Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings

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dmodde

#3840 Sun, 10 Aug 03 03:03 AM

what is the term used for words that are spelled the same but have different meanings?
Example: tear, crying/tear, a rip in a cloth

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Jacko

#3842 Sun, 10 Aug 03 04:29 AM

Homonymns?

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Jacko

#3843 Sun, 10 Aug 03 04:31 AM

The problem with homonyms is that they sound the same and often, not necessarily, have the same spelling but with a different meaning.

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wordman

#44808 Thu, 09 Sep 04 12:41 AM

I am looking for five words that are spelled the same, but have a different meaning. Help!

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CalifJim

#44838 Thu, 09 Sep 04 05:57 AM

Only five?! There must be thousands! Just open any page of a dictionary!

bank, crop, bear, peer, sink, fritter, pants, slip, slide, dry, fit, class, shine, creep, divide, page, gin, trip, keel, ship, fall, hedge, needle, scrape, riddle, throw, train, ...
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ahava_yin

#45015 Fri, 10 Sep 04 08:12 AM

I got two in my mind.
Same spelling, but different pronunciation, different part of speech.
dove (bird, brand of chocolate, brand of shampoo)dove( past tense of dive)
wind (moving air)wind (to wrap something)