What is Homograph ?

 

What is Homograph?

Homograph definition: In English, homographs are words with the same spelling but having more than one meaning.

Homograph examples:

• back-back
• Capital – capital
• Drop – drop
• Invite – invite
• Lead – lead

Homographs List from A-Z

List of homographs from A to Z with example sentences.

Homographs List (A)

Homographs examples that start with A.

Absent

• If you’re absent more than five times, you fail the course.
• He had absented himself from the office for the day.

Abstract

• The research shows that preschool children are capable of thinking in abstract terms.
• Abstracts of about 300 words should be submitted to the conference committee who will decide which papers to accept.

Accent

• In the word ‘dinner’ the accent is on the first syllable.
• The women accent their eyes with makeup.

Address

• I can give you the address of a good attorney.
• That letter was addressed to me.

Advocate

• Those who advocate for doctorassisted suicide say the terminally ill should not have to suffer.
• She’s a passionate advocate of natural childbirth.

Attribute

• Some economists attribute much of the rising wage inequality in this country to the shift in favor of the most skilled workers.
• She spent most of the interview describing the company’s attributes to me.

Homographs List (B)

Homographs examples that start with B.
Back

• I’ll be back in a minute.
• She was the one who had fired him from his first job back in South Africa.
• Anna stood with her back to the window.

Ball

• Bounce the ball and try and hit it over the net.
• My hands were balled into fists.

Band

• The band was playing old Beatles songs.
• She always ties her hair back in a band.
• Many insects are banded black and yellow.

Bank

• I worked for a bank.
• He jumped in and swam to the opposite bank.

Bar

• She was sitting at the bar.
• I ate three bars of chocolate.

Bass

• I play bass in a jazz band.
• Fresh sea bass is a great delicacy.

Bat

• I am afraid of bats.
• It’s his first time at bat in the major leagues.

Blessedca

• I can’t see a blessed thing without my glasses.
• They brought the children to Jesus and he blessed them.

Bow

• This is done with a formal bow to the king or queen.
• She had a red bow in her hair.

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Homographs List (C)

Homographs examples that start with C.
Can

• Gabriella can speak French fluently.
• We drank a can of Coke each.

Capital

• Cairo is the capital of Egypt.
• You should write your name in capital letters.

Capture

• The robbery was captured on police video cameras.
• The two soldiers somehow managed to avoid capture.

Chest

• Her heart was pounding in her chest.
• In our family, we should have a medicine chest.

Clip

• They are clips from the new James Bond film.
• The wire is held on with a metal clip.

Cock

• A cock crowed as morning approached.
• He cocked a quizzical eyebrow at her.

Commune

• She lives in a commune.
• It is a place to commune with other women.

Compact

• The students’ rooms were compact, with a desk, bed, and closet built in.
• A compact was negotiated between the company and the union.

Compound

• Sulphur dioxide is a compound of sulphur and oxygen.
• A compound sentence contains two or more clauses.

Compress

• Snow falling on the mountainsides is compressed into ice.
• Apply a cold compress to the injury.

Conduct

• We are conducting a survey of consumer attitudes towards organic food.
• The Senator’s conduct is being investigated by the Ethics Committee.

Conflict

• Marx points out the potential conflicts below the surface of society.
• In other ways the activities of the councils tend to conflict with regional policy and weaken its effects.

Conscript

• Young Frenchmen were conscripted into the army and forced to fight in Algeria.
• The average number of conscripts in training has fallen from 80,000 to about 15,000.

Consort

• Both can take new consorts but only their daughter can be the new Everqueen.
• He is known to have consorted with prostitutes.

Construct

• They constructed a shelter out of fallen branches.
• The list of constructs can be endless.

Content

• The content of the media course includes scripting, editing, and camera work.
• Andy was a good husband, and Nicky was clearly very content.

Contest

• Stone decided to hold a contest to see who could write the best song.
• His wife is contesting a seat on the council.

Contrast

• While there are similarities in the two cultures, there are also great contrasts.
• Her actions and her promises contrasted sharply.

