One Word Two Meanings (English words with hidden meaning)-05

        SPONGE           DOG           HOST       DISCOUNT                     BETTER           CHAFF          ACE            ACCESSORY  TENDER              STRAIGHT                    ABSTRACTION

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

SPONGE (N/V)
Meaning-
Known
          |a piece of material that is soft and light and full of holes and can hold water
Hidden

a sea creature having body of holes

someone who acquire new knowledge and skill easily

a person who drinks excess alcohol 

DOG (N/V)
Meaning-
Known
     | a pet animal of four legs and a tail
Hidden

to cause you trouble for a long time (V)
Eg:- Her career was dogged by his boss.

to follow somebody closely

HOST (N/V)
Meaning-
Known
         |a person, city, country or or an organization invites guests to a meal,
            a party, special event etc.
Hidden

an animal or a plant on which another animal or plant lives and feeds

the main computer in a network

DISCOUNT (N/V)
Meaning-
Known
         | a reduction in the selling price of something
Hidden

to think or say that something is not important or not true
Eg:- We cannot discount the possibility of further strikes.

BETTER (N/Adj./V/Adv.)
Meaning-
Known
         |of a higher standard, to make something excellent
Hidden

someone who bets

CHAFF (N/V)
Meaning-
Known

       

         |  the outer covering of the seeds of grain such as wheat
Hidden

to make jokes about somebody in a friendly way

ACE (N/Adj./V)
Meaning-
Known

        

          | a playing card
Hidden

a person who is very good at doing something

ACCESSORY (N/Adj.)
Meaning-
Known
          | an extra piece of equipment that is useful but not essential
Hidden

a person who helps somebody to commit a crimes

TENDER (Adj./N/V)
Meaning-
Known
          | Kind, gentle, easily hurt or damaged
Hidden

Bid, do work at a stated price

STRAIGHT (Adv./Adj./N)
Meaning-
Known
          | without a bend or curve, going in one direction
Hidden

a person who has sexual relationships with opposite sex, rather than the same sex

Anto:- Gay


ABSTRACTION (N)
Meaning-
Known
          | the action of removing something from something else
Hidden

a general idea not based on any particular real person, thing.

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