List of Homonyms starting with the letter A.
Homonyms: Study the following examples:
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | The first letter of the modern English alphabet. An article, used before nouns to denote a single but unspecified person or thing. |
| Eh | Used to ask a question or in seeking repetition or confirmation. |
| Acts | Get things done. The process of doing something. |
| Ax | Variant of AXE, a tool with a blade on a handle, used for chopping. |
| Ad | An advertisement. Short for advertisement. |
| Ads | More than one advertisement. |
| Add | Addition. |
| Adds | To perform addition. |
| Adze | Tool similar to an axe, with a curbed blade. |
| Ade | A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice. |
| Aid | To assist, to provide assistance or support. |
| Aide | An assistant or helper. |
| Aerie | The nest of an eagle. |
| Airy | Breezy or drafty. |
| Affect | To have influence or to change. |
| Effect | A result. A state brought about by a cause. |
| Ail | To feel sick or ill or have pain. |
| Ale | Kind of beer. |
| Aisle | A passageway separating rows of seats. |
| I’ll | The contraction of “I will” |
| Isle | A small island. |
| All | Everything. |
| Awl | A pointed tool to make holes. |
| Allowed | Something that is permitted. |
| Aloud | In a loud tone. |
| Altar | Elevated part for religious ceremonies. |
| Alter | To change something. |
| Ant | An insect. |
| Aunt | The sister of one’s father or mother. |
| Ante | A bet before receiving new cards. |
| Auntie | Informal or familiar word for aunt. |
| Arc | Something curved in shape |
| Ark | Ship or vessel. |
| Ascent | To climb or upward movement. |
| Assent | To agree. |
| Ate | Past tense of eat. |
| Eight | Number 8. |
| Aught | Anything. |
| Ought | To indicate obligation. |
| Aural | Related to our ears. |
| Oral | Spoken. |
| Away | Distant in space or time. |
| Aweigh | Used of an anchor. |
| Awed | Wondering and respectful. |
| Odd | Unusual or peculiar. Not divisible by two. |
| Aweful | An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration |
| Awful | Unpleasant or extremely bad. |
| Offal | Waste material such as meat or internal organs of an animal. |
| Aye | Affirmative. |
| Eye | An organ of vision |
| I | Oneself. To refer to oneself. |
Study Also:
List of Homonyms starting with the letter B
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Bail | Sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person. |
| Bale | A large bundle of hay. |
| Bailee | A person with whom property is left for safekeeping. |
| Bailey | A wall surrounding a castle. |
| Bait | Food or other lure placed on a hook or in a trap and used in the taking of fish, birds, or other animals. |
| Bate | An angry mood. |
| Baize | A coarse, typically green woolen material resembling felt, used for covering billiard and card tables. |
| Bays | A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inwards. |
| Bald | Without hair. |
| Balled | Squeeze or form something into a rounded shape. |
| Bawled | Past tense of bawl. |
| Ball | A solid or hollow sphere. |
| Bawl | Shout or call out noisily and unrestrainedly. |
| Band | A group of people. |
| Banned | Forbidden. |
| Bare | Not clothed or covered. |
| Bear | To support | To give birth. | A large wild animal. |
| Basal | Forming or belonging to a bottom layer or base. |
| Basil | An aromatic herb. |
| Base | The lowest part or edge of something. |
| Bass | Lowest in pitch. |
| Bases | Plural o basis. |
| Basis | The underlying support or foundation for an idea, an argument or a process. |
| Basses | Plural of bass. |
| Bat | Nocturnal mammal capable of sustained flight. |
| Batt | A flat felted pad. |
| Bean | An edible seed, typically kidney-shaped. |
| Been | Past tense of be. |
| Beat | To hit. |
| Beet | An edible red root. |
| Been | Past participle of be. |
| Bin | A receptacle for storing a specified substance. |
| Beer | An alcoholic drink made from yeast-fermented malt flavored with hops. |
| Bier | A movable frame for a coffin. |
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Bight | A curve. |
| Bite | To use the teeth to cut into something. |
| Byte | A group of 8 binary bits. |
| Blew | Past tense of blow. |
| Blue | A color. |
| Board | A long and thin piece of wood, like a plank. |
| Bored | Not interested, feeling weary. |
| Bold | Brave, confident and courageous. |
| Bowled | Roll a ball along the ground. |
| Bolder | More confident and courageous. |
| Boulder | A large rock. |
| Bole | The trunk of a tree. |
| Boll | A rounded see. |
| Bowl | A rounded dish. |
| Bough | The main branch of a tree. |
| Beau | A boyfriend or male admirer. |
| Bow | A knot tied with two loops and two loose ends |
| Brake | stopping device |
| Break | to split apart |
| Breach | to break through |
| Breech | the back part |
| Bread | A food made of flour, water and yeast. |
| Bred | The past tense of breed. |
| Bus | A large motor vehicle to carry people. |
| Buss | A kiss. (informal) |
| Bussed | Past tense of buss. |
| Bust | head and shoulders sculpture |
| Buy | To purchase. |
| By | As to go past. |
| Bye | Good bye. |
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