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Homonyms

June 12, 2009 (updated November 6, 2009)
By Patricia P. (North Tonawanda, NY)Top 10 Word Lister
Homonyms
acclamation
NTBCW acclimation
acclimation
NTBCW acclamation
aisle
NTBCW isle
amerce
NTBCW immerse
awful
NTBCW offal
banzai
NTBCW bonsai
bay
NTBCW bey
bazaar
NTBCW bizarre
the market
bey
NTBCW bay
bight
NTBCW "bite" or "byte"
bite
NTBCW "byte" or "bight"
bizarre
NTBCW bazaar
very strange indeed
boar
NTBCW bore
Bohr
the scientist
NTBCW bore boar
boil
NTBCW Boyle
bonsai
NTBCW banzai
the little Japanese tree
boor
Bohr bore
bore
Borh boor
bouillon
the soup
NTBCW gold bullion bars
Boyle
the scientist - NTBCW boil
bullion
the gold bars
NTBCW bouillon the soup
byte
NTBCW "bite" of "bight"
carat
caret
carrot
cashmere
the sweater - NTBCW Kashmir
cauldron
chaldron
cedar
NTBCW Seder
cede
seed
censer
NTBCW censor

container for burning incense
censor
NTBCW censer
cent
sent
ceriman
NTBCW cerumen
cerumen
NTBCW ceriman
ear wax
chaldron
cauldron
coaming
combing
cob
combing
coaming
complacent
complaisant
complaisant
complacent
coward
cower
cowered
crevasse
crevice
crevice
crevasse
cruise
cruse
cruse
cruise
cypress
The tree

NTBCW Cyprus
Cyprus
The Mediterranean island

NTBCW "cypress"
Dane
deign
deign
Dane

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Sunday August 9th, 4:56 PM
Comment by: Terri B. (Nashua, NH)
What fun! Reminds me of a favorite childhood pastime. I loved compiling long lists of homonyms when I was a youngster....
Sunday August 16th, 6:17 PM
Comment by: Patricia P. (North Tonawanda, NY)Top 10 Word Lister
yes, it is fun! some call me a geek... :-)
Saturday August 29th, 4:38 AM
Comment by: david R. (Wembley Australia)
What does the acronym NTBCW mean?
Saturday August 29th, 10:06 PM
Comment by: Patricia P. (North Tonawanda, NY)Top 10 Word Lister
"not to be confused with..."
Tuesday September 8th, 9:30 AM
Comment by: j.r. P. (Tustin, MI)
isn't "bouillon" supposed to be pronounced "boo yon" as opposed to "bullion" being pronounced "bull yun"? I don't think they're true homonyms.....
Wednesday September 9th, 2:09 PM
Comment by: Patricia P. (North Tonawanda, NY)Top 10 Word Lister
hi jrp
yeah, i think you're right about that...i am compiling some lists for my son to prepare for spelling competitions.
thanks for the comment :-)
Sunday September 13th, 2:17 PM
Comment by: Lewis A. (SEQUIM, WA)
Consider "none" NTBCW "nun"?
Sunday September 13th, 4:03 PM
Comment by: Patricia P. (North Tonawanda, NY)Top 10 Word Lister
oh, yeah!!!! i will add none NTBCW nun "rite" now! lol :-)
Tuesday September 29th, 1:49 PM
Comment by: Michael F. (Brooklyn, NY)
this would be a great community spelling bee, if you converted it...
Thursday October 1st, 2:16 PM
Comment by: Patricia P. (North Tonawanda, NY)Top 10 Word Lister
hmm...

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