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Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have two different meanings

examples:Lie-an untruth-lie down

bow-something you put on a gift-bow- to bow down

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lead (noun) / lead (verb)

sow (noun)/ sow (verb)

 

In these cases the pronunciations are different.

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The one that always comes to mind for me is wind: Both fast moving air and to crank something, instilling potential energy

 

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Of course my favourite is set. A total of 67 different meanings according to Merriam-Webster's dictionary.

 

25 as a transitive verb

11 as an intransitive verb

24 as a noun

7 as an adjective

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Shag = carpet

 

Shag = lets get busy baby

 

Shag + shag = lets get busy ON the shag carpet baby ;)

 

Yup....These 18 hour work days are getting to me .......

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Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have two different meanings

examples:Lie-an untruth-lie down

bow-something you put on a gift-bow- to bow down

 

Add yours-

 

Is this some sort of anti homosexual thread? If so I'm totally against it.

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Is this some sort of anti homosexual thread? If so I'm totally against it.

 

Cristy's definition of the word "Homograph" was accurate. If that's the case, would Homonyms (words that are spelled different but sound the same, e.g. Flower versus Flour) also be considered anti-homosexual?

 

If this is a joke, I'm sorry I missed it.

 

You're not the only one - I missed it too.

 

Absolutely ridiculous. Back to Cristy's thread...

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Well if it was meant to be humerous then an emoticon like :) or ;) or :D is always helpfull to convey tone! :/

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