Contronyms.

Contronyms (also called Janus words or auto-antonyms) are words that have two opposite meanings - depending on the context. In short, a contronym is its own opposite!

  1. Sanction. To officially allow or to punish for breaking a rule.

  2. Bound. Heading toward a destination or restricted from moving.

  3. Dust. To remove dirt or to cover with fine particles.

  4. Screen. To display something (like a movie) or to hide it from sight.

  5. Weather. To survive or endure or to be worn down over time.

  6. Left. To go away or to remain behind.

  7. Trim. To decorate or make neat or to cut off excess parts.

  8. Seed. To plant seeds or to remove them from a fruit.

  9. Clip. To attach firmly or to cut short.

10. Oversight. Careful supervision or failure to notice something.

11. Dusting. The act of cleaning or applying fine powder.

12. Off. Not operating (the light is off) or activated (the alarm went off).

13. Flog. To promote enthusiastically or to criticise severely.

14. Apology. A statement of regret or a justification for one's actions.

15. Strike. To hit forcefully or to miss completely (in baseball).

16. Fast. Moving quickly or firmly fixed in place.

17. Lease. To give something for rent or to rent it from someone.

18. Weathered. Strengthened by experience or damaged by exposure.

19. Pop. To appear suddenly or to vanish quickly.

20. Hold up. To support or lift or to cause delay or obstruction.

My take.

Interesting information.

Tailpiece.

Got up at 5, sent all my morning messages, switched on the hymns on the home theatre, lit up the puja room lamp and opened up the house for the day.

Lekha made our morning cuppa.

Carried out the usual Wednesday 'aarathi' of the house, walked on the road in front of the house and recited my prayers.

Bath, followed by breakfast of idlis and sambar.

Washing machinex of bed linen.

Worked on my laptop till lunch time.

Lunch; watched television followed by siesta.

A quiet evening.