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Can you give me 30 examples of homonyms?

30 Examples of Homonyms:

1. Air (n.) - the invisible gas surrounding the Earth / Air (v.) - to broadcast

2. Bat (n.) - a nocturnal flying mammal / Bat (v.) - to hit a ball with a bat

3. Ball (n.) - a round object for playing games / Ball (v.) - to form into a ball

4. Bank (n.) - a financial institution / Bank (v.) - to pile up or lie along a slope

5. Bass (n.) - a type of fish / Bass (n.) - a low musical note

6. Bear (n.) - a large, furry mammal / Bear (v.) - to endure or tolerate

7. Bat (n.) - a piece of equipment for hitting a ball / Bat (v.) - to hit a ball with a bat

8. Bow (n.) - a weapon that shoots arrows / Bow (n.) - a knot tied in a ribbon

9. Can (n.) - a metal container / Can (v.) - to be able to

10. Close (adj.) - near / Close (v.) - to shut

11. Cool (adj.) - low in temperature / Cool (adj.) - stylish

12. Desert (n.) - a dry, barren region / Desert (v.) - to abandon

13. Fair (adj.) - just and impartial / Fair (n.) - a public event

14. Fine (adj.) - excellent / Fine (n.) - a penalty

15. Flew (v.) - past tense of fly / Flue (n.) - a duct for smoke or fumes

16. Grate (n.) - a framework of bars / Grate (v.) - to shred food

17. Hear (v.) - to perceive sound / Here (adv.) - in this place

18. Hour (n.) - a unit of time / Our (pronoun) - belonging to us

19. Lead (n.) - a heavy metal / Lead (v.) - to guide

20. Lie (n.) - a falsehood / Lie (v.) - to recline

21. Mail (n.) - letters and packages / Mail (v.) - to send by post

22. Mean (adj.) - unkind / Mean (v.) - to signify

23. Pair (n.) - two matching items / Pear (n.) - a type of fruit

24. Peace (n.) - tranquility / Piece (n.) - a part of something

25. Right (adj.) - correct / Right (n.) - a privilege

26. See (v.) - to perceive with the eyes / Sea (n.) - a large body of saltwater

27. Sole (n.) - the bottom of a foot / Sole (adj.) - only

28. Some (pronoun) - an indefinite amount / Sum (n.) - the total

29. Stair (n.) - a single step / Stare (v.) - to look fixedly

30. Tail (n.) - the rear end of an animal / Tale (n.) - a story

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