Convert

• The stocks can be easily converted to cash.
• She is a convert.

Convict

• She was convicted of shoplifting.
• There was a report on the news about an escaped convict.

Cool

• She swam out into the cool water.
• When tempers had cooled, he apologized.

Court

• Four people will appear in court today, charged with fraud.
• His campaign team has assiduously courted the media.

Homographs List (D)

Homographs examples that start with D.
Date

• The date on the letter was 30th August 1962.
• She and Ron go to the park to date.

Dear

• His sister was very dear to him.
• Come along, my dear, take a seat.

Default

• The company is in default on its loan agreement.
• He defaulted on his child support payments.

Desert

• This area of the country is mostly desert.
• The village was deserted.

Dice

• We played dice all night.
• You move forward according to the number on the dice.

Digest

• Most babies can digest a wide range of food easily.
• If you’d rather receive your mail in large batches than have it trickle through, request a digest where available.

Discharge

• Sewage is discharged directly into the sea.
• Nurses visit the mother and baby for two weeks after their discharge from the hospital.

Discount

• Employees can buy books at a discount.
  We cannot discount the possibility of further strikes.

Do

• You need to do more exercise.
• We’re having a do to celebrate his 30th birthday.

Down

• The sun was going down and it would soon be dark.
• He down the coffee in one gulp.

Drop

• The apples are beginning to drop from the trees.
• A single drop of blood splashed onto the floor.

Duck

• Every afternoon they went to the park to feed the duck.
• He had to duck as he came through the door.

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Homographs List (E)

Homographs examples that start with E.
Effect

• My parents’ divorce had a big effect on me.
• Many parents lack confidence in their ability to effect change in their children’s behavior.

Exploit

• Opposition leaders were quick to exploit government embarrassment over the incident.
• His courage and exploit were legendary.

Extract

• They used torture to extract information about their families.
• I’ve only seen short extract from the film.

Homographs List (F)

Homographs examples that start with F.
Fall

• September had come and the leaves were starting to fall.
• The area is beautiful in the fall.

Fan

• He’s a big fan of Elvis Presley.
• He is turning on the electric fan.

Fast

• I’m early—my watch must be fast.
• Gandhi drank some orange juice to break his threeweek fast.

File

• Every file on the same disk must have a different name.
• We began to file out into the car park.

Finance

• The project will only go ahead if they can raise the necessary finance.
• He took a job to finance his stay in Germany.

Fine

• If you want to use cheese instead of chicken, that’s fine.
• Offenders will be liable to a heavy fine.

Fit

• His clothes did not fit him very well.
• You must be very fit if you do so much running.

Float

• I wasn’t sure if the raft would float.
• We stood and watched the Carnival float drive past.

Fly

• The pilot was instructed to fly the plane to Montreal airport.
• A fly was buzzing against the window.

Foot

• My foot hurts.
• Once again it will be the taxpayer who has to foot the bill.

Frequent

• She was a frequent visitor to the house.
• We met in a local bar much frequented by students.

Firm

• I’m working for a firm of accountants.
• These peaches are still firm.

Fly

• A fly was buzzing against the window.
• Let’s fly a kite.

Homographs List (G-H)

Homographs examples that start with G &H.
Gay

• I didn’t know he was gay.
• We don’t see gays being beaten to death in our country because of their sexuality.

House

• Let’s have the party at my house.
• The museum is housed in the Old Court House.

Homographs List (I)

Homographs examples that start with I.
Impact

• The report assesses the impact of AIDS on the gay community.
• The company’s performance was impacted by the high value of the pound.

Implant

• Prejudices can easily become implanted in the mind.
• The history of implants has been equally painful; implants can shift or turn themselves upside down.

Incense

• Incense burned in a corner of the room.
• The decision incensed the workforce.

Incline

• I incline to the view that we should take no action at this stage.
• The council houses followed the curve of the road, which wound up a slight incline.

Increase

• The population has increased from 1.2 million to 1.8 million.
• There has been a marked increase in the use of firearms.

