Homographs Words with Meaning!
Homograph, which means “same writing” in Greek, denotes that words have the same structure. Homographs, like homophones, have the same spelling but different meanings; but, unlike homophones, homographs may have unique pronunciations. Advocate, for example, is a noun that denotes “a person who speaks up for another person” when pronounced with a short /a/ sound. When you pronounce it with a long /a/ sound, it becomes a verb that denotes “to assist or plead the case of another person.”
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Homographs with Meaning
Agape
- Wide open
- A Greek word meaning “sacrificial love”
Wind
- A characteristic or quality
- To think of as belonging to or originating in some person, place or thing
Tear
- To rip
- A drop of water from the eye
Refuse
- Garbage or trash
- To reject or decline
Coordinates
- A set of numbers used to calculate a position
- To organize or bring into order
Buffet
- A French word for a self-serve food bar
- Slap or punch
Produce
- Fresh fruits or vegetables
- To create or make
Putting
- Gently hitting a golf ball into the hole (putt)
- Placing something in a location (put)
Wound
- An injury
- Past tense form of wind
Proceeds
- Money or profit gained
- Continues on
Moped
- A motorized bicycle or scooter
- Gloomy in the past tense
Axes
- The plural of ax or axe
- The plural of axis
Entrance
- The place of entry
- To bewitch or delight
Does
- More than one female deer
- Present, third-person singular form of the verb “do”
Evening
- Late afternoon
- Making more even
Contract
- A written agreement
- To get, acquire
Incense
- A substance that produces a pleasant odor when burned
- To infuriate or make very angry
Discount
- A reduction in price
- To underestimate the significance of or give no credence to
Desert
- To leave or abandon
- Arid region, a hot
Bustier
- A French word for an undergarment
- More busty
Digest
- To change food in the stomach into a form that can be absorbed by the body
- A condensed version of some information
Minute
- 60 seconds
- Very small
Second
- 1/60 of a minute
- The position after first
Frequent
- Occurring regularly
- To visit a place often
Content
- All that is contained inside something
- Happy or satisfied
Bass
- A kind of fish
- A deep voice or tone
- A large string instrument or type of guitar
Bow
- To bend at the waist
- A piece of archery equipment
- A pair of tied loops
- The front of a boat
Compact
- To make small
- A small case for holding makeup
- Small
- To make firm
Compound
- A mixture made of two or more parts
- To add to or to make worse
- Group of buildings inside
- An enclosed area with a building
Lead
- To go first with followers behind
- A leash for a dog
- A type of metal
Object
- To be opposed to
- A thing that you can touch
Project
- A plan
- To throw or hurl forward
- A proposal
Number
- A numeral
- More numb
- To count in order
To count in order
- Under authority
- To expose someone to undesirable conditions
- Under control
- A topic learned in school
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