Multiple Meaning Words

Rita wore sunglasses because the light from the sun was brilliant.

• very smart

• shining very brightly

They like to eat with chopsticks instead of a knife and fork.

• an instrument with prongs used for eating

• a place where a road or a river branches in two directions

Jake is able to handle difficult stunts on a balance beam.

• the part used to carry an object

• to deal with someone or something

The elephant's keeper used a special lotion to keep its hide soft.

• the skin of an animal

• to keep something secret or hidden

"Don't lean too far over the railing," the guard warned.

• slim and muscular; with little fat

• to bend over or rest against something

People said that Mr. Grisom was a mean man, but he was really a kind person.

• not nice or kind

• to try to say something; intend

We explored an old gold mine that was no longer in use.

• a place beneath the ground where minerals are dug up

• belonging to me

The mayor will present a medal to the brave firefighter.

• a gift

• to give something to someone

The hero was surrounded by the press wherever she went.

• the people who report the news

• to smooth out the wrinkles in something

He measured a yard of cloth to cover the seat of the chair.

• a unit of length equal to three feet

• land around a house or building