Insert

• They inserted a tube in his mouth to help him breathe.
• These inserts fit inside any style of shoe.

Insult

• I have never been so insulted in my life!
• The crowd was shouting insults at the police.

Interchange

• The new program should help solve some of the problems of data interchange between companies with different computer systems.
• There were two identical copies of each object that were interchanged regularly between trials.

Intimate

• We’re not on intimate terms with our neighbors.
• He was a wartime minister and intimate of Churchill.

Intrigue

• There was something about him that intrigued her.
• The young heroine steps into a web of intrigue in the academic world.

Invalid

• The treaty was declared invalid because it had not been ratified.
• She had been a delicate child and her parents had treated her as an invalid.

Invite

• They have invited me to go to Paris with them.
• Thanks for your invite.

Homographs List (L)

Homographs examples that start with L.
Lead

• She took the lead in the second lap.
• Lead exposure can be harmful to everyone, especially young children and babies.

Learned

• We all have different learned responses to anger.
  I learned a lot from my father.

Leaves

• The plane leaves at 12.30.
• Add a few leaves of fresh basil to the salad.

Left

• Look left and right before you cross the road.
• The plane left for Dallas last night.

Letter

• There’s a letter for you.
  ‘B’ is the second letter of the alphabet.

Live

• We used to live in London.
• The club has live music most nights.

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Homographs List (M)

Homographs examples that start with M.
Manifest

• For the character to know and demonstrate their doom, their body must physically manifest the flaw through an impairment.
• And I can’t help seeing the manifest in any case, I’ve always been interested in it.

Match

• If you suspect a gas leak do not strike a match or use electricity.
• Her fingerprints match those found at the scene of the crime.

Mean

• What does this sentence mean?
• He needed to find a mean between frankness and rudeness.

Might

• He said he might come tomorrow.
• I pushed the rock with all my might.

Mind

• There were all kinds of thoughts running through my mind.
• I hope you don’t mind the noise.

Minute

• I’ll be back in a few minutes.
• You’d better minute that point.

Moped

• There was hardly any traffic, just a few parked cars and a cluster of mopeds around the door of the bar opposite.
• The week he died, we all sat around and moped.

Homographs List (N-O)

Homographs examples that start with N & O.
Nail

• The key was hanging on a nail by the door.
• I’ve broken my nail.

Novel

• I read a lot of novels.
• What a novel idea!

Number

• My phone number is 266998.
• I number her among my closest friends.

Object

• The object of the game is to improve children’s math skills.
• His supporters will certainly object if he is fired.

Offense

• The new law makes it a criminal offense to drink alcohol in public places.
• He played offense for the Chicago Bulls.

Homographs List (P)

Homographs examples that start with P.
Palm

• He held the bird gently in the palm of his hand.
• The tropical tree which grows near beaches or in deserts, with a long straight trunk and large pointed leaves at the top, is coconut palm.

Park

• We went for a walk in the park.
• They had a sheet showing a car park and also cars to cut out.

Pen

• Write your essays in pen not pencil.
• You should pen a letter to the local paper.

Perfect

• Well I’m sorry—but nobody’s perfect.
• Mock trials help students perfect their legal skills.

Perfume

• She was wearing too much perfume.
• One bloom has the power to perfume a whole room.

Pet

• They have a pet a dog.
• He did not pet it, or stroke it: he stood staring.

Plain

• The plain fact is that nobody really knows.
• The grassy plain gave way to an extensive swamp.

Play

• You’ll have to play inside today.
• On the next play, Johnson ran 15 yards for a touchdown.

Point

• He’s just saying that to prove a point.
• Everything seemed to point in one direction.

Polish

• I give it a polish now and again.
  Your essay is good, you just need to polish it a bit.

Pop

• The eight compilations range from teen pop to classical.
• I’ll pop over and see you this evening.

Present

• What can I get him for a birthday present?
• You’ve got to forget the past and start living in the present.

Produce

• They were unable to produce any statistics to verify their claims.
• The shop sells only fresh local produce.

Progress

• We have made great progress in controlling inflation.
• The course allows students to progress at their own speed.

