Homonyms

[availableslave2u]

message - what you take when someone calls for someone who is out
message - what you get when you have sore muscles

 

[PassionatePatty]

A homonym is one of a group of words that share the same spelling or pronunciation (or both) but have different meanings

I hadnt noticed a thread like this already so thought id make one

To start,
Cue - Item used for playing pool or snooker
Queue - a line of people waiting for something.

Did anyone know that a word that has the SAME spelling but different pronunciations,and each pronunciation has a different meaning, is actually called a HETERONYM?

Such as:

Minute: a measurement of time: 60 minutes in one hour
Minute: tiny

OR:

Close: as in shut, "close the door"
Close: near, next to

 

[drew62]

Some - an unspecified amout
Sum - the total of two or more numbers added together

 

[Emperorbilius]

Graze what animals do to grass
Graze what kids do to knees

 

[Emperorbilius]

Now is that a homonym or heteronym

mmmmmmmmm.........................

 

[SecretLove69]

message - what you take when someone calls for someone who is out
message - what you get when you have sore muscles

OR - you could get a massage.

Maul - being attacked by a crowd of shoppers hunting for deals
Mall - where the crowd of shoppers hang out.

 

[browsin_around]

sent - delivered, past tense of send
cent - lowest unit of currency in the US; 1/100th of one US dollar
scent - aroma or smell

 

[availableslave2u]

patient - the sick one at the doctor's office
patient - to have patience.

 

[fantasyluvr]

shoe- 4inch black heels
shoo- brush away

 

[mickyp123]

Tart something you eat

Tart derogatory term for a woman

but you can eat both i suppose

 

[mirrors2]

Grapes - those things you make wine out of.
Graips - those things people used to fasten shoes & boots with.