A list of 15 words by myth.
- take appears on 29 other lists
- run appears on 55 other lists
- make appears on 20 other lists
- go appears on 51 other lists
- good appears on 60 other lists
- light appears on 102 other lists
- dead appears on 45 other lists
- line appears on 51 other lists
- mark appears on 46 other lists
- set appears on 48 other lists
- roll appears on 37 other lists
- get appears on 37 other lists
- give appears on 25 other lists
- play appears on 53 other lists
- point appears on 46 other lists
whichbe form? Sep 25, 2009
myth I'd be interested in a graph.
In the mean time, some polysemous Marx jokes to entertain:
Groucho: How would you like a job at the mint?
Chico: Mint? I don't like mint. What other flavors you got?
I've got a good mind to go out and join a club and beat you over the head with it. May 17, 2009
seanahan It's pretty interesting I think, I imagine if you plot average frequency of words vs. # of wordnet definitions (which I might just do this weekend) you'll see a very low number for the most common words (determiners and prepositions), with the most polysemous words coming after that, followed by a drastic drop off of number of senses. May 15, 2009
myth Being common is a little different then being highly polysemous. For the list I'm using weirdnets definitions, so it's going to be a little off but still somewhat relevant. May 14, 2009
whichbe Don't you think the word interesting is just so interesting? May 13, 2009
plethora Pfft, Wordie's top 100 is much more interesting than that list. May 13, 2009
whichbe Perhaps this list might also be of use to you... May 13, 2009
myth Set has 87, not bad! I like the term polysemy. May 3, 2009
whichbe Good idea. I'd imagine set belongs here. You might find a few more pickings on this list. May 3, 2009