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Homographs

A homograph is a word that is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning. The document lists many examples of homographs in English including bass (type of fish or low sound), bow (bend or front of boat), and lead (go first or type of metal). Homographs are words that create ambiguity and confusion due to their identical spelling but different meanings.

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Homographs

A homograph is a word that is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning. The document lists many examples of homographs in English including bass (type of fish or low sound), bow (bend or front of boat), and lead (go first or type of metal). Homographs are words that create ambiguity and confusion due to their identical spelling but different meanings.

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Homographs

A homograph (from the Greek: ὁμός, homós, "same" and γράφω, gráphō, "write") is a
word that shares the same written form as another word but has a different meaning.

accent - stress or emphasis/ a manner of speaking or pronunciation influenced by the


region in which one lives or grew up

agape - wide open/ a Greek word meaning "love"

attribute - a characteristic or quality/ to think of as belonging to or originating in some


person, place or thing

axes - the plural of ax or axe/ the plural of axis

bass - a deep voice or tone/ a kind of fish

bat - a piece of sporting equipment used in baseball/ a winged animal associated with
vampires

bow - to bend at the waist/ the front of a boat/a pair of tied loops

buffet - to hit, punch or slap/ a self-serve food bar

bustier - an undergarment/ more busty

compact - small/to make small/ a small case for holding makeup

compound - to mix or combine/ an enclosed area with a building or group of buildings


inside

content - happy or satisfied/ all that is contained inside something

contract - an agreement/ to get, acquire or incur

coordinates - brings into proper place or order/ a set of numbers used to calculate
position

desert - a hot, arid region/ to leave

digest - a condensed version of some information/ to change food in the stomach into a
form that can be absorbed by the body

discount - a reduction in price/ to underestimate the significance of or give no credence to

does - female deer (plural)/ present, third person singular form of the verb "do"

down - in a lower position/ soft, furry feathers

entrance - the place of entry/ to bewitch, delight or enrapture

evening - late afternoon/ making more even


fine - very good/ sharp or keen/ delicate or subtle/ a sum of money paid to settle a matter

frequent - occurring regularly/ to visit a place with regularity

incense - a substance that produces a pleasant odor when burned/ to infuriate or make
very angry

lead - to go first with followers behind/ a type of metal

minute - 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour/ extremely small

moped - acted sad or gloomy/ a bicycle with a motor

object - a thing you can see or touch/ a goal/ a noun that receives the action of a verb/ to
be opposed to

proceeds - advances or continues on/ the money or profit gained from some sale or
venture

produce - to create or make/ fresh fruits and vegetables

project - a plan or proposal/ to throw or hurl forward/ to cause a shadow or image to fall
upon a surface

putting - the present participle of put/ the present participle of putt

number - a numeral/ to count/ more numb

refuse - waste or garbage/ to reject or decline to accept

row - a fight/ to propel a boat forward using oars/ a line

second - 1/60th of a minute/ after the first

subject - under some authority or control/ to bring under authority or control/ to make
liable or vulnerable/ a topic/ the noun in a sentence about which something is said in the
predicate

tear - to rip/ a drop of water from the eye

wind - to turn/ moving air

wound - turned/ an injury

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