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Another word game of sorts... Though it may be short lived...

There lots of words that sound the same with different spellings; bear/bare, there/thier, fair/fare, stare/stair... (Many of them ryhme, apperently...) And of course there are lots of words that simply mean differnt things; rose (flower/got up), direct (strait to/give directions), book (collection of pages/make an appointment)...

What I am interested in compiling are words that are spelled the same but are pronounced different and have different meanings... So far I've got:

Live (to be alive/in person)
Read (past/present tence of the verb)
Lead (be followed/heavy metal)
Bass (lower octive sound/fish)

I know there are more. I think I've forgotten some since I first thought of this inquiry... :P Let's see what you guys can come up with!

Weed 'As in uncultivated plant / to weed weeds / to wee'
Bat 'to hit / cricket bat / a flying animal'

Not quite, they still sound the same... I want differing pronounciations as well... Thanks for trying! I'm sure you'll come up with something...

Grate

To grate cheese/a metal mesh covering a hole

Mate

To perform the procreation ritual/a friend (colloquial)

Sorry, fell short by the second requirment.

Tear (rip/lachrimal fluid)
Wear (clad/river in N England....)

Bow (..and arrow/what you do in front of the queen)

Row (argue/to move a boat along with a stick)

Yes, yes, by jove I think we're on to something! :P (See? I really am a geek...)

Wind - a strong breeze or tensioning a clock's spring

Sewer - someone who uses a needle and thread
Sewer - something that takes away our waste products

Sow - plant grain
Sow - female pig

Refuse - do not accept
Refuse - rubbish

Desert-waste area
Desert-abandon

Hmm, are a lot of these noun/verb pairs?

Azara

bow - ribbon
bow - front of a boat
bow - genuflect
bough - branch
bough Frank - to take cocaine with a prostitute

Frank Bough - haha!


Not sure if this one counts but what about primate?

Primate - an apelike mammal

Primate - a high ranking bishop

Sign seen over rubbish bin:

"Refuse to be put in this bin".

Good sign Gnomon!

As an aside, what is the word for these words which sound like different words when you hear them but look like the same words when you read them? i.e. the correct term for sounding different but having the same spelling.
There nust be a term for it. Anyone?

homograph - one of two or more words spelled alike but different in meaning or derivation or pronunciation

Minute - 60 seconds
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