CristyCurves 169032 Report post Posted August 29, 2012 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- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jake_cdn Report post Posted August 29, 2012 Bat - baseball stick or flying rodent Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cato 160314 Report post Posted August 30, 2012 lead (noun) / lead (verb) sow (noun)/ sow (verb) In these cases the pronunciations are different. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smithwick 7122 Report post Posted August 30, 2012 The one that always comes to mind for me is wind: Both fast moving air and to crank something, instilling potential energy Additional Comments: 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 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeeRichards 177238 Report post Posted August 30, 2012 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 ....... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybob 20128 Report post Posted August 30, 2012 Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have two different meaningsexamples: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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CristyCurves 169032 Report post Posted August 30, 2012 Is this some sort of anti homosexual thread? If so I'm totally against it. If this is a joke, I'm sorry I missed it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andee 220524 Report post Posted August 30, 2012 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... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy kenny 50799 Report post Posted August 30, 2012 Google can help us avoid awkward social situations like the one above, when things aren't quite clear, clear is a homograph :) http://lmgtfy.com/?q=homograph 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy kenny 50799 Report post Posted August 30, 2012 Well if it was meant to be humerous then an emoticon like :) or ;) or :D is always helpfull to convey tone! :/ 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
