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lead — Please lead the group / The pipe contains lead.
8 Homographs Examples
Use these examples to study structure, specificity, tone, and variation. They are demonstrations—not claims about a real person or organization unless the example itself makes that explicit.
Before you copy
What to notice in the examples
A strong homograph list distinguishes meaning first and flags pronunciation differences where relevant, preventing the category from being confused with homophones or ordinary polysemy.
- Start with the defining relationship behind homographs: same spelling with distinct meanings, sometimes with different pronunciations.
- Group examples by the feature that matters to a writer—sound, spelling, meaning, syllable pattern, formation, or usage—rather than presenting an unstructured list.
- Test each example in a sentence so readers can see how the word behaves in context and where common confusion occurs.
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tear — A tear rolled down her cheek / Do not tear the page.
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wind — The wind increased / Wind the cable around the reel.
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row — They sat in the front row / The neighbors had a row.
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bow — Take a bow / Tie the ribbon in a bow.
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minute — Wait a minute / The crack was minute.
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bass — He plays bass guitar / A bass swam under the dock.
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close — Please close the door / Their offices are close together.
Keep the underlying decision or pattern, then replace the subject, evidence, relationship, constraints, and tone with details that belong to your situation. If your final line still works after swapping only one noun, it may be too close to the example.