In the sentence "The wind was too strong to wind the sail," what is the term for the word "wind"? (1 point)

Question

1. Homophone

2. Homograph

3. Synonym

4. Antonym

Answer 1

The term for the word "wind" in the sentence "The wind was too strong to wind the sail" is 2. Homograph.

Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and sometimes different pronunciations. In this case, "wind" (referring to the movement of air) and "wind" (meaning to twist or turn) are homographs.