Multiple_Meaning_Words

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​​​​​​​**​Multiple Meaning Words**

INSTRUCTIONS:
 * Write the word in bold. Write it in its proper place according to alphebetical order. Add your name in brackets after the word.
 * Write the definitions of the word.
 * Follow each definition with a sentence using the word. Make sure the sentence demonstrates its meaning. Undeline the word in each sentence.
 * You may add more definitions (followed by a sentence) for words already used. Write your name in brackets after the definition(s) you have added. (Additional definitions do not count towards the 5-word minimum.)
 * Avoid discussions, comments, questions, critique on this page. Start a discussion in the discussion page.

Mrs J

=A.= **act** (Mrs J)
 * to perform as an actor (verb)
 * All the actors in this play __act__ very badly,
 * a section or part of a play (noun)
 * The last __act__ of //Romeo and Juliet// is very moving.
 * to operate or perform a duty (verb)
 * Mrs Koh will __act__ as principle in my absence.
 * a pretense or false show (noun/verb)
 * Don't try to __act__ so innocent when you are at fault.
 * She seemed very concerned but it was all an __act__.

**angle** (Zhi Rui)


 * The way you see things, your perspectives
 * To make an informed decision, you have to look from all the angles.
 * Geometric angles
 * A square has four ninety degree angles.

=B.= **base** (Geng Leong)

(Zhi Rui) (Shivanand) (Mandy)
 * base target
 * Tom did not meet the base production target and was fired
 * a camp or area in where something expands from
 * The Germans expanded from their army base and killed the civilians.
 * To use something as a sample or template
 * She __base__d her speech on the one she found on the Internet
 * The physical bottom of something
 * The __base__ of the box was strong and solid.
 * bank**
 * the land alongside a river or a lake
 * I was fishing on the river bank
 * an organisation that makes loans and keeps customers' money for them
 * I put my money in that bank
 * bear **
 * Have in one's mind (verb)
 * After what happened last week, Jamie still __bears__ a grudge towards her.
 * Animal (noun)
 * __Bears__ have thick fur, are mammals and are large.
 * have/show a certain mark/characteristic (verb)
 * He still __bears__ the scar of the accident two years after it happened,
 * endure/tolerate
 * Please try to __bear__ with the pain for a little while, it will be over very soon.

(shannon)
 * bit **
 * Rather, a little
 * These pants are a __bit__ too tight for me to wear.
 * A short time or distance
 * Wait a __bit__!
 * To bite (past tense of bite)
 * That stray dog __bit__ me on the palm!

(Yes, I know, the colour of the word does not match the word.) [Neville]**
 * Black


 * ** (of coffee or tea) W ithout milk or cream. **
 * I would like a **black** coffee please.
 * **A colour**
 * My shirt is **black** in colour
 * **Marked by disasters or misfortune**
 * We could never forget what happened on **Black** Friday
 * **An African-American**
 * Most of the **Black**s live here.
 * **To blackout; lose conciousness**
 * At the sight of the gruesome scene, John **black**ed out immediately.
 * **In comparision with white {idiom}**
 * I want this report in **black** and white.

**book**


 * to book a place, reserve a place
 * Sam had __booked__ a seat for us at the cinema.
 * a collection of pieces of paper
 * Ronald tore the __book__ apart.


 * boot **
 * a kind of shoe
 * The farmer was wearing __boots__.
 * to kick someone out
 * Shawn __booted__ (past(verb)) Ryan out of the room because he was annoying Shawn.
 * the trunk of a car
 * Mr Tan put his groceries in the __boot__ of his car before driving off.
 * to start up (Sheldon)
 * John __booted__ up the computer to check his mailbox.

