Dictionary of HomonymsWordsworth Editions, 2007 - 544 Seiten Many of us don't know what a homonym is, yet we use them every day. The Wordsworth Dictionary of Homonyms, the first of its type published in Britain, will bring enlightenment. Do you get confused between 'to', 'too' and 'two'? Do you need to know the five definitions of 'fluke'? If so, then this is the book for you. A boon for crossword addicts, a treasure trove for punsters and an endless source of fascination for anyone interested in the English language. |
Inhalt
Abschnitt 1 | 7 |
Abschnitt 2 | 13 |
Abschnitt 3 | 50 |
Abschnitt 4 | 83 |
Abschnitt 5 | 162 |
Abschnitt 6 | 196 |
Abschnitt 7 | 208 |
Abschnitt 8 | 239 |
Abschnitt 14 | 333 |
Abschnitt 15 | 338 |
Abschnitt 16 | 349 |
Abschnitt 17 | 391 |
Abschnitt 18 | 395 |
Abschnitt 19 | 433 |
Abschnitt 20 | 506 |
Abschnitt 21 | 523 |
Abschnitt 9 | 260 |
Abschnitt 10 | 280 |
Abschnitt 11 | 291 |
Abschnitt 12 | 300 |
Abschnitt 13 | 318 |
Abschnitt 22 | 526 |
Abschnitt 23 | 530 |
Abschnitt 24 | 544 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
action activity adjective animal appearance applied arms ball become bird body building called cards carry close clothes common concerned contexts course covering denote describe dictionary English Equally expression feeling figuratively fish give given hand hard head Hence hold homonym homophones horse human indicate instance known land less letter light live look lower mark material matter meeting metal move normally noun object one's origin Oxford particular pass past person physical piece plant play position possible present produce refer relates round sense ship short side signify similar simply slang someone sometimes sort sound substance surface synonym talk tends tense term things tree usage verb meaning wood word