Project

• The final term will be devoted to project work.
• They sought advice on how to project a more positive image of their company.

Punch

• These bullets can punch a hole through 20 mm steel plate.
• I managed to land a punch on his chin.

Homographs List (Q-R)

Homographs examples that start with Q & R.
Quarter

• It’s a quarter past twelve.
• I peel and quarter an apple.

Race

• There is a race between the two best runners of the club.
• We race each other back to the car.

Read

• Some children can read and write before they go to school.
• I was having a quiet read when the phone rang.

Rebel

• Some parts of the country fell into rebel hands.
• Most teenagers find something to rebel against.

Recall

• She could not recall his name.
• She has amazing powers of recall.

Research

• He has carried out extensive research into renewable energy sources.
• We have to research how the product will actually be used.

Resume

• She hopes to resume work after the baby is born.
• He gave a resume of the year’s work and wished the Society another successful year.

Retake

• Government forces moved in to retake the city.
• We had to do a retake before we got it right.

Right

• I’m sure I’m right.
• Take a right turn at the intersection.

Ring

• What a beautiful ring!
• The children sat on the floor in a ring.

Rock

• Komuro formed a rock band with some friends while in college.
• To build the tunnel, they had to cut through 500 feet of solid rock.

Rose

• She has a rose garden.
• They rose from the table.

Row

• We sat in a row at the back of the room.
• A row has broken out over education.

Ruler

• I have a 12inch ruler.
• King Priam was a firm, but just ruler.

Homographs List (S)

Homographs examples that start with S.
Saw

• Saw is a tool that has a long blade with sharp points along one of its edges.
• Last night, I saw a lovely girl.

Scale

• They entertain on a large scale.
• He somehow managed to scale the sheer outside wall of the tower.

Second

• This is the second time it’s happened.
• The water flows at about 1.5 meters per second.

Separate

• The school is housed in two separate buildings.
• Stir the sauce constantly so that it does not separate.

Ship

• There are two restaurants on board ship.
• The company continues to ship more computer systems than its rivals.

Sign

• Headaches may be a sign of stress.
• You forgot to sign the cheque.

Sink

• The ships sink to the bottom of the sea.
• I felt chained to the kitchen sink.

Slide

• You can slide the front seats forward if necessary.
• The economy is on the slide.

Spoke

• He drew every spoke in the wheels, and the whole affair looked as if it had been instantaneously petrified or arrested.
• I spoke to her last Wednesday.

Spring

• I’m sorry to spring it on you, but I’ve been offered another job.
• He was born in the spring of 1944.

Stalk

• He ate the apple, stalk and all.
• Snatching up my bag, I stalk out of the room.

State

• He was in a state of permanent depression.
• The Queen is on a state visit to Moscow.

Stick

• Don’t stick your fingers through the bars of the cage.
• The boys were throwing sticks and stones at the dog.

Subject

• I have nothing more to say on the subject.
• Biology is my favorite subject.

Suspect

• If you suspect a gas leak, do not strike a match or even turn on an electric light.
• He is the prime suspect in the case.

Homographs List (T-W)

Homographs examples that start with T & W.
Tie

• He had to tie her hands together.
• I wear a shirt and tie at work.

Tear

• I’ll tear the package open.
• She left the room in tears.

Toast

• I’d like to propose a toast to the bride and groom.
• I had a piece of toast for breakfast.

Too

• He’s far too young to go on his own.
• “I’m feeling hungry.” – “Me too.”

Trip

• We went on a trip to the mountains.
• Someone will trip over that cable.

Type

• There are three main types of contracts.
• This letter will need to be typed again.

Watch

• I like watching TV every night.
• I glanced at my watch.

Wave

• Huge waves were breaking on the shore.
• The people on the bus waved and we waved back.

Well

• The conference was very well organized.
• The dog fell down a well.

Wind

• The wind is blowing from the south.
• Give the handle another couple of winds.

Wound

• He died from the wounds he had received to his chest.
• He had been wounded in the arm.

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