Sunday, 24 February 2019

Homonyms - Objective (As a Noun and Adjective)


1. (noun) - sth you plan to do or achieve.

  • My main objective is to relax and enjoy my holiday.
  • The sales team is working round the clock (= all day and night) to achieve its financial objective.


2. (adj) - based on facts, real.

  • It's very hard for me to be objective when I am judging my niece's work. 
  • Sometimes, it's best to speak to acquaintances and strangers if we want an objective opinion.

Sunday, 17 February 2019

Homonyms - Figure (As a Noun)


1. (noun) - number.

  • Does this figure look like an eight or three?
  • Despite earning a six-figure salary every year, he is still unhappy with his job.


2. (noun) - the shape of a person/individual or human body.

  • Sarah immediately called the police after seeing two tall figures in her garden.
  • When the children saw a figure appear from behind the bushes, they screamed and ran.

3. (noun) - a woman's body shape.
  • Pam was delighted when she finally got her figure back after months of dieting and exercise.
  • Kelly can wear almost anything as she has a beautiful figure.

Sunday, 3 February 2019

Homonyms - Batch (As a Noun and Verb)



  1. (noun) - a group of people or items dealt with at the same time or considered similar in kind.
    - We were lucky to have walked into the bakery when the fresh batch of egg tarts were brought out from the kitchen.                                            - All the drinks sold at that convenience store were packaged and sold in batches of 6.                                                                                        - Batch orders are usually more cost effective than purchasing in small quantities.                                                                                              - 
    The latest batch of reports suggests the global economy is slowing down.                                             
     2. (verb) - to make a group out of a number of things so they can be             dealt with at the same time.
     - It's common practice for orders to be batched together in warehouses.