** bottle ** (Alicia)

(shannon) (Jarret) **buffet** (Shivanand)
 * to put a liquid into a bottle
 * This wine was __bottled__ (past tense, verb) in Burgundy.
 * to not allow your self to show strong feelings
 * It is no good to __bottle__ yourself up.
 * a glass or plastic container with a narrow top, used for keeping liquids in
 * She finished a whole __bottle__ of milk.
 * bottle **
 * A portable container for holding liquids, characteristically having a neck and mouth and made of glass or plastic. (noun)
 * Please put the cap back on the __bottle.__
 * We drank a whole __bottle__ of wine.
 * To put or seal in a bottle (verb)
 * The wines are bottled after three years.
 * I prefer __bottled__ drinks to canned drinks.
 * To drink alcohol excessively or habitually (noun)
 * After his wife died, he really __hit the bottle.__
 * To repress, control or restrain (verb)
 * He kept all of his anger __bottled up__ inside him.
 * To enclose or entrap (verb)
 * Traffic was __bottled up__ in the tunnel.
 * bright **
 * a lot of light
 * The bright light almost blinded us, but luckily we looked away.
 * intelligent
 * He is the brightest kid in my class, as a result, he always gets first in our class
 * a meal made up of several dishes from which you serve yourself
 * I enjoyed th buffet dinnr last nght
 * to strike repeatedly
 * The wind buffeted the house

=​C.= (shannon)
 * chair **
 * a seat, esp. for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
 * That old man, sleeping on the __chair__, is my grandfather
 * The position of being in charge of a meeting or community
 * She takes the __chair__ in all our meetings.

**cover** (Geng Leong)
 * The cover of a book
 * The __cover__ of this book was ripped off.
 * A bed cover
 * John wrapped the bed __cover__ over himself.

(Wayne)
 * coffee **


 * a drink
 * the __coffee__ is so bitter without any sugar.
 * a colour
 * this __coffee__ coloured chair goes well with the brown table.

crack ** (Wayne)
 * a thin line on a surface that has broken but not yet come apart
 * This place is dangerous and there are many __cracks__ in the ceiling.
 * a narrow space
 * The __crack__ that the mouse made was starting to show.
 * a loud sound
 * The fireworks __cracked__ as it shot up the sky.
 * Crack a joke

(Zhia Yang)
 * A program or file used to changea program
 * He downloaded a crack online but it turned out to be a virus.

(Jarret)
 * cross **

**can**
 * An 'x'
 * We followed the treasure map to the cross which marked the location of the treasure
 * A plus sign
 * The Red Cross has a cross as its symbol
 * To feel angry at someone (shannon)

-An expression of capability ~She thinks she can't do it, but I know she can.

-A container used to hold things. ~It's about time we threw out all the aluminium cans in the house.

=D.=

>> (Jarret) >>
 * duck **
 * an animal
 * We had roasted __duck__ for dinner that night.
 * to avoid something
 * During the game, my teammate did not manage to __duck__ in time, and got hit by the 'water bomb'.
 * date **
 * a particular day on a calendar
 * The date today is 1st May, which means today is labour day
 * where two people come together and try to understand each other
 * This is my first time that I have gone on a date, and this went quite successfully.

(Jarret)
 * ditch **
 * a narrow channel dug in the Earth
 * All the trash goes to the ditch, most of the time via the rubbish trucks.
 * to break up with your partner
 * When he ditched Ariel, she cried for days, suffering from depression
 * draw water
 * When we were thirsty, we would __draw__ water from the well outside of our house and drink it.
 * attract
 * People had been __drawn__ to the concerts of Elvis Prestley as he had been very popular.
 * Create an image
 * Dering Art class, Jason __drew__ a vibrant image of a windmill.

=E.= **execute** (Zheng Xian)


 * To put someone to death (verb)
 * Tom is going to __execute__ the serial killer tomorrow.
 * To put a plan to work (verb)
 * John's going to __execute__ his plan later.

(Mandy)
 * ease **
 * relieve (pain) (verb)
 * She put some ice cubes on the wound to __ease__ the pain.
 * easily (noun)
 * He was able to complete his homework with __ease__ as he had paid attention in class.

=**F.**= **file**


 * A thin container for sheets of paper
 * She always brings her __file__ to school as it contains all her homework.
 * A row
 * As the corridor was narrow, the teacher made us line up in a single __file__.

**fire** (Zhia Yang )
 * To file your nails; a nail file
 * She __filed__ her nails with a nail __file__.
 * to shoot a gun
 * Somebody __fired__ a gun at me.
 * a flame
 * The __fire__ that burned down the house was caused by him.
 * To sack someone
 * my boss just fired me today

**fish** (Ha rish) (FYI, this is not counted)
 * an animal
 * When I went scuba-diving, I saw a big, yellow __fish__.
 * to catch fish using a fishing rod
 * I went __fishing__ today at the nearby pond.

