Homonym

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  1. RamyaVaradharajan

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    A homonym is one of a group of words that share the same spelling or pronunciation (or both) but have different meanings.

    The word "homonym" comes from the conjunction of the Greek prefix homo- (meaning same) and suffix -onym (meaning name). Thus, it refers to two or more distinct words sharing the "same name".

    Shall we start our spark here?

    Let me start:
    Stalk- to follow someone, part of a plant
    To and Two (Too can also be included)

    Awaiting the game to be started!

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  2. RamyaVaradharajan

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    Another word would be "Bark"

    One for a dog's bark
    Another meaning is that of a tree's bark
     
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    Ail - ilness
    Ale - beer

    Pale -- A bucket
    Pail-- light colored
     
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    practice
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    Hello Puni ma'am,

    Thank you for the reference. I was not aware of the same.

    Regards
     
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    beer......bier
     

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