>[!abstract] >A homograph refers to words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. They may or may not be pronounced the same (if they are, then they are [[Homonym|homonyms]]; if not, they are [[Heteronym|heteronyms]]). >[!example] Examples >- Bass (fish) vs. bass (low tone) >- Bat (flying mammal) vs. bat (used in baseball) >- Bow (weapon) vs. bow (to bend) >- Lead (metal) vs. lead (act as a leader) >- Park (green space) vs. park (a car) >- Row (an alignment of objects) vs. row (a noisy argument) >- Tear (to rip) vs. tear (from crying) >[!related] >- **North** (upstream): — >- **West** (similar): — >- **East** (different): — >- **South** (downstream): [[Heteronym]], [[Homonym]]