a deep, hollow sound; grow rapidly; promote; long beam on a derrick; period of prosperity; (5)26 .boot: outer covering of the foot; to kick; dismiss from work; start up a computer; (4)

27. bore: to drill a hole; weary by being dull; diameter of a tube; past tense of: bear; (4)28 .bow: instrument strung with horsehairs used to play a violin; a knot with broad loops; (2)

29 .box: a container made of wood, cardboard, etc.; enclosed group of seats; a blow with the hand; (3) 30 .brace: strengthen with supports; prepare for a shock; stimulate; handle of a drilling tool; either of the signs: [ or ]; (5)

31. branch: limb of a tree; offshoot or division; tributary stream; local unit of an organization; (4)32 .brass: alloy of copper and zinc; coiled musical instruments made of metal, as the trumpet, tuba, etc.; rude boldness;

military officers of high rank; (4)33 .breach: a break in something; violation of a promise, friendship, etc.; (2)34. break: split apart; tame by force; make penniless; violate a law; stop; (5)

35 .bridle: head harness for a horse; to curb; thing that restrains; (3)36 .bridge: a structure for crossing a river; a mounting for false teeth; a card game for two pairs of players; (3)

37. brief: short, concise; summary, as of a law case(2)38. broach: make a hole in; to start a discussion; (2)

39. brood: birds hatched at one time; offspring; dwell on something moodily; (3)40 .brook: a small stream; endure or tolerate; (2)

41 .brother: male related to one by having the same parents; a fellow member; monk; (2)42 .brush: device with bristles, wires, etc. for cleaning, painting, etc; a skirmish; touch lightly; (3) 43 .buck: male deer or goat; slang for an American dollar; rear up, as to throw off a rider; resist; (4)

44 .bug: a crawling insect, especially a pest; germ; defect; a tiny hidden microphone; (4)45 .bulb: underground bud, as the onion; an electric lamp; (2)

46 .bull: an edict pronounced by the pope; male bovine animal; (2)47 .bum: a vagrant; to beg for something; poor in quality; (3)

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48. bumper: device as on a car for easing collisions; unusually abundant; (2)49. bureau: chest of drawers; government department; office or agency; (3)

50. bury: put in a brave or tomb; cover or hide; (2)51. bust: sculpture of head and shoulders; a woman's bosom; a failure; (3)

52. butt: thick end; stub; object of ridicule; large cask; ram with the head; (5)53 .by-pass: road, pipe, etc. that gets around the main way; surgery or passage to route blood around a diseased part; (2)

C

1 . can: ability; metal container for food, etc.; likelihood; permission; (4) 2 . cane: walking stick; plant from which sugar is derived; split rattan; (3)

3. case: example; situation; lawsuit; form of as noun; a container; (5) 4 . cell: small room, as in a prison; small unit of protoplasm; a device for generating electricity chemically; (3)

5 . chair: a seat with a back; preside at a meeting; office of authority; (3) 6 . charge: fill with something; add electricity to; ask as a price; accuse; put as a debt; attack; (6)

7 . check: test of accuracy, etc.; a bill, as in a restaurant; an order to a bank to pay money; restraint or restrainer; (4) 8 . cheek: impudence; side of the face below the eye; (2)

9 . chisel: tool for chipping wood; swindle; (2)10 .chord: a straight line joining two points on an arc; three or more tones in harmony; (2)

11 .class: a group of like things or people; social rank; group of students in school; grade or quality; excellence; (5)12 .clip: cut short; a fastening device; cut the hair; hit sharply; rapid pace; (5)

13 .close: humid; secretive; confined; stingy; stuffy; near together; intimate; thorough; nearly alike; (9)14 .coach: a big four-wheeled carriage; trainer of athletes and singers, etc.; railroad passenger car; bus; (4)

15 .coat: sleeved outer garment; layer of paint; natural covering; (3) 16 .coin: stamped metal piece used as money; make up a new word; (2)

17 .column: slender upright structure; line of troops, etc.; vertical section of printed matter; (3)18 .common: shared by all; vulgar; general; usual; ordinary; a town's public land; (6)

19 .complex: having two or more parts; group of feelings that influences a person's behavior; complicated; (3)20 .conduct: management; transmit electricity; behavior; to lead; to direct; (5)

21 .console: comfort; floor cabinet for a radio, TV or organ; (2)22. consumption; using up of goods; tuberculosis of the lungs; (2)23 .content: satisfied; all that is contained; meaning; capacity; (4)

24 .contract: a legally valid agreement; get; incur; shrink; (4)25 .cord: thick string; insulated electric wire; (2)

26 .corn: a grain that grows with large ears and a hard core; hard, thick growth of skin; trite humor; (3)27 .counter: in a contrary way; long table or board for displaying goods and serving food etc.; opposite; against; (4)

28 .couple: a pair; engaged, married, etc. man and woman; join together; (3)29 .course: path or channel; separate part of a meal; direction taken; series; unit of instruction in a subject; (6)30 .court: an open space surrounded by buildings or walls; royal palace; playing area; respectful attention; (4)

31 .cover: place something over; conceal; protect; (3)32 .crack: make a sudden noise; break without separation of parts; solve; incomplete break; a blow; form of cocaine; (6)

