English words with several meanings

English words with several meanings

Words with different meanings

• Many words in English, have more than one meaning. The word “set”, for example, is one word with a particularly large number of distinctly different meanings.
• Words with several meanings are called homonyms.
• Many words are spelled, written and sounds the same but have a completely different meaning.
• The same words we use on daily basis sometimes have entirely different meaning when talking about physics or chemistry.

As an example- the word “contract”. In academic vocabulary most of the times this word means to decrease, while most people use it as a noun when talk about written or spoken agreement.

Bow- to cause to incline or a bow (weapon).

To contain- to have/hold something or to control.

Row- to row a boat or a straight line of things/people- a row.

To accommodate- to provide space for living/ change to allow something to fit in.

Nail- to detect/catch or a small metal spike(nail).

Lead- poisonous metal or to lead somebody

Arm- an arm or to arm yourself with weapons.

Compact- as an adjective it means small as a verb it is to make something smaller.

Project- to plan or a piece of work.

Argument- an exchange of opposite views or a reason given in support of an idea.

Contribute- give in order to help or help to cause or bring about.

Fun facts

• The word “set” has 464 different definitions in oxford English dictionary. This one word alone can be used in many different situations, it depends on the context in which it is used.
• However this is not the English word with the most meanings. The word “

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