Homographs

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Homographs are words with different pronunciation, meanings and origins but the same spelling. They are not to be confused with homonyms, homophones and heteronyms. In order to work out which pronunciation and which meaning is appropriate, you need to be aware of the context. Here are a few homographs and their meanings:

agape with mouth open OR love bass type of fish OR low, deep voice bat - piece of sports equipment OR an animal bow type of knot OR to incline down a lower place OR soft fluff on a bird entrance the way in OR to delight evening smoothing out OR after sunset fine of good quality OR a levy learned past tense of learn OR knowledgeable minute tiny OR unit of time moped was gloomy OR motorcyle number more numb OR numerical value row line OR argument OR propel a boat sewer drain OR person who sews wave move the hand in greeting OR sea water coming into shore wound past tense of wind OR to injure tear-tear (tear as in crying, tear as in rip the paper) project-project (i have a project due, i must project that onto the screen) address-address (i must address the isue, thats my address) present-present (i must present that, i got my present for X-mas) desert-desert (this desert has no water, i must desert you) dance dance as a noun . dance is also a passion dance as a verb . i dance gracefully object object as a noun . that sharp object. object as a verb . the boy object to his answer record record as a noun . the teacher left his class record. record as a verb . i am about to record this. 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 affect: to change/a persons emotions alternate: to switch back and forth/the second choice are: plural of to be/ 100 square meters attribute: a characteristic/to give regard to bass: a type of a fish/the low tones of music or an stringed instrument which plays low tones bow: a device to shoot an arrow/to bend ones head down or the front of a shi p bowed: bent/to bend over buffet: a blow or be affected by blows/a large sideboard or a self-served meal of various dishes close: to be near/to shut combine: a farming machine which threshes/to put together conduct: ones behavior/to lead (oops there is another one) such as a symphony console: to comfort/the interface for an instrument content: to be satisfied/that which is contained within contest: to compete in a match of skills/make an argument against something contract: an agreement/to shrink or make a deal on a project convert: to change ones belief system/one whose belief system has been changed converse: to talk/the opposite convict: a prisoner/to find one guilty of a charge crooked: sharply curved/a muscle spasm in ones neck deliberate: to carefully consider/to purposely do

desert: to abandon/an arid or barren area digest: to convert food to simpler compounds/to condense a written work do: the first tone of the diatonic scale/to accomplish does: multiple female deer/to perform dove: a bird/to have jumped off drawer: one who draws/a boxlike compartment that pushes in and pulls out drawers: multiple people who draw/underpants entrance: an entryway/to put into a trance excuse: to pardon or forgive/an explanation offered to justify or obtain forgiveness gyro: short for gyroscope/a type of sandwich with roasted lamb house: a dwelling/to provide living quarters incense: a burnt aromatic/to make angry intern: a physician training after medical school/to confine intimate: personal/to hint invalid: an ill person/ not valid laminate: to make in layers/a composite made of layers lather: to make foam/a workman who puts up laths lead: to guide/a soft dense metal live: verb meaning to have life/adjective meaning to have life or being on lives: verb meaning to have life/plural noun meaning many with life micrometer: one-millionth of a meter/a device used to measure small distances minute: small/sixty seconds moderate: of medium or average quality/to preside or direct mow: to cut down/a type of a gull/a stack of hay multiply: to times two numbers/to do in many ways number: a mathematical integer like 1, 2, 3,/to deprive of further feeling nun: a female religious/the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet object: something perceptible/to dissent pasty: medium consistency/a meat pie pate: a meat paste/the crown of a head, usually bald/a porcelain paste perfect: to make correct/that which is correct periodic: occasional or repetitive/an iodine compound permit: to allow something to be done/a document giving permission present: a gift or that which is happening now/to give a talk or demonstration primer: a elementary book/the undercoating done prior to applying paint produce: vegetables/to bring forth project: to thrust outward/a plan or housing development pussy: to be filled with pus/a kitten putting: to hit a golf ball on a green/to place in a specific location raven: to devour/a large black bird rebel: to resist/one who resists record: to write down/a list or phonograph disk recreation: a leisurely pastime/to remake refuse: to deny/garbage relay: a race involving multiple individuals/to lay again reside: to live in a place/to change a side resign: to quit/to sign again resume: to restart/a CV or document of experience row: a series of objects in a straight line/a fight sake: purpose/a Japanese rice drink secrete: to generate/to conceal secreted: to have generated/to hide out of sight separate: to divide up into groups/disunited or a garment sewer: one who sews/a conduit for transporting sewage slough: a swamp/to shed sow: to scatter seeds/an adult female hog subject: the theme or topic/to force ones will onto another tear: liquid drops secreted by the eye/to pull apart wind: to encircle/moving air wound: to have been wrapped in a circular manner/an injury