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Can you give 20 example of homonyms?

20 Examples of Homonyms:

1. Bear (verb - to carry) / Bear (noun - an animal)

2. Bat (noun - a flying mammal) / Bat (noun - a piece of equipment used in baseball)

3. Bow (noun - a knot tied with a ribbon) / Bow (noun - a weapon used to shoot arrows)

4. Close (verb - to shut) / Close (adjective - near)

5. Fair (adjective - just) / Fair (noun - an event with stalls and rides)

6. Fine (adjective - good) / Fine (noun - a penalty)

7. Grave (noun - a burial place) / Grave (adjective - serious)

8. Lead (verb - to guide) / Lead (noun - a heavy metal)

9. Light (noun - illumination) / Light (adjective - not heavy)

10. Minute (noun - a unit of time) / Minute (adjective - very small)

11. Object (noun - a thing) / Object (verb - to disagree)

12. Pair (noun - two things) / Pear (noun - a fruit)

13. Present (noun - a gift) / Present (adjective - being in a place)

14. Produce (verb - to create) / Produce (noun - fruits and vegetables)

15. Right (adjective - correct) / Right (noun - a privilege)

16. See (verb - to perceive with the eyes) / Sea (noun - a large body of saltwater)

17. Sole (noun - the bottom of a foot) / Sole (adjective - only)

18. Station (noun - a place for trains) / Stationary (adjective - not moving)

19. Tear (noun - a drop of liquid from the eye) / Tear (verb - to rip)

20. Wave (noun - a movement in water) / Wave (verb - to move a hand to greet someone)

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