A Complete List of Homonyms
Homonyms are the words that sound like one another, particularly when that are pronounced the same way but spelt differently.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines a homonym as: each of the two or more words having the same spelling and/or pronunciation or different spelling and/or pronunciation but different meanings and origins.
Example: Pole and Pole
The first Pole refers to a citizen of Poland who could either be referred to as Polish or a Pole. The second Pole refers to a bamboo pole or any other wooden pole.
This is The Complete List of Homonyms beginning with B.
Bail:
The temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on the condition that a sum of money is deposited in the court to guarantee their appearance in the court at a future date
1. To scoop water out of a ship or a boat
2. To make an emergency descent by parachute from an aircraft
3. To rescue someone from a difficulty
Bale: A bundle of hay or dry grass
Bait:
Food used to entice fish or other animals as prey
To deliberately annoy, taunt or torment somebody
Bate: (Of a hawk) beat wings in agitation and flutter off a perch (term used in falconry)
Bald: A hair less person
Bawled: To have cried loudly
Band :
1: A small group of musicians and vocalists
2: A small group of people who have common interests and purposes
Banned: Something that is disallowed or illegal
Bard: A poet, traditionally one reciting epics (the Bard is a reference to William Shakespeare)
Barred:
1. enclosed by poles or bars
2. Prohibited to do some thing and from going from some where
Bare: Naked or without any covering
Bear:
1. A large, heavy mammal of the family Ursidae, of which there are several species, the largest being the Kodiak Bear of the Arctic regions
2. (Stock Exchange) A person who sells shares hoping to buy them back later at lower price
Bear:
1. Manage to tolerate (pain or problem etc…)
2. Give birth to a child
Bark: The tough outer covering of a tree
Bark: The sharp explosive cry of a dog, fox or a seal
Bark: To utter (a command or order) abruptly and aggressively
Braque: A sailing ship, typically with three masts
Baron:
1. A member of the lowest order of British nobility, minor royalty
2. A powerful person in business or industry( for instance a press baron or a liquor baron)
Barren:
1. (of land) Too poor or infertile to produce much or any vegetarian
2. (of tree or a plant) Not producing any fruit or seed
3. ( of a female animal or woman) Unable to bear offspring or a child
4. Bleak and lifeless
Baul: Singing minstrels of Bengal and Bangladesh
Bawl:
1. To shout noisily or angrily
2. To weep noisily
Beach:
1. A pebbly or sandy shore at the edge of the sea or a lake
2. To bring into the beach from water
Beech: A large tree with smooth grey bark, glossy leaves and hard, pale, fine-grained wood
Berry: A small juicy fruit without a stone
Bury:
1. Put or hide understood
2. {lace a dead body in the earth or in a tomb
3. Cause to disappear or to become unnoticeable
4. involve oneself deeply in something
Berth:
1. A ship’s allotted place at a wharf or dock
2. Moor or moored in a berth
3. Provide a berth for a passenger on a train
Birth:
1. The emergence of a body or the young creature from the body of its mother
2. The start of life as a physically separate being
3. The beginning of something, the origin, descent, ancestry
Better: Superior, in a more advanced stage
Bettor: A person who plays or places a bet
Bite:
1. Use the teeth to cut something into pieces
2. (Of a fish) Take the bait at the end of the fishing net into mouth
3. (Of a policy or situation)Take effect with unpleasant consequences
Byte: (Computing) a group of binary digits or bits (usually eight) operated on a unit
Bloc: An alliance or a group (of political parties or countries)
Block:
1. A large solid piece of hard material with flat surface on each side
2. A large single building subdivided into separate flats or offices
3. An obstacle to the smooth or normal progress or functioning of something
Boar: A wild pig found in the jungle
Boer: A south African of Dutch descent
Boor: A rough and bad-mannered person, tasteless buffoon
Bore:
1. To make a hole in something
2. The hollow part inside a gun barrel or other tube
3. A dull and uninteresting person or activity
4. Make somebody feel weary and uninterested by virtue of being dull and tedious
Board:
1. A long, thin, flat piece of wood used for floors or other building purposes
2. The decision-making body of an organization
3. The provision of regular meals in return for payment or services
4. To get into a train or into a ship or into an aircraft
Bored: Weary of or uninterested in something or somebody
Bolder: More courageous or braver than somebody
Boulder: A large rock
Bole: A tree trunk
Bowl: A dish
Boos: Disparaging sounds or calls from fans
Booze: Alcohol or liquor
Borough: A town
Burrow:
1. A hole or tunnel dug by a small animal as a dwelling
2. To dig into or through something solid
Bough: A main branch of a tree
Bow:
1. A knot tied with two loops and two loose ends
2. A weapon for shooting arrows that is made of a curved piece of wood joined at both ends by a taut string
Bow:
1. Lower the head or bend the upper part of the body as a sign of respect, greeting or shame
2. Cause to bend with age or under a heavy weight
3. Give in to pressure or demands
4. Withdraw or retire from something(to bow out)
Buoy: A navigational aid
Boy: a male child
Breach:
1. An act of breaking a law or agreement or code of conduct
2. A gap in a wall or barrier, especially one made by an attacking army
Breech:
1. The part of a cannon behind the bore
2. The back part of a rifle or gun barrel
Bread:
1. Food made of flour, water and yeast, mixed together and baked
2. (Informal) Money
Bred: manner of upbringing – the past tense of breed
Broach: To raise (a sensitive) a subject for discussion
Brooch: An ornamental fastened to clothing with a hinged pin and catch
This is The Complete List of Homonyms beginning with B.
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