**flash** (Zhia Yang )
 * a form of animation
 * Our teacher taught us how to use __flash today.__
 * a flash of light
 * There was a __flash__ of light and everything was gone.


 * a silly person
 * Don't be a fool, use your brains.
 * to trick or deceive

**full** (Wei Yang )
 * Not hungry
 * I am full already, I cannot eat anymore
 * filled until the maximum
 * This tank is full of lemonade

=G.= **ground (Sheldon) **

** gross ** (Who?)
 * floor
 * John felt the ground begin to shake as an earthquake began.
 * mash
 * He ground up the ingredients separately before mixing all of them together.
 * He counted two __gross__es of eggs.

**H.** (Mandy)
 * horn **
 * horn of an animal (noun)
 * The water buffalo's __horns__ on its head are curved.
 * instrument (noun)
 * The __horn__ is a member of the brass family and as its name suggets, is made of brass.
 * the horn used in the car (noun)
 * The car in front did not move even though the road was clear, so he pressed the __horn__ to alert the driver.

invention ** (Wayne)
 * I.


 * a machine, tool, system etc that someone has invented
 * Computers were one of the most important i__nvention__ in the twentith-century.
 * a fake story
 * The story was just media __invention.__

=J.=

(Jarret)
 * jerk **
 * an involuntary action
 * He jerked when the car braked all of a sudden.
 * a foolish person
 * The guy who ditched you is a jerk, now move on with life.

(Zhi Rui)


 * black in colour
 * She had __jet__ black hair.
 * A type of aircraft
 * He travelled often in expensive chartered __jet__s.

=K.=

(Wei Yang)
 * Kill **


 * kill time.
 * He watched television just to kill some time
 * to make someone die
 * I was the one who killed him

=L.= ** leaves ** (Shivanand)
 * plural form of leaf
 * I found many leaves in the playground
 * to leave (from a place)
 * He always leaves work early

**light**


 * a source of brightness
 * There is only one __light__ in the room.
 * not heavy
 * The stack of papers was quite __light__.
 * the opposite of dark
 * He asked me to paint that section of paper __light__ blue.

**lie**


 * To say something that is not true.
 * He has been __lying__ ever since he was a little boy.


 * To position the body in a upright position/ to recline.
 * I think I shall have a little __lie__ down.

 (Anushree)**
 * To be decided by, dependent on, or up to
 * The choice __lies__ with you.
 * lame

-Limited or no use of a limb ~The old man's one leg is lame

-A joke that is not funny ~His jokes are almost always lame, though he thinks they are funny.

=M.= **mechanical** (Shivanand)
 * relating to machines or machinery
 * The mechanical engineer built that robot
 * relating to physical movements
 * He started to walk mechanically for no reason


 * monkey **
 * animal
 * Look at that monkey swinging from tree to tree
 * fool (verb)
 * Stop monkeying around in the class and get down to work, Ronald!

**multiple** (Sheldon)


 * many
 * In class, we are learning about __multiple__-meaning words.
 * a number that can be made by multiplying another number
 * 128 is a multiple of 32 because 32 times 4 is 128.

**model** (Mandy)
 * replica of the actual thing (noun)
 * I have built a __model__ of my house out of cardboard.
 * design/style (noun)
 * This car is our newest __model__, having just been released this year.
 * role model (noun)
 * Amy is the most productive and hardworking staff and is a good role __model__ for all of us..
 * somebody who poses for an artist (noun)
 * She has been employed to be the __model__ for his next piece of art.
 * fashion model modelling clothes (noun)
 * These __models__ are modelling the season's newly designed clothes.

