IXL | Which definition matches the sentence?

What does school mean in this sentence?

I always have a snack when I get home from school.

school noun a place for learning

school noun a group of fish swimming together

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What does bank mean in this sentence?

Judy and Lucy had a picnic on the bank of the creek.

bank noun the ground on the sides of a river

bank noun a place where people can save their money

Some words have more than one meaning.

The light hurts my eyes.

Feathers are very light.

Sometimes the different meanings even sound different.

The actors leaned over and took a bow.

In this sentence, bow rhymes with how.

The girl tied a bow in her hair.

In this sentence, bow rhymes with low.

Words with more than one meaning are called multiple-meaning words or homographs.

The word bank has more than one meaning.

The question gives this sentence:

Judy and Lucy had a picnic on the bank of the creek.

Here, bank means the ground on the sides of a river.

The first answer choice gives the correct meaning.

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