33 .craft: slyness; boat or aircraft; occupation requiring special skills; (3)34 .crane: a machine for lifting heavy weights; long-legged wading bird; stretch the neck; (3)

35 .crash: fall, break, drop, etc. with a loud noise; get into uninvited; business failure; (3)36. cream: oily part of milk; the best part; (2)

37. credit: belief, trust; reputation; praise; trust that none will pay later; (4) 38 .creep: go on hands and knees; disgusting person; move along the ground, etc.; (3)

39 .cricket: a leaping insect; a ball game played with bats and wickets; (2)40. crop: a farm product; riding whip; group; (3)

41 .cross: an upright post with another across it; irritable; figure symbolic of Christianity; an affliction; hybrid; go over to other side; intersect; irritable; cancel; (9)

42 .crow: boast in triumph; large, rooster's cry; (2)

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43 .crown: head covering of a monarch; top part; climax; dental covering of a filled tooth; (4)44 .curry: spicy powder or sauce; an attempt to win favor by flattery; (2)

D

1 . dash: strike violently; a short race; bit of something; do hastily; vigor; punctuation mark (-); (6) 2 . date: time of an event; day of the month; social engagement; fruit of the palm; (4)

3 . deal: a transaction; have to do with; distribute; do business; very much; (5) 4. dear: costly; much loved; earnest; (3)

5 . deck: floor of a ship; pack of playing cards; (2) 6 . degree: successive step in a series; intensity; rank given to a college graduate; unit of measure for angles, etc.; (4)

7 . den: animal's lair; haunt of thieves; small, cozy room; (3) 8 . dense: packed tightly; stupid; (2)

9 . desert: abandon; arid, sandy region; (2)10 .detail: choose for a special task; minute account; a small part; (3)

11 .digest: summary; to change food in the stomach, etc.; absorb mentally; (3)12. division: something that divides; section of an army corps; (2)

13 .dock: landing pier; place for the accused in a courtroom; cut short; deduct from; (4)14 .does: present tense of: do; female deer, rabbits; (2)

15 .dope: narcotic; information; stupid person; (3)16 .dough: thick mixture of flour, liquid, etc. for baking; money; (2)

17 .dove: past tense of: dive; kind of pigeon; (2)18 .down: in a lower place; at a later time; in cash; in writing; discouraged; soft feathers or hair; (7)

19 .draft: liquid for drinking; rough sketch of a writing; plan; current of air; written order for money; selection for compulsory military service; depth of water that a ship displaces; (7)

20 .drill: tool for boring; systematic training; seeding machine; coarse, twilled cloth; (5) 21 .drive: force to go; operate a vehicle; a paved road; in a computer, a device for accessing data on a disk; (4)

22 .duck: flat-billed, web-footed swimming bird; dip under water briefly; avoid; (3)23 .duty: respect owed, as to parents; sense of obligation; tax, as on imports; (3)

E

1 .ear: organ of hearing; attention; grain-bearing spike of a cereal plant; (3) 2 .egg: oval body from which young of birds, fish, etc. are hatched; ovum; to urge on; (3)

3 .elder: older person; church official; shrub with dark berries; (3) 4 .engage: involve oneself; hire; attract and hold; enter into conflict with; interlock; promise to marry; (6)

5 .essence: basic nature; substance in concentrated form; perfume; (3) 6 .even: flat, level; constant, uniform; calm; equal; divisible by two; exact; (6)

7 .expose: lay open, as to danger; reveal; to subject photographic film to light; disclosure of a scandal; (4) 8 .express: put into words; reveal; symbolize; explicit; an express train, bus, delivery service; (6)

F

1. fabricate: construct; concoct a reason for something; (2) 2. face: front of head; main surface; appearance; dignity; confront; (5)

3. faint: weak, dim, etc.; dizzy; state of temporary consciousness; (3) 4 .fair: beautiful; blond; clear and sunny; according to the rules; average; (5)

5. fall: to drop or descend; tumble or collapse; occur; autumn; (4) 6 .fan: device to move air for cooling, etc.; enthusiastic supporter; stir up; spread; (4)

7 .fast: firm; loyal; unfading; rapid; abstain from food; (6) 8 .fathom: nautical six feet; understand; (2)

9 .fawn: flatter in a servile manner; a baby deer; (2)10. felt: fabric made of fibers pressed together; had a sensation; (2)

11 .fiddle: violin; fidget with; (2)

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12 .field: some open land, especially one for crops, grazing, etc.; expanse; area for athletic events; area of knowledge; (4) 13. figure: outline, shape; likeness of a person or shape; illustration; a number; sum of money; compute; (6)

14 .file: container for keeping papers in order; line of persons or things; a ridged tool for scraping, etc.; a collection of computer data; register officially; (5)

15 .fine: excellent; not heavy or coarse; sharp; discriminating; money paid as a penalty; (5)16 .firm: solid; fixed; stable; business company; (4)

17 .fishy: like a fish; questionable; (2)18 .fit: suitable; be the proper size, etc.; equip; healthy; seizure, as of a coughing outburst; (5)

19 .fix: fasten or set firmly; determine; adjust or repair; prepare food, etc.; influence by bribery, etc.; determination of location; predicament; (6)