(Jun Da) mouse ** (Jun Da)
 * mix **
 * to combine 2 or more substances together to form 1 substance
 * to mix around with other people as in to talk to others and try to socialise with them
 * the rodent that is very small and steals your food
 * the thing you use to control the arrow on the computer screen

=N.= ** net ** (Zhi Rui)

=**O.**=
 * A material made up of criss-crossed stringlike material
 * He fished with a homemade fishing __net__.
 * A rectangular piece of material used to separate two sides of the game in sport
 * She hit the shuttlecock over the __net__.
 * To catch something using the material net
 * She netted dozens of fish that afternoon.
 * The Internet
 * She went on the __Net__ to look something up.
 * To get something good or to earn a lot of money from something
 * She __net__ted herself a fortune by selling the company.
 * If you net the ball during a ball game (eg. basketball, soccer, etc.) where the ball is shot to a net, you score a goal.
 * They had a dramatic victory when their star player net__ted the ball just before the end of the game.__

(Shivanand)
 * order **
 * a situation in which everything is in its correct place
 * All the books were in order
 * a statement teling someone to do something
 * My brother ordered me to bring him his book
 * a reuest for somethng to be made, supplied or served
 * I ordered some fries and a burger

=P.=

** picture ** (Shannon) o He is the __picture__ of his father. o He could not __picture__ himself doing such a thing His book __pictured__ to world of the future **
 * a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc
 * I carry a __picture__ of my grandchild in my wallet
 * a person, thing, group, or scene regarded as resembling a work of pictorial art in beauty, fineness of appearance
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">She was a __picture__ in her new blue dress.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">the image or perfect likeness of someone else.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">To form a mental picture of, to imagine (verb)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">To present or create as a setting or to portray

plot **
 * a secret plan or scheme (noun)
 * Their plot __to assinate the king was foilled.__
 * They met to to plot __a bank robbery.__
 * a small piece oif land (noun)
 * That plot __of farmland is very fertile.__
 * The plan of a story (noun/verb)
 * That story is wonderful. It has a really interesting plot__.__
 * She does not know how to plot __out her story.__
 * To mark out a course
 * The ship captain will plot __out the new course.__

(Mandy)
 * promote **
 * raise to a higher rank (verb)
 * The boss is very likely to promote __him after the excellent job he had done on this project.__
 * to initiate progress (noun)
 * The government is promoting __the use of public transport.__
 * promote a product to sell it (verb)
 * Every since the company started promoting __its products, bussiness has improved tremendously.__


 * a kick
 * Jack punted __the football way into the opposing team's field, allowing his teammate to score a goal easily.__


 * a boat
 * We went for a field trip on the river on a punt__.__

=Q.= (Wayne)
 * queen**
 * a female ruler of a country
 * __Queen__ Elizabeth II was said to be the inventor of the gingerbread man.
 * a playing card with a letter Q on it.
 * I have got a full house of a pair of jacks and a triplet of __queens__
 * a chess piece
 * I checkmated you with a pawn and a __queen.__

** R. ** **reserve** (Harish)

(Wayne)
 * A place reserved for something(eg. Nature Reserve)
 * We visited the Sungei Buloh Nature Reserve
 * __To book or reserve something__
 * __I reserved a table at Jack's Place Restaurant__
 * __A replacement just in case the actual person does not turn up (Sheldon)__
 * __The opposition's third speaker was sick and could not attend the debate, so the reserve had to take up the role instead.__
 * refuse**
 * Do not accept
 * She had __refused__ the offer.
 * Trash
 * Please pick up the __refuse__ on the floor.

​ ** resume ** (Jun Da)
 * To continue with something
 * Short account of something giving only the main points

= =

= ** S. ** =
 * set**

= ** sign ** (Zhia Yang) =
 * to position something
 * He set a vase of flowers on the dining table.
 * Where the action in a story, movie, etc. happens
 * This story is set in the 18th century.
 * To cause something or someone to be in the stated condition
 * I think she set the house on fire.
 * To cause someone or something to start doing something
 * His comments set me thinking.
 * To establish or cause to exist
 * She set eight new world records in the competition.
 * Ready and prepared
 * Ready, set__, go!__
 * To give work
 * The teacher set __us a lot of homework.__
 * A precious stone set into jewellery
 * She wore a brooch set __with diamonds.__
 * When a bone sets, it heals
 * Her broken arm set in te cast.
 * When a liquid or a soft material sets, it hardens.
 * The jelly set after spending a few hours in the fridge.
 * To give words or poems tune, so they can be sung to
 * The famous composer was paid to set the nursery rhymes to music.

