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Homographs:

Simply put, homophones are two words that are spelt

differently but are pronounced exactly the same. It should

also be noted that they do not

have the same meaning.*

* not included in this list are words which are spelt differently, pronounced

the same and have the same meaning because of the sometime difference in spelling between American and British English i.e. tire/tyre, theater/theatre,

color/colour

Simply put, homophones are

two words that are spelt differently but are pronounced

exactly the same. It should also be noted that they do not


* not included in this list are words which are spelt differently,

pronounced the same and have the same meaning because of the

sometime difference in spelling between American and British English

i.e. tire/tyre, theater/theatre, color/colour

the color code of the following parts

of speech:

verb

noun

adjective

adverb

A homograph, also known as a heteronyms, is a word of

the same written form as another but not necessarily pronounced the same*. The

Homographs in

English Defined

and Explained

Carrala Ficklin McClain

Carrala Ficklin-McClain

Homographs, also known as heteronyms, are words which

are written the same but which are not necessarily

pronounced the same*. The

definition and, at times, the parts of speech are also

different.

* the following words are those homographs which are spelt the same but

pronounced differently







color/colour










of speech:

verb

noun

adjective

adverb



the color code of the following parts of speech:

verb

noun

adjective

adverb

the color code of the following parts of speech:

(continued)

preposition

interjection

articles

the color code of the following parts of

speech:

prefix

suffix

contraction

color code of type of word:

informal

slang

inappropriate

pronunciation guide

long a = ã

short a1 = a

short a2 = ä

long e = i or ee

pronunciation guide (continued)

short e = e

long i = aI

short i = I

long o = õ

pronunciation guide

(continued)

short o = o

long oo= oo

short oo= u or U

short u= U or u

pronunciation guide (continued)

long u = oo

short u = u

short o (ow/ou) = aʊ

short o (oi/ oy) = oI

pronunciation guide

(continued)

‘th’ as in ‘this’ = Ɵ

‘th’ as in ‘ to mouth’ = ð

ng = ŋ

the schwa = ə

color-coded homograph (phonetic pronunciation of homograph)

part of speech/ homograph/ phonetic pronunciation/ definition and synonyms

Homographs:







color/colour










of speech:

verb

noun

adjective

adverb



Homographs in

English Defined

and Explained

Carrala Ficklin McClain

roman

( rõ män´ / rõ´ mən / rõ´ mən )

noun/ roman/ rõ män´/ type of metrical narrative developed in medieval France/

any romantic novel/ (roman à clef) a novel in which characters and historical events

appear under guise of fiction

roman


noun/ roman/ rõ´ mən/ inhabitant and citizen of Rome/ dialect of Italian spoken in

Rome

roman


adjective/ roman/ rõ´ mən/ pertaining to modern and ancient city of Rome/

pertaining to the people, tradition and custom of the persons of Rome/ type of

print/ pertaining to the type of Christian Church (Roman Catholic Church)/ type of

numerals (Roman numerals)

rose

( rõz / rõz / rõz / rõ zã )

verb/ to rose/ rõz/ to make or paint rose colored/ to flush/ to blush/ to become red or

rosy

rose

( rõz / rõz / rõ zã/ rõz)

verb/ to rose/ rõz/ past tense of the verb ‘to rise’/ to get up/ to ascend/ to bolt, jump,

spring or leap up/ to move or lift upward/ to increase/ to widen/ to progress/ to improve/ prosper/ to climb the ladder of success/ to

succeed/ to arrive/ to rebel/ to take up arms/ to originate/ to begin/ to flow from/ to

grow out of/ to emerge/ to appear on the scene/ to show on one’s face/ to return from the dead or from the grave/ to come back/

to reincarnate

rose


noun/ rose/ rõz/ any number of plants of the genus Rosa, prickly-stemmed and pinnate leaved/ perfume made from rose or having the fragrance of roses/ a diamond cut in the form of a rose/ rose color (pinkish or purplish red)/ (under the rose/sub rosa)

