Crossword-Solution: HOMONYM
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Homonym | n. | A word having the same sound as another, but differing from it in meaning; as the noun bear and the verb bear. |
We have 20 clues for the answer “HOMONYM”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Confusable word | 1 answer |
| kind meaning helpful in relation to kind meaning sort | 1 answer |
| Word that is spelt and pronounced the same as another | 1 answer |
| Won, for one | 1 answer |
| Waits for weights | 1 answer |
| Tow, to toe | 1 answer |
| Soundalike word | 1 answer |
| Rebus puzzle staple | 1 answer |
| Lead has one | 1 answer |
| Bore, to boar | 1 answer |
| Bear, to bare | 1 answer |
| Bases for basses | 1 answer |
| Bare or bear | 1 answer |
| "Two," to "too" | 1 answer |
| "Too," to "two" | 1 answer |
| "Council," for "counsel" | 1 answer |
| "Bow," to "beau" | 1 answer |
| Cache for cash, say | 2 answers |
| WORD with same pronunciation, different meaning | 2 answers |
| Namesake | 6 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
Hint 2 anagram
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Hint 3 another clue
eruption
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Sentences with HOMONYM (5)
There also are placed a string of cash; kabu (turnips); daikon (radishes); a tai-fish, which is the 'king of fishes,' dried slices of salt cuttlefish; jinbaso, of 'the Seaweed of the horse of the God'; [4] also the seaweed kombu, which is a symbol of pleasure and of joy, because its name is deemed to be a homonym for gladness; and mochibana, artificial blossoms formed of rice flour and straw.
And the dried chestnut (kachiguri) are emblems of success, because the first character of their name in Japanese is the homonym of kachi, which means 'victory,' 'conquest.' There are at least a hundred other singular customs and emblems belonging to the New Year's Festival which would require a large volume to describe.
The word _chac_ is often used in local names in Yucatan, and usually means either "water" or "red," as it is a homonym with several significations.
Homonym: a name similar to or like another already used for a species in the same genus, or for a genus in the same kingdom: such names are paid to be preoccupied.
Thus when I apply the word dog to the domestic animal we know by that name, as well as to Sirius, known as the dog-star, I use dog as a homonym.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, Universal, WP, WSJ.
Used 17 times in crossword archives (1986–2024).