20 .flag: cloth with colors or designs, used as a national symbol; the flower iris; grow weak; (3)21 .flak: fire of anti-aircraft guns; criticism; (2)

22 .flame: the tongues of fire; explode into a temper; a romantic associate; (3) 23 .flat: smooth and level; broad and thin; lying spread out; absolute; without taste or sparkle; dull; lifeless; emptied of

air; in music, below the true pitch; deflated tire; (10) 24 .flier: aviator; handbill or leaflet; (2)

25 .fluke: anchor blade; stroke of luck; (2)26 .flush: to redden in the face; drive out from cover; (2)

27 .fly: move through the air by using wings; move swiftly; winged insect; flap concealing a zipper in a garment; (5)28 .fold: double material over; wrap up; pen for sheep; (3)

29 .foot: part of the leg on which one stands; bottom, base; measure of length – 12 inches; pay a bill; (4)30 .fore: the front part; used as a warning shout by golfers; (2)

31. foreman: the man in charge of workers; the chairman of a jury; (2)32. forge: furnace for heating metal to be wrought; smith's shop; counterfeit a signature; advance slowly; (4)

33 .fork: pronged instrument for lifting; place of branching; pay out; hand over; (4)34 .form: shape, figure; mold; style; customary behavior; document to be filled in; variation in spelling, etc. of a word

due to changes in function; to shape; to develop; constitute; (9)35 .forward: at or near the front; advanced; bold; promote; send on; (5)

36 .foster: bring up; promote; (2)37 .foundation: establishment or basis; base of a wall, house, etc.; philanthropic fund or institution; (3)

38 .frame: make, form, build, etc.; enclose in a border; make seem guilty by a plot; condition; state of mind; (5)39 .freeze: become covered with ice; make very cold; fix prices at a set level; (3)

40 .friction: rubbing of one object against another; conflict; (2)41 .frank: outspoken; candid; send free mail; (3)

42 .furnish: place furniture into an area; supply; (2)43. fuse: melt together; wick that is lighted to set off an explosive; safety device that breaks an electric current; (3)

G

game: amusement or sport with competing players; wild animals hunted for sport; gamble; (3) gate: hinged door in a fence or wall; number of paid admissions; (2)

1 . gay: joyous and lively; bright; homosexual; (3) 2 . gear: equipment; toothed wheel that meshes with others; adjust; (3)

3 . general: of or for all; widespread; usual; not specific; high ranking army officer; (5) globe: ball-shaped thing; model of the earth; (2)

4 . goal: place where a race, trip, etc. ends; the end striven for; place to put the ball or puck to score; (3) 5 . grade: slope; the school years through the 12th; mark or rating, as on a test; classify; make ground sloped or level; (4)

6 . grass: green plant grown for lawns; pasture; marijuana; (3) 7 . grate: form into particles by scraping; rub with a harsh sound; frame of bars to hold fuel; (3)

8 . grave: serious; solemn; burial place; (3) 9 . gravity: seriousness; weight; the pull on bodies toward the earth's center; (3)

10 .grill: framework of bars or wires on which to broil food; question relentlessly; (2)11 .groom: man who tends horses; bridegroom; make neat; train; (4)

12. gross: flagrant; coarse; total; twelve dozen; earnings before deductions; (5)

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13 .gum: sticky substance from some plants; an adhesive; the flesh around the teeth; chewing gum; (4)

H

1 . habit: particular costume; fixed practice; (2) 2 .hail: greeting; frozen rain drops; a shower; cheer; (4)

3 . ham: the meat from the upper part of the hog's hind legs; amateur radio operator; incompetent actor; (3) 4 .hand: end of the arm beyond the wrist; side or direction; active part; handwriting; applause; help; hired worker;

pointer on a clock; cards held by a player in a card game; (9) 5 . harbor: protected inlet for ships; to shelter; hold in the mind; (3)

6 .harp: stringed musical instrument played by plucking; harmonica; keep talking or writing; (3) 7 .hatch: bring or come forth from an egg; contrive a plot; (2)

8 . head: part of the body above or in front of the neck; mind; top or front part; leader; (4) 9 . hide: put out of sight; keep secret; animal skin or pelt; (3)

10. highness: height; highness: title of royalty;11. hive: colony of bees or its shelter; skin allergy with raised, itching patches; (2)

12. hold: keep in the hands; keep in a certain position; keep back; occupy; have a meeting, etc.; contain; regard; remain unyielding; grip; a strong influence; a ship's interior below the deck; (11)

13. hood: covering for the head and neck; cover over an automobile engine; hoodlum; (3) 14 .hop: leap on one foot, or on both feet at once; a dance; dried cones of a vine; (3)

15 .horn: bone-like growth on the head of a cow; brass musical instrument; (2) 16 .hose: stocking; flexible tube to convey liquids; (2) 17 .host: one who entertains guests; a great number; (2)

18 .hound: breed of hunting dog; keep pursuing; (2)

I

1 .incline: lean; bend; slope; tend; have a preference; (5) 2 .intimate: hint; most personal; very familiar; an intimate friend; (4)

3 .invalid: one who is ill or disabled; not sound; (2)