secretly, privately, covertly, on the sly or on the Q.T

rose


noun/ rose/ rõ zã/ (usually with an accent ‘rosé’)/ pink colored table wine

rose


adjective/ rose/ rõz/ of the color of rose/ for, containing or growing roses (rose garden)/

scented like a rose

row (rõ / raʊ/ rõ / raʊ)

verb/ to row/ rõ/ to kayak/ to propel a vessel by the leverage of oars/ to convey or

propel/ to canoe/ to use oarsmen for rowing/ to paddle

row (rõ / raʊ/ rõ / raʊ)

verb/ row/ raʊ/ to spar/ to cross sword/ to argue/ to quarrel/ to have or bandy words/

to disagree/ to fall out/ to be at

loggerheads/ to scuffle/ to scrap/ to fight/ to go at it

row (rõ / raʊ/ rõ / raʊ))

noun/ row/ rõ/ queur/ line/ a number of persons or things arranged in a straight

line/ column/ chain/ sequence/ range/ procession

row (rõ / rõ / raʊ/ raʊ)

noun/ row/ raʊ/ a noisy dispute or quarrel/ contention/ disagreement/

wrangle/ scuffle/ altercation/ conflict/ brawl/ skirmish

sake (sãk / sä´ kee )

noun/ sake/ sãk/ cause/ behalf/ welfare/ object/ purpose/ aim/ end

sake (sãk / sä´ kee )

noun/ sake/ sä´ kee/ a mildly alcoholic Japanese beverage made from fermented

rice

sardine

( sär´ dIn / sär dIn´ )

noun/ sardine/ sär´ dIn/ sard/ type of precious stone brownish-red in color

which is used as jewlery

sardine

( sär´ dIn / sär dIn´ )

noun/ sardine/ sär dIn´/ any small fish of

the herring family/ small fish canned in oil, spices or mustard used as food

segment

( seg´ ment or seg ment´ / seg´ mənt )

verb/ to segment/ seg´ ment or seg ment´/ to divide or separate into smaller parts or

segments/ to split/ to cut in halves/ to sectionalize/ to fragment/ to take or break

apart

segment

( seg´ ment or seg ment´ / seg´ mənt )

noun/ segment/ portion/ section/ parcel/ division/ factor/ part/ department/ branch/

subgroup/ group/ clause/ excerpt/ extract

separate (sep´ ə rãt / sep´ ər it)

verb/ to separate/ sep´ ə rãt/ to uncouple/ to keep, to bring, to force apart/ to divide/

to space/ to remove/ to disconnect/

disentangle/ disengage/ to withdraw/ to become parted from a mass or compound/ to come between/ to estrange/ to break up/ to split/ to divide into parts/ to apportion/

to parcel out/ to abstract/ to pick or take out/ to break down/ to glean/ to cull/ to eliminate/ to weed, cut or throw out/ to

isolate/ to shut or cut off/ to stand apart/

split up/ to fence, wall, seal or cordon off/ to diverge/ branch off or out

separate (sép ə rãt / sép ər it)

adjective/ separate/ sép ər it/ divorced/ not connected or joined/detached/

unattached/ distinct/ unbound/ existing independently/ sole/ different/ unrelated/ alone/ apart/ secluded/ in twos/ halved/

split/ asunder

sewer (soo´ ər / sõ´ ər)

noun/ sewer/ soo´ ər/ an artificial underwater conduit for taking away or

removing waste water and refuse

sewer (soo´ ər / sõ´ ər)

noun/ sewer/ sõ´ ər/ a person or machine that sews or alters

Sharon

(Sha rón/ Shár en)

noun/ Sha rón/ Hebrew last name

Sharon

(Sha rón/ Shár en)

noun/ Shár en/ common female name

shower

( shou´ ər / shou´ ər / sho´ ər)

verb/ to shower/ shou´ ər/ to bathe/ to clean/ to wet/ to snow/ to spray/ to deluge/ to

inundate/ to overwhelm/ to indulge/ to sprinkle/ to mist/ to flurry/ to trickle/ to

rain

shower


noun/ shower/ shou´ ər/ douse/ bath/ wash/ sprinkler/ party for a forthcoming wedding

