Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. CCSS.ELAÂ­-Literacy.L.K.4.a Identify new meanings for familiar words and apply them accurately (e.g., knowing duck is a bird and learning the verb to duck). View Words at a Glance Close Multiple Meaning Words (K-2): 1  List 1: bolt, bat, bowl, bat, bark, bowl, bark, bolt, bit, bit. 2  List 2: clip, can, box, clip, can, club, club, box, check, check. 3  List 3: eye, dip, down, down, dip, fair, dress, fair, dress, eye. 4  List 4: foot, hard, gum, gum, fly, hard, file, fly, foot, file.
Annoy (noun) to molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade. Annoy (noun) a feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes; also, whatever causes such a feeling; as, to work annoy. Origin: [OE. anoi, anui, OF. anoi, anui, enui, fr. L. in odio hatred (esse alicui in odio, Cic.).
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com. 3. tease, harry, hector, badger, disquiet. Worry, annoy, harass all mean to disturb or interfere with someone's comfort or peace of mind. To worry is to cause anxiety, apprehension, or care: to worry one's parents. To annoy is to vex or irritate by continued repetition of interferences: to annoy the neighbors. Harass implies long-continued worry and annoyance: Cares of office harass a president. 6. apprehension, solicitude, disquiet, misgiving, fear.