J

1 .jack: a device to lift something; a playing card with a picture of a male royal attendant; electric plug-in receptacle; (4) 2 .jam: cram; rush; wedge tight; a difficult situation; a bread spread made by boiling fruit and sugar; (5)

3 .jar: jolt or shock; a wide mouthed container; (2)4 .jerk: a sharp pull; a disagreeable or contemptible person; to twitch; (3)

5 .joint: the place where two things are joined; any building, especially a cheap bar; common to two or more people; (3)6 .just: right or fair; righteous; well founded; exact; only; barely; a very short time ago; really; (8)

K

1 .key: a device for working a lock; lever pressed in operating a piano or typewriter, etc.; (2) 2 .kid: a young goat; leather from a goat's skin; tease, fool, etc.; (3)

3 .kind: sort; gentle, generous, etc.; (2)4 .king: male monarch of a state; playing card with a picture of a king; chief chess piece; (3)

5 .knight: medieval chivalrous soldier; British man holding honorary rank; chess piece shaped like a horse's head; (3)

L

1 .lace: string to fasten shoe; fabric in woven design; intertwine; add alcohol to, etc.; (4) 2 . lap: part from the waist to the knees of a sitting person; one circuit of a racetrack; overlapping part; (3)

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3 . lark: any of various song birds; merry time; (2) 4. last: after all others; only remaining; most recent; stay in use; a form (as of metal or plastic) which is shaped like the

human foot and over which a shoe is shaped or repaired; (5) 5. lay: put down on something; to deposit an egg, for example; settle; to bet; devise; to present; (6)

6 .lead: direct or guide; be at the head of; go or pass; bring as a result; move first in a game; (5) 7 .lean: to bend or slant; rely upon; to test against something; meat with little or no fat; meager; (5)

8 .left: the side towards the west when facing north; liberal or radical party; (2) 9 .let: allow; leave; rent; cause to flow, as blood; hindrance; (6)

10 . lie: be horizontal or rest horizontally; be or exist; make a false statement knowingly; (3)11 . lift: bring higher; raise; steal; raising of one's spirits; help; ride in the direction one is going; British for: elevator; (7)

12 . light: radiant energy by which one sees; brightness; lamp; daylight; thing to light something; aspect; knowledge; pale; not heavy; not important; easy to bear or do; happy; moderate; (13)

13 . lime: white substance obtained from limestone; green, lemon-like fruit; (2)14 . line: cord, rope etc.; system of pipes or wires; long, thin mark; boundary; row or series; conformity; transportation

system; route; course; stock of goods; a short letter; place where football teams line up; (12)15 . lip: upper or lower edge of the mouth; a cup's rim; (2)

16 . live: have life; endure; pass one's life in a certain way; reside; of interest now; still burning; unexploded; carrying electrical current; broadcast while happening; (9)

17 . loaf: bread, etc.; baked in one piece; spend time idly; (3)18 . log: section cut from a tree trunk; daily record of a ship's etc. progress; logarithm; (3)

19 . long: measuring in length; far reaching; well supplied; for the time of; to wish earnestly; yearn; (6)20 . loom: machine for weaving; come into sight suddenly; (2)

21 . lot: deciding a matter by chance; piece of land; group; great amount or number; (4)

M

1. mace: heavy, spiked club; official's staff; spice from nutmeg; tear gas; (4) 2 . mail: letters, etc. sent by the postal service; postal system; e-mail; armor made of metal mesh; (4)

3 . major: greater in rank, etc.; a tone higher than the minor; military officer higher than a captain; main field of study; (4)

4 .man: human being; adult male person; human race; furnish with a labor force for work; (4) 5 . mark: spot, scratch, etc.; sign or label; sign of quality; impression; goal; characterize; listen to; rate; (8)

6 . mass: quantity of matter; large number; Christian service of the Eucharist; (4) 7 . match: a tip that catches fire by friction; person or thing like another; contest; marriage; get an equivalent to; (5)

8 . mate: companion, fellow worker, etc.; one of a pair; husband or wife; lower officer on a ship; (4) 9 . matter: physical substance of a thing; occasion; importance; trouble; (4)

10 .meal: any of the times for eating; the food served then; coarsely ground grain, etc.; (3)11 .mean: intend; signify; low in quality or rank; ignoble; stingy; halfway between extremes; middle point; (7)

12 .measure: instrument for measuring; a law; notes and rests between two bars on a musical staff; (3)13 .medium: intermediate in amount, degree etc.; thing through which a force acts; means of reaching the public;

surrounding substance; (4)14 .mess: trouble; untidy condition; communal meal as in the army; meddle; (4)

15. might: past tense of: may; used to show less possibility or permission than: may; strength; (3)16 .mince: cut into small pieces; act with affected daintiness; (2)

17 .mind: center of thought; intellect; being careful; sanity; opinion; intention; observe; obey; take care of; object to; feeling; (11)

18 .mine: that belonging to me; large excavation from which to extract ores, coal, etc.; great source of supply; explosive device hidden land or water; (4)

19 .minor: lesser in size, rank, etc.; a semitone lower than the major in music; one under the legal age; secondary field of study; (4)

20 .mint: place where the government makes coins; a large amount; aromatic plant with leaves used for flavoring; candy with such flavoring; (4)