or child/ abundance/ flood/ overflow/ surplus/ copiousness/ extravagrance/

opulence/ torrent/ barrage/ bombardment/ profusion/ spray/ downpour/ cloudburst/

drizzling/ flurry/ rainfall/ rainshower/ wet/ sprinkle/ misting

shower


noun/ shower/ sho´ ər/ person or thing that shows or exhibits

singer

( sIŋg ər / sIŋg ər)

noun/ singer/ sIŋg ər/ one who sings/ trained vocalist/ professional vocalist

singer

( sIŋg ər / sIŋg ər)

noun/ singer/ sIŋg ər/ a machine, or person, that singes, sorches or burns

skied

( skid / skaId)

verb/ skied/ skid/ past tense of the ‘to ski’

skied

( skid / skaId)

verb/ skied/ skaId / past tense of the ‘to sky’/ to raise/ to throw/ to hit into the air/

to hang high above the line of vision

slough

( sluf / sluf / slou / sloo)

verb/ to slough/ to be the slough as in the skin shed by a snake/ to shed skin or other

type of cover/ to get rid of or throw off (normally followed by ‘off’ to slough off/

(cards) to discard a card or cards/ to stop or get rid of a bad habit (normally followed by ‘off’ to slough off)/ to treat as nothing, trivial or something to be taken lightly

(normally followed by ‘over’ to slough over)

slough


noun/ slough/ sluf/ the outlayer of a snake that is shed periodically/ cast off layer or

covering/ mass of dead skin which has been separated from the surrounding tissue

slough


noun/ slough/ slou/ swamp like region/

place of deep mud or mire/ to feel despondency/ despair, hopelessness or

helpless

slough


noun/ slough/ sloo/ bog/ marsh/ swamp/

wash/ morass/ mire

sow (sõ / saʊ)

verb/ to sow/ sõ/ to scatter over land for

growth/ to plant/ to disseminate/ to propagate/ to make known/ to ignite/ to touch off/ to provoke/ to provoke/ to stir

the embers/ to foster/ to advance/ to promote

sow (sõ / saʊ)

noun/ sow/ saʊ/ an adult female pig

staffs

( staffs or stäfs/ stãvz)

noun/ staffs/ staffs or stäfs/ (plural of the noun of staff)/ personel/ assistants to

middle management and executives/ body of officers whose job is to assist the

commanding officers/ those who have been appointed or employed to help,

support or advise/ hired help/ the help/ crew

staffs

( staffs or stäfs/ stãvz)

noun/ staffs/ stãvz / (plural of the noun staff)/ sticks/ canes/ walking sticks/

crutches/ batons/ wands/ poles on which to hang or display a flag

subject (səb jékt / súb jikt / súb jikt)

verb/ to subject/ səb jekt´/ to subjugate/ to dominate/ to rule/ to place beneath/ to

expose / to put through/ to make

vulnerable/ to conquer/ to bring to one’s knees/ to rule/ to dominate/ to humble/ to

keep down


noun/ subject/ súb jikt/ topic/ that which

forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation/ subject matter/

that which is represented in a literary composition/ text/ proposition/ theme/

story/ plot/ motif/ motive/ basis/ rationale/ dependent/ retainer/ subordinate/

underling/ case/ guinea pig/ testee/ patient/ citizen/ taxpayer/ national


adjective/subject/ súb jikt/ ruled/ crush/ subordinate/ dependent/ controlled/

vassal/ powerless/ unable to stand on one’s two feet/ manipulated/ subservient/

naked /vulnerable/ susceptive/ exposed/ conditional/ provisional/ susceptive/ likely

or apt to

subcontract

( sub kən trakt´ / sub´ kon trakt or sub kon´ trakt)

verb/ to subcontract/ sub kən trakt´/ to agree to give services or provide material to

a contractor/ to contract to do part of another’s work

subcontract

( sub kən trakt´ / sub´ kon trakt or sub kon´ trakt)

noun/ subcontract/ sub´ kon trakt or sub kon´ trakt/ a contract in which a

subcontractor agrees to give services or provide material to a contractor/ agreement

