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Give you at leas 50 examples of homographs?

50 Homograph Examples:

1. Address (n.) a place where someone lives or works

2. Address (v.) to speak to someone directly

3. Bat (n.) a nocturnal flying mammal

4. Bat (n.) a piece of equipment used in baseball

5. Bow (n.) a weapon that shoots arrows

6. Bow (v.) to bend one's head or body in greeting

7. Can (n.) a metal container

8. Can (v.) to be able to

9. Close (adj.) near in distance or time

10. Close (v.) to shut

11. Conduct (n.) behavior

12. Conduct (v.) to lead or guide

13. Content (adj.) satisfied

14. Content (n.) the things that are in something

15. Desert (n.) a dry, barren region

16. Desert (v.) to abandon

17. Fair (adj.) just or impartial

18. Fair (n.) a gathering for entertainment and commerce

19. Fine (adj.) very good or high quality

20. Fine (n.) a sum of money paid as a penalty

21. Grave (adj.) serious

22. Grave (n.) a place where a dead person is buried

23. Lead (n.) a heavy metal

24. Lead (v.) to guide or direct

25. Minute (n.) a unit of time

26. Minute (adj.) very small

27. Object (n.) a thing

28. Object (v.) to disagree

29. Produce (n.) fruits and vegetables

30. Produce (v.) to make or create

31. Present (adj.) existing now

32. Present (n.) a gift

33. Present (v.) to give

34. Produce (n.) fruits and vegetables

35. Produce (v.) to make or create

36. Project (n.) a plan or task

37. Project (v.) to extend outwards

38. Record (n.) a written account of events

39. Record (v.) to write down information

40. Refuse (n.) trash

41. Refuse (v.) to decline

42. Right (adj.) correct or proper

43. Right (n.) a privilege or entitlement

44. Row (n.) a line of things

45. Row (v.) to propel a boat using oars

46. Tear (n.) a drop of liquid from the eye

47. Tear (v.) to rip

48. Wind (n.) moving air

49. Wind (v.) to twist or wrap around

50. Wound (n.) an injury

51. Wound (v.) to injure

Note: This list provides 51 examples, as some pairs of homographs can be categorized in multiple ways.

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