21 .minute: sixtieth part of an hour; moment; official record; (3)

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22 .miss: fail to hit, meet, do, see, hear, etc.; avoid; note or feel the loss of; an unmarried woman; title used before an unmarried woman's name; (5)

23 .mold: hollow form in which a thing is shaped; furry, fungus growth; (2)24 .mole: small, dark, congenital spot on the skin; small, burrowing animal; a spy (as a double agent) who establishes a

cover long before beginning espionage; (3) move: change the place; keep in motion; change one's residence; be active or take action; (4)

25 .mug: heavy drinking cup; the face; (2)

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1 . nag: scold or urge constantly; inferior horse; (2) 2 . nail: horny layer at the ends of the fingers and toes; narrow, pointed piece of metal driven into pieces of wood to hold

them together; (2) 3 . nap: sleep briefly; fuzzy surface of fibers on cloth; (2)

4 . native: belonging to a region or country by birth, growth, etc.; inborn; (2) 5 . nature: basic quality of a thing; inborn character; kind, sort; physical universe or its forces; natural scenery; (5)

6 . navy: entire fleet of warships, etc. of a nation; very dark blue; (2) 7 . needle: a very slender, pointed piece, as for sewing, knitting etc.; goad or tease; (2)

8 . negative: saying "no"; not positive; of electricity with excess electrons; being less than zero; battery terminals where electrons flow out; photographic plate or film in which light and shadow are reversed; (5)

9 . net: openwork fabric as of string, for snaring fish, etc.; fine net to hold the hair; left over after deductions, etc.; (4)10 .neuter: neither masculine or feminine; castrate or spay an animal; (2)

11 .neutral: supporting neither side in a war; having no decided color; neutral nation; position of disengaged gears; (5) 12 .nib: bird's beak; pen point; (2)

13 .nickel: rust-resistant metal, a chemical element; nickel and copper coin worth 5 cents in U.S. currency; (2)14 .nip: pinch or bite; spoil, as by frost; stinging cold; small drink of liquor; (4)

15 .noble: highly moral; grand; of high hereditary rank; (3)16 .note: brief writing, comment, letter, etc.; notice, heed; written promise to pay; musical tone; importance; (5)

17 .notion: general idea; a short review; attention; (3)18 .novel: new and unusual; a long fictional narrative; (2)

19 .number: symbol showing what place in a series; total; many; one part of a program of entertainment; (4)20 .nut: dry fruit with a kernel inside a hard shell; small metal block for screwing onto a bolt; fan or devotee; (4)

O

1 . object: thing that can be seen or touched; person or thing to which action, etc. is directed; purpose; word receiving the action of the verb or governed by a preposition; feel or express opposition or disapproval; (5)

2 . odd: having a remainder of one when divided by two; not even; occasional; peculiar; strange; (5) 3 . odds: advantage; betting ratio based on chances; quarreling; (3) 4 . office: a favor; post of authority; place for doing business; (3)

5 . order: peaceful, or proper state; monastic or fraternal brotherhood; general condition; a command; a request for items to be supplied; kind; (6)

6 . orderly: neatly arranged; well-behaved; soldier acting as an officer's servant; male hospital attendant; (4) 7 . organ: a keyboard musical instrument using pipes, reeds, or electronic tubes; animal or plant part with a special

function; agency or medium; (3) 8 . orient: adjust oneself to a specific situation; East Asia; (2)

9 . out: away from a place, etc.; outdoors; not used, working; excuse; (4)10. outfit: equipment for some activity; group; military unit; (3)

11. own: belonging to oneself or itself; possess; confess; (3)

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1 . pace: step or stride; gait; walk back and forth; (3) 2 . pack; package of a set number; a group of animals; bundle things together in a box, etc.; crowd; fill tightly; (5)

3 . page: one side of a leaf of a book, etc.; boy attendant; Web page; try to find by calling out the name of; (3) 4 . palm: tall, tropical tree topped with a bunch of huge leaves; symbol of victory; inside of the hand; (3)

5 . pan: broad, shallow container used in cooking, etc.; move a camera to view a panorama; criticize adversely; (3) 6 . panel: flat section set off on a door, wall, etc.; group chosen for judging, discussing, etc.; (2)

7 . pants: breathes; trousers; (2) 8. paper: thin material in sheets, used to write or print on, wrap, etc.; essay; newspaper; wallpaper; credentials; (5)

9 . par: equal rank; average; face value of stocks, etc.; skillful score in golf; (4)10 .park: public land for recreation; a place to leave a vehicle; (2)

11 .parrot: brightly colored bird that can imitate speech; repeat or copy without full understanding; (2)12 .part: portion, piece, element, etc.; duty; music for a certain voice or instrument in a composition; region; dividing

line formed in combing the hair; less than whole; (5)13 .party: group working together or a political cause, etc.; social gathering; one involved in a lawsuit, crime, etc.; (4)

14 .pass: go by, beyond, etc.; go or change from one form to another; cease; approve or be approved; take a test, etc. successfully; happen; a free ticket; a brief military leave; a narrow passage; (9)

15 .pat: gentle tap with something flat; small lump, as of butter; apt; (3)16 .pawn: give as security for a loan; chessman of lowest rank; person who is subject to another's will; (3)