to do part of another’s work

sublease

( sub lis´ / sub´ lis)

verb/ to sublease/ sub lis´ / to lease or rent from someone who is already holding a

lease/ to sublet/ to be a renter who grants or gives a lease to property that one’s

already rents/ to be a sublet

sublease

( sub lis´ / sub´ lis)

noun/ sublease/ sub´ lis/ a lease granted by

one who already lease or rents

sublet

( sub let´ / sub´ let)

verb/ to sublet/ sub let´/ to lease or rent from someone who is already holding a lease/ to sublease/ to be a renter who

grants or gives a lease to property that one’s already rents/ to be a sublease

sublet

( sub let´ / sub´ let)

noun/ sublet/ sub´ let/ sublease/ property obtain through subleasing

sublimate

( sub´ lə mãt / sub´ lə mãt or sub´ lə mIt / sub´ lə mãt or sub´ lə mIt )

verb/ to sublimate/ sub´ lə mãt/ to convert/

to transmute/ to alter/ to change/ to shift/ to transfer/ to redirect/ to channel/ to make

nobler/ to ennoble/ to lift/ to elevate/ to aggrandize/ to magnify/ to purge/ to clear/

to cleanse/ to clean/ to purify

sublimate


noun/ sublimate/ sub´ lə mãt or sub´ lə mIt/

crystals or deposit obtain when a substance is sublimated

sublimate


adjective/ sublimate/ sub´ lə mãt or sub´ lə

mIt/ distilled/ purified/ purged/ sieved/ sifted/ refined/ clarified/ rectified

subordinate

( sə bôr´ dn ãt´ / sə bôr´ dn It / sə bôr´ dn It)

verb/ to subordinate/ sə bôr´ dn ãt´/ to place in a lower order/ to put in an inferior or disadvantageous position/ to subjugate/

to make subservient or dependent

subordinate


noun/ subordinate/ sə bôr´ dn It/ underling/ junior/ subsidiary/ employee/ hired hand/

dependent/ servant/ slave

subordinate


adjective/ subordinate/ sə bôr´ dn It/ junior/ lower/ subject/ inferior/ second or third class/ dependent/ secondary/ auxiliary/

subsidary

supplement

( sup´ lə ment / sup´ lə mənt)

verb/ to supplement/ sup´ lə ment/to

complete/ to complement/ accompany/ to add on/ to increase/ to augment/ to supply

a deficiency/ to fortify/ to subsidize/ to

strengthen/ to make up for/ to bring up to par/ to raise/ to lift/ to upgrade

supplement

( sup´ lə ment / sup´ lə mənt)

noun/ supplement/ sup´ lə mənt/ appendage/

attachment/ addition/ extension/ accessory/ concurrent/ counterpart/ additive/

fortification/ buttress/ prop/ increase/ increment/ augmentation/ appendix/

postscript/ suffix/ subjunction/ end or tail piece/ tag/ correction/ change/

modification/ (newspaper) extra, added or special feature (eg. magazine or comic

section/ funny papers/ advertising supplement/ insert)

supply

( sə paI´/ sə paI´ /sup´ li)

verb/ to supply/ sə paI´/ to provide/ to

furnish/ to accommodate/ to purvey/ provision/ to stock/ to fill or store up/ to

render/ to contribute/ to present/ to yield/ to administer/ to mete, shell, fork, dish or give or dole out/ to make up or compensate for/ to fill the place of/ to fill a vacany or space

supply


noun/ supply/ sə paI´/stock/ quantity/ reservoir/ stockpile/ inventory/ resources/ nest egg/ abundant/ plenty/ well/ heap/

mass/ stack/ load/ provision/ furnishment/ equipment/ outfitting/

replenishment/ replenishing

supply


adverb/ supply/ sup´ li/ supplely/ pliant/ flexible/ spring/ limber/ willowy/ double- or loose-limbed/ compliant/ docile/ adjustable/

movable/ resilient/ accepting/ receptive/ amendable/ willing/ well-disposed

surmise

( sər maIz´ / sûr´maIz or sər maIz´ )