** stick ** (Sheldon)
 * a marking or label
 * The sign __said that that area is out of bounds.__
 * to write your signature
 * I signed __the form with a blue pen.__


 * a twig or piece of wood
 * Those nasty boys used sticks __to beat the poor little dog.__
 * adhere to
 * I stuck __my timetable firmly onto the wall so that it would not drop out.__
 * pop out
 * Our teacher asked me to sit at the back of the class as my head stuck __out at the front.__

(Megan)
 * Speaker**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">** sound ** (Jun Da)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">P <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">ublic speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">That speaker __at the front has been talking for a long time already.__
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">An electronic device used to amplify sound.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">These speakers __are very good for amplifying sound.__
 * sound condition which means that something is still in good condition
 * sound is the thing that you can hear
 * to sound something as in to make it produce a sound

(Jun Da)
 * saw **
 * past tense of see
 * the razor sharp thing that you can use to cut wood

**serve** (Anushree)

-To wait on someone ~His mother served him a bowlful of piping hot tomato soup for his tea.

-To say that someone deserves what he got ~It serves him right that he got caned.

-To hit a ball with a racket ~I see her practising her tennis serves every day now in hopes of getting into a team.

(Zhia Yang) **
 * trip


 * a journey
 * I took a trip to Florida the previous week.
 * to fall over
 * I tripped over a rock in the ground.
 * time**


 * To measure or record the speed, duration, or rate of
 * I will time you to see how long you take to run 100 meters.
 * A particular or definite point in time, as indicated by a clock
 * The time now is 3 p.m.


 * a twig or piece of wood
 * Those nasty boys used sticks __to beat the poor little dog.__
 * adhere to
 * I stuck my timetable firmly onto the wall so that it would not drop out.
 * pop out
 * Our teacher asked me to sit at the back of the class as my head stuck out at the front.

​ ** Trip ** (Zhia Yang)
 * a journey
 * I took a trip __to Florida the previous week.__
 * to fall over
 * I tripped __over a rock in the ground.__

=**U.**=

(Zhi Rui)
 * utter **

Put before a word to emphasise it
 * To speak
 * She uttered something under her breath.
 * This is utterly unacceptable!

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=V.= **volume** (Zhi Rui)


 * A book or one of a series of books
 * She was picked up a dusty old volume __and started reading it.__
 * The amount of space occupied by something
 * The volume __of the water in the container is 2 litres.__
 * The loudness of a sound
 * She turned up the volume __of the music.__

=W.=
 * will **


 * Something to do with the brain
 * He lacks the will to live.
 * Present tense of would
 * The problem is, will you?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">** window ** (Shannon) (Wei Yang)
 * Something one writes out to distribute his/her wealth after he/she dies.
 * They all awaited the reading of the will.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">an opening in the wall of a building, the side of a vehicle, etc., for the admission of air or light, or both, commonly fitted with a frame in which are set movable sashes containing panes of glass. (noun)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">She looked out of the __window__ contentedly
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Do you mind if I open the __window__ ?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">a period of time regarded as highly favorable for initiating or completing something (noun)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Investors have a __window__ of perhaps six months before the interest rate rises
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">a way of seeing and learning about something (noun)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Television is a sort of __window__ on the world.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(informal) to stop existing, to disappear completely (noun)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">As soon as the kids arrived, order __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">went out of the window __
 * wake **
 * boat wakes
 * the wakes of the boat are still visible
 * the time between a person's death and the funeral
 * wake up

(Jun Da)
 * wire **
 * a wire is something you use to allow electricity to flow through a circuit to power something
 * to wire something together is to connect two or more wires together example in an electrical system

**while** -To pass time, usually lazily ~ She whiled away the first week of her holidays.. -The time that; during ~The whole time when I was away, he was misbehaving.
 * (Anushree)**

wait ** (Anushree)


 * To stay somewhere without doing anything for a person to arrive or something to happen
 * She kept us waiting all afternoon
 * To serve somebody
 * That rich boy has a nanny to wait on him hand and foot.

= **X.** =

=Y.=

= = =Z.=

(Who?)
 * Zest **
 * Peel of fruit used to make juice
 * Mummy ordered me to keep the orange zest after peeling the orange as she wanted to make orange juice later on.
 * enthusiasm
 * As this was his first time going to the Night Safari, he was filled with zest.