17 .peace: freedom from war or strife; law and order; calm; (3)18 .peer: an equal; a British noble; look closely; (3)

19 .pen: enclosure for animals; a device for writing with ink; penitentiary; (3) 20. period: portion of time; mark of punctuation (.); (2)

21 .pet: domesticated animal treated fondly; favorite; to stroke gently; (3)22 .physical: of matter; of physics; of the body; medical examination; (4)

23 .pick: scratch or dig at with something pointed; choose; provoke a fight; the best; criticize; tease; gain speed; (7)24 .pile: mass of things heaped together; thick nap, as on a rug; heavy, vertical beam; accumulate; to crowd; (5)

25 .pin: pointed piece of wire to fasten things together; thin rod to hold things together; (2)26 .pinch: squeeze between two surfaces; to make look thin, gaunt, etc.; be stingy; a small amount; an emergency; (5)

27 .pine: evergreen tree with cones and needle-shaped leaves; yearn for; (2)28 .pink: plant with pale-red flowers; cut a saw-toothed edge on cloth; healthy; (3)

29 .pipe: long tube for conveying water, gas, etc.; a tube for smoking tobacco; tube for making musical sounds; (3)30 .pit: stone of a plum, peach, etc.; a hole in the ground; a small hollow in a surface; the section for the orchestra in front

of the stage; set in competition against; (5)31 .pitch: set up tents; throw; plunge forward; set at some level, key, etc.; rise and fall, as a ship; degree of slope;

highness or lowness of a musical sound; black, sticky substance from coal tar, etc.; begin working hard; (9)32 .pitcher: container for holding and pouring liquids; baseball player who pitches to the batters; (2)

33 .place: space; city or town; residence; a particular building site, part, position; identify by some relationship; (5) 34 .plain: clear; outspoken; obvious; simple; homely; common; an extent of flat land; (7)

35 .platform: a raised horizontal surface; a political party's stated aims; (2) 36. play: have fun; take part in a game or sport; perform on a musical instrument; trifle; recreation; drama; (6)

37 .plot: piece of ground; diagram, plan, etc.; plan of action of a play, etc.; secret, evil scheme; (4)38 .pluck: pull out and release quickly; courage; (2)

39 .plum: smooth-skinned, juicy fruit; choice thing; (2)40 .plus: added to; designating a sign (+) showing addition; positive; more than; (4)

41 .pocket: little bag or pouch, sewn into clothing; pouch-like cavity or hollow; take dishonestly; appropriate; (4)42 .point: a dot; specific place or time; a stage or degree reached; item; special feature; sharp end; purpose, essential

idea; mark showing direction on a compass; call attention; (9)43 .poker: gambling game with cards; an iron bar for stirring a fire; (2)

44 .pole: long, slender piece of wood, metal, etc.; end of an axis, as of the earth; either of two opposed forces, as the ends of a magnet; used to propel a boat; (4)

45 .pool: small pond; puddle; tank for swimming; billiards on a table with pockets; common fund of money; (4)46 .post: piece of wood, etc. set upright as a support; a place where a soldier is stationed; job; mail; inform; (4)

47 .pot: round container for cooking, etc.; go to ruin; (2)48 .pound: unit of weight – 16 ounces; British monetary unit; enclosure for stray animals; beat to pulp; throb; (5)

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49 .prefer: like better; bring charges before a court; (2)50 .premise: a basic assumption; a piece of real estate; (2)

51 .present: being at a certain place; at this time; a gift; introduce; display; offer for consideration; (6)52 .press: push against; iron, as clothes; force; keep moving; crowd; machine for crushing, printing, etc.; journalism; (7)

53 .prize: value highly; thing given to the winner of a contest, etc.; valued possession; (3)54 .probe: surgical instrument for exploring a wound;; spacecraft, etc. used to get information about an environment; (3)

55 .produce: show; manufacture; get a play, etc. ready for the public; fresh fruit and vegetables; (4)56. prospect: outlook; likely customer; apparent chance for success; (3)

R

1 . race: competition; division of mankind, based on skin color; move swiftly; (3)

rake: long-handled tool with teeth at one end; a debauched man; search carefully; sweep with gunfire; (4) 2 .rank: row or line; class or grade; an enlisted soldier; bad in taste or smell; (4)

4. ray: thin beam of light; broad, flat fish; (2) 5. rear; back part or place; bring up, raise; (2)

6 .recall: remember; revoke; (2) 7. record: keep a written account of; a disc with recorded sound; the best yet done; (3)

8. redeem: buy back; atone for; (2) 9 .reed: a hollow-stemmed grass; musical pipe made with this grass; vibrating strip in some musical instruments; (3)

10 .reel: a lively dance; stagger; spool or frame on which a thread or film is wound; (3)11 .reform: improve; behave or make behave better; improvement; (3)

12 .refrain: hold back from; a repeated verse of a song; (2) .refuse: reject; rubbish; (2)13

14 .rent: payment for the use of property; a rip; (2)15 .repel: disgust; force back; (2)

16. report: give an account of; tell as news; denounce an offender; present oneself; rumor; explosive noise; (6)17. resume: continue after interrupting; a summary, especially of one's employment history; (2)