verb/ to surmise/ sər maIz´/ to infer/ to imagine/ to conjecture/ to guess/ to

understand/ to deduce/ to deem/ to be of the opinion/ to conclude/ to reckon

surmise

(sər maIz´ / sûr´maIz or sər maIz´ )

noun/ surmise/ sûr´maIz or sər maIz´/ conjecture/ guess/ postulate/ stab/ shot in

the dark/ postulate/ supposition/ inference/ idea/ thought/ matter of conjecture/

assumption/ presumption

survey

( sər vã´ / sûr´ vã or sər vã´ )

verb/ to survey/ sər vã´ / to keep an eye on/ to stake out/ to be watchful/ to overlook/ to

inspect/ to take a view of/ to observe/ to scrutinize/ to examine carefully/ to

appraise/ to take stock of/ to estimate/ to calculate/ to map out/ to map/ to make a

survey of

survey

( sər vã´ / sûr´ vã or sər vã´ )

noun/ to survey/ sûr´ vã or sər vã´ sûr´ vã or sər vã´ / inspection / general study/ the act of surveying the boundaries and/ or area of land/ to examine/ investigation/ inquiry/ going through/ shifting/ audit/

review/ assessment/ once-over

suspect (sə spékt / sús pekt / sús pekt)

verb/ to suspect/ sə spékt/ to believe to be guilty with little or no proof/ to be

skeptical/ distrust/ to harbor suspicious/ to surmise/ to infer/ to conjecture/ to

hazare a guess/ to presume/ to have a clue


noun/ suspect/ sús pekt/ a person who is suspected or known to have committed an

unlawful act


adjective/ suspect/ sús pekt / shady/ suspected or open to suspicion/ not

trusted/ distrusted

syndicate

( sIn´ dI kãt / sIn´ dI kIt)

verb/ to syndicate / sIn´ dI kãt/ to combine or form in a syndicate/ to join forces/ to federate/ to amalgamate/ to consolidate/

coordinate/ to put together / to associate/ to

ally/ to bind/ to tie/ to mate/ to match/ to pair up/ to sell through a syndicate for simultaneous publication in a variety of

newspaper

syndicate

( sIn´ dI kãt / sIn´ dI kIt)

noun/ syndicate / sIn´ dI kIt/ trust/

monopoly/ consolidating/ holding company/ joint concern/ chain of stores/ firm/

organized crime family/ collaboration/ confederation/ society

tear

( târ/ târ/ teer )

Appropriate

verb/ to tear/ târ / to come or fall apart/ to

spill, break or bust open/ to rip/ to pull apart/ to pull or tear to shreds/ to

divide/ to split/ to upset/ to cause an upheaval/ to distress/ to injure/ to

cut/ to gouge/ to gash/ to gore/ to cut to piece/ to tear from limb to limb

tear

( târ/ teer / târ/ teer )

Appropriate

verb/ to tear/ târ / to be rage/ to rave/ to rampage/ to rant/ to storm/ to carry on/ to roar/ to vent one’s anger/ to lose control/ to run or race about/ to go like lightning

or the wind/ to whiz/ to zoom/ to zip

tear


Appropriate

verb/ to tear/ teer / (usually to tear up)/ to cry/ to secrete shed or cry tears/ to

become moist or dewy eyed/ to fill up with tears

tear


Appropriate

noun/ tear/ târ/ split/ rip/ breach/ rift/ slash/ cut/ stab/ laceration/ hurt/

tear


Appropriate

noun/ tear/ târ/ fury/ rage/ frenzy/ violent or uncontrollable temper or behavior/

running amuck

tear


Appropriate

noun/ tear/ târ/ spree/ binge/ wing-ding/ antic/ bout/ bender/ romp/ orgy/ revel/

booze/ bar-hop or pub-crawl

tear


Appropriate

noun/ tear/ teer/ a drop of saline fluid flowing from eyes/ drop/ bead/ teardrop

tier

( tir / tI´ ər)

noun/ tier/ tir/ row/ rank/ range of two or more row with one placed above the other/ series of row arranged one above or behind

