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Words which have the same spelling but different meanings?

You're looking for homographs!

Here are some examples:

Words with different pronunciations:

* bow (to bend) vs. bow (a weapon)

* lead (a metal) vs. lead (to guide)

* read (past tense of read) vs. read (present tense of read)

* tear (a drop of water from the eye) vs. tear (to rip)

* wind (to turn something) vs. wind (air in motion)

Words with the same pronunciation:

* address (a location) vs. address (to speak to)

* bat (a nocturnal flying mammal) vs. bat (a piece of equipment used in baseball)

* bass (a type of fish) vs. bass (low musical notes)

* close (to shut) vs. close (near)

* content (the things that are inside something) vs. content (satisfied)

* fine (of high quality) vs. fine (a penalty)

* minute (a small amount of time) vs. minute (very small)

* object (a thing) vs. object (to disagree)

* produce (to make or grow) vs. produce (fruits and vegetables)

This is just a small sample. There are many more homographs in the English language!

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