>[!abstract] >Homonyms are words where the spelling and pronunciation are the same but the meaning differs completely (unlike [[Polyseme|polysemes]] where the meaning is related). They are a special case of [[Homograph|homographs]]. >[!example] Examples >- Bat (flying mammal) vs. bat (used in baseball) >- Bow (weapon) vs. bow (to bend) >- Park (green space) vs. park (a car) >- Row (an alignment of objects) vs. row (a noisy argument) >[!related] >- **North** (upstream): [[Homograph]] >- **West** (similar): — >- **East** (different): [[Polyseme]] >- **South** (downstream): —