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What does exhaust mean in this sentence?

Mrs. Farrell's repair shop on the outskirts of town always smells like exhaust.

exhaust noun the gases produced by a car

exhaust verb to make someone tired

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What does dart mean in this sentence?

We watched the fly dart across the room and out the window.

dart noun a tiny arrow that is thrown or shot

dart verb to make a sudden, fast movement

Some words have more than one meaning.

Words that are spelled and pronounced the same way but have different meanings are called homonyms.

Jessica struck the match and held it against the tinder to start the campfire.

What color furniture would match the maroon carpeting?

Words that are spelled the same way but have different pronunciations and meanings are called homographs.

The double bass is the largest string instrument in an orchestra.

In this sentence, bass rhymes with case.

Bass is a variety of spiny-finned freshwater and saltwater fish.

In this sentence, bass rhymes with grass.

The word dart has more than one meaning.

The question gives this sentence:

We watched the fly dart across the room and out the window.

Here, dart means to make a sudden, fast movement.

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