another/ story/ floor/ layer/ stratification/ belt/ zone

tier

( tir / tI´ ər)

noun/ tier/ tI´ ər/ one who or that ties,

connect, fasten, attach or join/ one who makes a bow or knot / (nautical) short band

for securing a furled sail

torment

( tôr ment´ or tôr´ ment / tôr´ ment )

verb/ to torment/ tôr ment´ or tôr´ ment/ to torture/ to crucify/ to scathe/ to put one

through the wringer/ to persecute/ to worry/ to anguish/ to badger/ to hound/ to chafe/ to rub the wrong way/ to perturb/ to rattle/

to confuse/ to ruffle/ to disquiet/ to faze

torment

( tôr ment´ or tôr´ ment / tôr´ ment )

noun/ torment/ tôr´ ment/ suffering/ misery/ martyrdom/ pain/ pang/ torture/ atrocity/ outrage/ affliction/ scourge/ pain in the neck/ annoyance/ thorn in one’s flesh

tower (taʊ´ ər / taʊ´ ər / tõ ər)

verb/ tower/ taʊ´ ər/ to reach or stand high/ rise or extend far upward/ to rise

above or surpass others/ to soar/ to loom/ to loom or stand above


verb/ tower/ taʊ´ ər/ (to tower above)/ to excel/ to transcend/ to do better than/ to

be head and shoulders above/ to be above/ to over pass/ to go beyond/ to outdistant/ to be superior or better than/ to beat/ to

outshine/ to outrivial/ to outdo


noun/ tower/ taʊ´ ər / a building or structure higher than it is wide i.e. a

pyramid, bell tower or skyscraper/ fortification/ refuge/ castle/


noun/ tower/ tõ ər/ one who tows, pulls or hauls a car, barge, trailer by a rope,

chain or other device

transfer

( trans fûr´ or trans´ fər / trans´ fər)

verb/ to transfer/ trans fûr´ or trans´ fər/ to convery/ take/ to carry/ to transport/ to forward/ to send/ to ship/ to transmit/ to delegate/ to shift responsibility/ to turn

over/ to hand or give over/ to lease/ to rent out/ to sell/ to give away/ to leave (material possession after one is decease) / to will/ to

move/ to shift/ to change location/ to

transplant/ to send from one place to another

transfer

( trans fûr´ or trans´ fər / trans´ fər)

noun/ transfer/ trans´ fər/ removal/ move/ transplantation/ transmission/ transit/ shipment/ conveyance/ grant/ gift/ sale/

will/ bequest/ bequeathal/ devise

transplant

( trans plant´ or trans´ plänt / trans´ plant)

verb/ to transplant/ trans plant´ or trans´

plant/ to replant/ to remove a plant from one place to another/ to repot/ (surgery)

graft/ to move/ to shift/ to change location/ to transplant/ to send from one place to

another

transplant

( trans plant´ or trans´ plänt / trans´ plant)

noun/ transplant/ trans´ plant/ process of transplanting/ that or who that has

received a transplant

transport (trans põrt´/ trans´ põrt)

verb/ to transport/ trans põrt´/ to carry/to transfer/ to move/ to convey/ to enchant/ to overwhelm/ to spellbind/ to deport/ to

expatriate/ to exile

transport (trans põrt´/ trans´ põrt)

noun/ transport/ trans´ põrt/ a means of transporting or conveying, such as a truck or bus/ system of public travel/

transit/ rapture/ pleasure/ bliss/ elation

triplicate

( trIp´ lI kãt / trIp´ lI kãt or trIp´ lI kIt trIp´ lI / trIp´ lI kãt or trIp´ lI kIt trIp´ lI)

verb/ to triplicate/ trIp´ lI kãt/ to make

three copies or threefold/ to do or make in triplicate

triplicate


noun/ to triplicate/ trIp´ lI kãt or trIp´ lI kIt trIp´ lI / three identical copies/ threefold

triplicate


adjective/ to triplicate/ trIp´ lI kãt or trIp´ lI

kIt trIp´ lI/ consisting of three copies or parts/ threefold

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