18. retire: withdraws or retreat; go to bed; (2)19. review: a general survey; a re-examination; a critic of a book, play, etc.; a formal inspection; study again; (5)

20. revolt: to rebel; to disgust; (2)21. rider: bone who rides; an addition to a contract or legislative bill; (2)

22. right: just and good; correct; suitable; normal; of that side toward the east when one faces north; power or privilege; conservative or reactionary party; (7)

23. ring: the sound of a bell; seem; a band worn on the finger; a group with questionable goals; enclosed area; (6) 24. rise: stand up; increase; begin; revolt; (4)

25 .rock: mass or pieces of stone; popular music based on jazz, folk music, etc.; move back and forth; (3)26 .rod: straight stick or bar; measure of length, 5-1/2 yards; (2)

27 .roe: fish eggs; small deer; (2)28 .roll: move by turning; move on wheels; wind into a ball or cylinder; rock; scroll; list of names; small cake of bread; a

swaying motion; a loud, echoing sound; (8)29 .rook: European crow; chess piece moving horizontally or vertically; (2)

30 .root: lower part of a plant; part of tooth; cause; quantity to be multiplied by itself; place firmly; show support; (6)31 .rose: sweet-smelling flower that has a prickly stem; pinkish-red; (2)

32 .round: that forms a circle or curve; complete; expressed in tens, hundreds, thousands, etc. rather than exactly; single gun shot; period of action or time; simple song for three or four voices; (6)

33 .row: line of people, seats, etc.; a trip by rowboat; move a boat by means of oars; (3)34 .rubber: elastic substance; overshoe; (2)

35 .rule: a set guide for conduct, etc.; custom; government; decide officially; (4) 36 .ruler: one who governs; a straight-edged strip for drawing lines, measuring, etc.; (2)

37 .run: go by moving the legs quickly; compete in; operate; follow a course; undergo; in baseball, a point scored by a circuit of the bases; (6)

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1. sack: a bag; a large container of coarse cloth; a plundering; bed; dismiss from a job; (5) 2 . saddle: a seat for a rider on a horse, etc.; burden; (2)

3 . safe: free from danger; unharmed; trustworthy; cautious; metal box with a lock; (5) 4 . sake: motive; advantage; Japanese alcoholic drink; (3)

5 . sanction: authorization; punitive measure against a nation; (2) 6 . sash: band worn over the shoulder or around the waist; sliding frame for glass in a window; (2)

7 . saw: thin, metal blade with sharp teeth, for cutting; past tense of: see; (2) 8 . scale: a series of gradations or degrees; ratio of a map, etc. to the thing represented; any of the thin, hard plates on a

fish, snake, etc.; either pan of a balance; balance or weighing machine; in music, a series of musical tones; climb up; (7) 9 . scalp: skin on top of the head; sell tickets above the regular price; (2)

10. scene: place; setting; division of a play, film, etc.; display of strong emotion; (4)11. screw: mail-like fastener with a spiral groove; propeller; to turn, twist; bungle; (4)

12. scuttle: bucket for coal; cut holes in a ship to sink it; abandon; (3)13. seal: sea mammal with flippers; official design stamped on a letter; close tight; settle finally; (4)14. second: next after the first; the one who comes after the winner; assistant; 1/60th of a minute; (5)

15. see: look at; understand; make sure;; visit with; consult; have the power of sight; office or district of a bishop; (8)16. sense: power to see, hear, taste, feel, etc.; sound judgment; perceive or understand; (3)

17. senior: the older, written as: Sr.; of higher rank, etc.; a high school or college student in the last year; (3)18. serge: strong, twilled fabric; surge: a sudden rush; (2)

19. serve: be a servant to; do official service; spend a prison term; offer food, etc. to; the hitting of a ball in tennis; (5) 20. set: put in the proper position.; make or become firm or fixed; sit on eggs, as a hen; start; mount gems; furnish an

example; sink below the horizon; fit words to music; obstinate; ready; scenery for a play, film, etc.; a group of like persons or things; (12)

21. settle: put in order; set in place firmly or comfortably; go to live in; deposit sediment, etc,; decide; pay, as a debt; (6)22. shadow: shade cast by a body blocking light rays; sadness; small amount; follow in secret; (4)

23. shake: move quickly up and down etc.; tremble; weaken, disturb, upset etc.; clasp another's hand in greeting; (4) 24. share: part each gets or has; equal part of stock in a corporation; use in common with; (3)

25. sharp: having a fine point or cutting edge; abrupt; distinct; clever or shrewd; harsh or intense; in music, a note one half step above another; the symbol (#); (7)

26 .shave: cut thin slices from; cut the hair or beard to the skin; narrow escape; (3) 27. shed: small shelter or storage place; make flow; radiate; throw or cast off; (4)

28. sheet: large cloth of cotton, etc.; used on beds; piece of paper; broad, thin piece of glass, etc.; (4) 29. shell: hard outer covering, as of an egg; narrow rowboat for racing; missile from a large gun; bombard; (4)

30. shift: move or change from one person, place, direction, etc. to another; time at work; (2)31. shock: sudden blow or jar; sudden emotional upset; effect of electrical current on the body; bundle of grain; thick

mass of hair; astonish, horrify; (6)32. shoot: send out, or move, with force, speed, etc.; send a bullet, etc. from; wound or kill with a bullet, etc.; to

photograph; grow rapidly; sprout; (6)33. shore: land next to water; support; (2)

