what are homographs?
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Homographs can be pronounced the same or not. For example, tear (rhymes with ear) and tear (rhymes with air) are homographs. ... When words are both homographs and homophones—meaning they have both the same spelling and the same pronunciation, but different meanings—they can be called homonyms.
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Homographs are words that have same spelling but can be used in different meanings and/or pronunciations.
Examples:
Bear - To endure ; Bear - Animal.
Close - Connected ; Close - Lock.
Lean - Thin ; Lean - Rest against.
Bow - Bend forward ; Bow - Front of a ship.
Lead - Metal ; Lead - Start off in front.
Skip - Jump ; Skip - Miss out.
Fair - Appearance ; Fair - Reasonable
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