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which may have more than one meaning and/or pronunciation.
Using this word list: Homographs come primarily in sets of two, sometimes more than two words, which look alike and are spelled the same but may have significantly different meanings and/or sounds. Brief definitions are shown to enable distinguishing the meanings but not purported to be adequate to properly define the words. Not many have been identified so far. To locate a particular word, use the FIND function of your browser. Otherwise, scroll down to browse the list. Last Updated: 2011 02 10 |
| WORD | Sounds Like | Means |
| bow [s][ed][ing] | bow, cow, wow | v. bend in repsect or prayer |
| bow [s] | bo, beau | n. type of decorative knot |
| bow [s] | bo, beau | n. weapon - 'bow and arrow' |
| bow [s][ed][ing] | bo, beau | v./adj. bend or bent from straight line |
| collect | kuh-LEKT | gather, assemble, receive |
| collect | KAH-lekt | prayer in liturgical worship |
| does | doze | sleep lightly |
| does | doze | more than one female deer |
| does | duz | form of verb 'to do' |
| either | EE-thzer | positive options |
| either | EYE-thzer | n. kind of sandwich from Mediterranean areas |
| gyro | JYE row | n. colloq. gyroscope |
| gyro | hero | n. kind of sandwich from Mediterranean areas |
| moped | moe - pedd | small motorbike |
| moped | doped, roped | sulked about |
| neither | NEE-thzer | negative options |
| neither | NYE-thzer | sulked about |
| pate | pate [like ate] | top of head as in a bald pate |
| pate | pah TAY | speadable foodstuff, usually liver or fish |
| pecan | puh-cahn | n. nut |
| pecan | pee-kan | verb: make flawless ir complete |
| perfect | PURR fikt | adj. ideal, flawless, complete |
| perfect | purr FEKT | verb: make flawless ir complete |
| praline | PRAH-leen | a sugar confection; regional pronunciation |
| praline | PRAY-leen | a sugar confection; regional pronunciation |
| pussy | pooss-ee | cat, kitten - u sounds as in look or book |
| pussy | PUS ee | filled with pus, infected - u sounds as in luck |
| reprise | ree PRIZE | do or play again - sound variant |
| reprise | ree PREEZ | do or play again - sound variant |
| resume | ree ZOOM | v. contiue following interval |
| resume | Rezz you MAY | n. personal history or c.v. usually to gain employment |
| sewer [s] | soor, sue-er | drainage conduit or system |
| sewer [s] | so-were | one or thing which sews or stitches |
| sheik [s] | shEEK | eastern potentate - pronunciation varies |
| sheik [s] | shAKE | eastern potentate - pronunciation varies |
| slough | sluff | cast off husk or skin |
| slough | sl-OW! [hurt] | depression, pit |
| slough | slue | bog or swamp |
| tear | teer, tier | water from the eye |
| tear | tare, tair | rip |
| tomato | toe-MAY-toe | common fruit |
| tomato | toe-MAH-toe | rip |
| turbine | TERB - in | a machine - pronunciation varies with individuals |
| turbine | ter - BINE | a machine - pronunciation varies with individuals |
| viola | vee-OLE-uh | musical instrument of violin family |
| viola | VYE-ole-uh | flowering plant includes violet & pansy |
| wind | bind, kind | turn crank to 'wind up'; wind a watch |
| wind | winnd | the wind blows whither it will |
| winds | binds | turns crank to 'wind up'; wind a watch |
| winds | winnds | the winds blow whither they will |
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