English words can be categorized into 9 basic types which are called "parts of speech" or sometimes "word classes". These are as follows: Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Pronoun, Preposition, Conjunction, Interjection, and Determiner. Many words may have more than one kind of function. In other words, they can be more than one part of speech. For example, "clear" can be a verb, an adjective and an adverb. “After” can be a preposition, an adjective, an adverb and a conjunction. Here, you will find an alphabetical list of words that can be used as at least two parts of speech: Sample This: Nouns – Alphabetical list of words that are NOUNS but can also be used as at least one more part of speech: 1. abandon [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 2. abdominal [noun] -- also acts as: adjective, 3. aboriginal [noun] -- also acts as: adjective, 4. abrasive [noun] -- also acts as: adjective, 5. absolute [noun] -- also acts as: adjective, 6. abstract [noun] -- also acts as: verb / adjective, 7. abuse [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 8. academic [noun] -- also acts as: adjective, 9. accent [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 10. access [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 11. accessory [noun] -- also acts as: adjective, 12. acclaim [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 13. accord [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 14. account [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 15. ache [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 16. acrylic [noun] -- also acts as: adjective, 17. act [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 18. acting [noun] -- also acts as: adjective, 19. action [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 20. active [noun] -- also acts as: adjective, 21. address [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 22. adhesive [noun] -- also acts as: adjective, 23. adult [noun] -- also acts as: adjective, 24. advance [noun] -- also acts as: verb / adjective, 25. advantage [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 26. advisory [noun] -- also acts as: adjective, 27. advocate [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 28. aerial [noun] -- also acts as: adjective, 29. aesthetic [noun] -- also acts as: adjective, 30. affirmative [noun] -- also acts as: adjective, 31. affix [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 32. affront [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 33. age [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 34. agglomerate [noun] -- also acts as: verb / adjective, 35. aggregate [noun] -- also acts as: verb / adjective, 36. aid [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 37. aim [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 38. air [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 39. airbrush [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 39. airbrush [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 40. airlift [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 41. alarm [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 42. alcoholic [noun] -- also acts as: adjective, 43. alert [noun] -- also acts as: verb / adjective, 44. alias [noun] -- also acts as: adverb, 45. alien [noun] -- also acts as: adjective, 46. alloy [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 47. ally [noun] -- also acts as: verb, 48. alpine [noun] -- also acts as: adjective, 49. alternate [noun] -- also acts as: verb / adjective, 50. alternative [noun] -- also acts as: adjective

The same word can be used as more than one part of speech. On this basis, we can broadly classify the words as follows: A: Words that represent at least TWO parts of speech, B: Words that represent at least THREE parts of speech, C: Words that represent at least FOUR parts of speech | Sample This: C. Words that represent at least TWO parts of speech--- We can put words that represent at least TWO parts of speech into the following 34 prominent groups: 01. Noun + Verb | 02. Noun + Adjective | 03. Noun + Adverb | 04. Noun + Pronoun | 05. Noun + Preposition | 06. Noun + Conjunction | 07. Noun + Interjection | 08. Noun + Determiner | 09. Verb + Adjective | 10. Verb + Adverb | 11. Verb + Pronoun | 12. Verb + Preposition | 13. Verb + Conjunction | 14. Verb + Interjection | 15. Verb + Determiner | 16. Adjective + Adverb | 17. Adjective + Pronoun | 18. Adjective + Preposition | 19. Adjective + Conjunction | 20. Adjective + Interjection | 21. Adjective + Determiner | 22. Adverb + Pronoun | 23. Adverb + Preposition | 24. Adverb + Conjunction | 25. Adverb + Interjection | 26. Adverb + Determiner | 27. Pronoun + Preposition | 28. Pronoun + Conjunction | 29. Pronoun + Determiner | 30. Preposition + Conjunction 31. Preposition + Interjection | 32. Preposition + Determiner | 33. Conjunction + Determiner | 34. Interjection + Determiner ||| 01. Noun + Verb -- The same word can be used as NOUN as well as VERB: 1. abandon, 2. abstract, 3. abuse, 4. accent, 5. access, 6. acclaim, 7. accord, 8. account, 9. ache, 10. act, 11. action, 12. address, 13. advance, 14. advantage, 15. advocate, 16. affix, 17. affront, 18. age, 19. agglomerate, 20. aggregate, 21. aid, 22. aim, 23. air, 24. airbrush, 25. airlift, 26. alarm, 27. alert, 28. alloy, 29. ally, 30. alternate, 31. ambush, 32. amount, 33. anchor, 34. anger, 35. angle, 36. answer, 37. ape, 38. appeal, 39. apprentice, 40. approach, 41. arc, 42. arch, 43. archive, 44. arm, 45. array, 46. arrest, 47. art, 48. ask, 49. aspirate, 50. assault, 51. assent, 52. assist, 53. associate, 54. asterisk, 55. atrophy, 56. attack, 57. attempt, 58. attribute, 59. auction, 60. audition, 61. author, 62. autograph, 63. average, 64. award, 65. awe, 66. axe, 67. babble, 68. baby, 69. back, 70. backlight, 71. backpack, 72. backspace, 73. badger, 74. baffle, 75. bag, 76. Bail, 77. bait, 78. balance, 79. bale, 80. ball, 81. balloon, 82. ballot, 83. balls, 84. ban, 85. band, 86. bandage, 87. bang, 88. bank, 89. bankroll, 90. bankrupt, 91. banter, 92. bar, 93. barbecue, 94. bargain, 95. barge, 96. bark, 97. barrel, 98. barricade, 99. base, 100. bash, 101. bat, 102. batch, 103. bath, 104. bathe, 105. batten, 106. batter, 107. battle, 108. bay, 109. bayonet, 110. beach, 111. beam, 112. bean, 113. bear, 114. beard, 115. beat, 116. beaver, 117. bed, 118. beef, 119. beep, 120. beetle, 121. beggar, 122. belly, 123. bellyache, 124. belt, 125. benchmark, 126. bend, 127. benefit, 128. berth, 129. best, 130. bet, 131. better, 132. bias, 133. bicycle, 134. bid, 135. bike, 136. bill, 137. billet, 138. billow, 139. bin, 140. bind, 141. binge, 142. bird, 143. bitch, 144. bite, 145. black, 146. blacklist, 147. blackmail, 148. blame, 149. blank, 150. blanket, 151. blare, 152. blast, 153. blaze, 154. bleach, 155. bleep, 156. blemish, 157. blend, 158. blight, 159. blind, 160. blindfold, 161. blink, 162. bliss, 163. blister, 164. blitz, 165. block, 166. blockade, 167. blog, 168. blood, 169. blossom, 170. blot, 171. blow, 172. blubber, 173. bluff, 174. blunder, 175. blur, 176. blush, 177. bluster, 178. board / 179. boast, 180. bob, 181. bobble, 182. bog, 183. boil, 184. bolster, 185. bolt, 186. bomb, 187. bond, 188. bone, 189. bonk, 190. boo, 191. boob, 192. boogie, 193. book, 194. boom, 195. boost, 196. boot, 197. booze, 198. bop, 199. border, 200. bore

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