34. short: not measuring much; not tall; brief; brusque; (4)35. shot: range, scope; attempt; throw, etc., as of a ball; projectile for a gun; a marksman; dose or drink; worn out; (6)

36. shoulder: part of the body to which an arm or foreleg is connected; edge of a road; assume the burden of; (3)37. show: bring into sight; guide; prove, explain; a display, performance, etc.; pretense; (5)

38. shower: (pronounced as: shall-wer) brief fall of rain; any sudden fall or flow; party with gifts for a bride, etc.; bathing under a fine water spray from an overhead nozzle; (4)

39 .shrew: small, mouse-like mammal; nagging woman; (2)40. shrimp: small, long-tailed, edible shell-fish; a small person; (2)

41. shuttle: device to carry thread back and forth in weaving; bus, airplane, etc., traveling back and forth regularly; (2) 42. side: right or left half; a bounding line; a surface; relative position; party, faction; (5)

43. sign: mark or symbol; signboard, road marker; write one's name on; (3)44. signal: gesture, device, etc. to warn, order, etc.; radio wave; notable; (3)

45. silver: white, precious metal; a chemical element; silver coins; silverware; (4)

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46. single: one only; of or for one person or family; unmarried; (3)47. sink: go or put beneath the surface of water; go down slowly; pass into sleep; invest; a basin with a drain pipe; (5)

48. sir: polite title for a man; title for a baronet or knight; (2)49. sister: female related to one by having the same parents; female fellow member; a senior nurse in a hospital; (3)

50. skip: move by hopping on alternate feet; leap lightly; omit; (3)51. skirt: part of a dress, coat, etc. below the waist; go along the edge of; (3)52. slate: bluish-gray rock in thin layers; title, etc. of slate of candidates; (2)

53 .slide: move along a smooth surface; picture for projection on a screen; (2)54. slight: slender; small or weak; neglect or snub; (3)

55. slug: small mollusk; bullet; false coin; (3)56. smack: slight taste; sharp noise made by parting the lips suddenly; sharp slap; loud kiss; fishing boat; (5)

57. smart: cause or feel stinging pain; brisk, bright; neat; stylish; (4) 58. smoke: vaporous matter from something burning; use cigarettes, a pipe, etc.; cure meats with smoke; (3)

59. snag: a tear made by a sharp projection; hidden difficulty; (2)60. snap: bite or grab suddenly; shout at; break suddenly; make a cracking sound; an easy job; impulsive; (6)

61. snuff: put out a candle, etc.; powdered tobacco; (2)62. soak: make wet; absorb; (2)

63. soil: earth or ground; make or become dirty; (2) 64. sole: bottom of the foot, or of a shoe; edible flatfish; one and only; (3)

65. solution: the solving of a problem; liquid with something dissolved in it; (2)66 .sound: that which is heard; inlet of the sea; the depth of water; free from defect; healthy, secure; (6)

67. spade: flat-bladed digging tool; a playing card; (2)68. span: nine inches; extent; period of time; (3)

69. spare: save or free from something; avoid using; give up, as time or money; extra; meager; (5) 70 .spring: to leap; resilient coil of wire; flow of water from the ground; the season after winter; (4)

71. stalk: stride haughtily; track secretly; follow obsessively; a plant stem; (4)72. stall: section for one animal in a stable; market booth; to stop; delay by evading; (4)

73. stand: in an upright position; hold a certain opinion; halt; endure or resist; a position; platform, rack or counter; (6)74. start; begin to go, do, etc.; set in motion; to jump or jerk; a lead, advantage; (4)

75. state: the way a person or thing is; formal style; nation; a unit of the federal government; to express in words; (5)76. stool: single seat with no back or arms; feces; (2)

77 /string: thick thread, etc. used for tying; thin cord as on a violin; (2) 78. subject: liable; one controlled by another; topic of discussion or study; (3)

79. swear: make a solemn declaration or promise; curse; (2)

T

1 .tackle: equipment; a set of ropes and pulleys; to undertake; (3) 2 .tart: sour, acid; sharp in meaning; pastry filled with jam; (3)

3 .tear: pull apart etc., by force; move fast; (2) 4 .terminal: main station, as for trains and buses; at the end; keyboard and video screen connected to a computer; (3)

5 .train: locomotive with cars; something that drags behind; instruct or repair; (3) 6 .trash: rubbish; criticize or insult; (2)

7 .treat: deal with or act towards; subject to medical care; something giving pleasure; (3) 8. trust: belief in the honesty, reliability, etc. of another; custody; property managed for another; (3)

9 .type: kind or sort; metal piece or pieces for printing; use the keyboard of a typewriter or computer, etc,; (3)

V

1 .vane: device that swings to show the direction of the wind; the blade of a windmill, etc.; (2)

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1 .wake: bring out of a sleep; someone alert; all-night vigil over a corpse; (3) 2 .well: natural spring; hole dug in the earth to get water, oil, etc.; source; (3)

3 .wind: air in motion; breath; smell; instrument played by blowing air; (4)

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