What are some words that have double meaning?
Here is a list of ten other English words with more than one meaning:
- Interest. as a noun: wanting to learn or know more about something.
- Date. as a noun: the day of the month or year.
- Engage. as a verb: to be involved in some work or an activity.
- Leave. as a verb: to go away from somewhere.
- Novel.
- Park.
- Play.
- Right.
What are cool words in different languages?
25 Incredible Foreign Words You Have to Know
- #1 Bilita Mpash (Bantu) It means an amazing dream and quite literally the opposite of a nightmare.
- #2 L’esprit de l’escalier (French)
- #3 Koi No Yokan (Japanese)
- #4 Pana Po’o (Hawaiian)
- #5 Gigil (Filipino)
- #6 Jayus (Indonesian)
- #7 Komorebi (Japanese)
- #8 Fernweh (German)
Which English word has the most meanings?
set
According to Guinness World Records, the word that has the most meanings in the English language is the verb “set.” “Set” has 430 senses listed in the second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, which was published in 1989.
When a word means something else in a different language?
The term “false cognate” is sometimes misused to refer to false friends, but the two phenomena are distinct. False friends occur when two words in different languages or dialects look similar, but have different meanings.
What do you call different versions of a word?
What is another word for different version?
| new recording | remix |
|---|---|
| latest version | new version |
| revised version |
What are some words with dual meanings?
Leaf. A leaf can be a green leaf that grows on trees (the leaves of trees) or a notebook leaf (i.e.,paper).
What are some examples of multiple meaning words?
Multiple Meaning Answers. Here are some examples of each of the multiple meaning words used as a noun and a verb. Click on any word to go back to the “Multiple Meaning” page. crash: I had a car crash. Tom will try not to crash into the pole. pet: I have a golden lab for a pet.
What word has two meanings?
A type of wordplay that relies on two words that sound the same or a single word that has two distinct meanings is called a pun. Paradox is combining two things that cannot be combined. Epigram is a short poem. Understatement is obvious, you demean something.
What words have three sets of double letters?
“Bookkeeper” and “bookkeeping” and “sweet-toothed” have three consecutive sets of double letters. “Subbookkeeper” is the only word found in an English language dictionary with four pairs of double letters in a row.