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
