a special subset of homographs

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Hi,I'd like to compile a list of homographs that satisfy the following additional "filter": the stressed syllable must be the same in both words for the given pair ....that is let's ignore homographs such as "(to) recOrd" and "rEcord", "(to) addrEss" and "Address", etc.If you could add more to the list below:(1) to read  - read (p.t. or p.p.)(2) cleanly - cleanly (= habitually kept clean)(3) ???mus-te

Fivejedjon · Accepted Answer

(make) fast - (run (fast)
close: near- stuffy
book: - something you read - reserve

CalifJim · Answer

Any word in the dictionary that has two or more distinct meanings should do. There are hundreds.

bank, fit, tear, nap, watch, fly, counter, match, strain, brood, crack, arms, start, star, plot, prune, fuse, purse, lemon, tender, last, wrench, part, plain, deal, see, diet, crest, rest, seam, bore, divide, mine, ...

Oops. I just realized. I think you are talking about cases where there is more than one pronunciation, depending on the meaning, in which case you want heteronyms, not homographs. I don't know if capitalization makes a difference to you.

use, abuse, excuse
tear, close, lead
nice - Nice (France), said - (Port) Said, ravel - Ravel (composer)

Here's a list. You'll have to remove any that don't conform to your filter condition.

http://richard.tangle-wood.co.uk/heteronym.html

Use the search box with 'heteronyms' to find more lists on this site.

CJ

An0nymous · Answer

advocate - an attorney, plead a case

accent - stress on a syllable, a style of speaking

agape - with mouth wide open, old Greek term for love

axes - more than one ax, more than one axis

bass - low register, fish

bow - a ribbon tied in a knot, the front of a boat

bustier - a women's undergarment, heavier in the chest

coordinate - organize, a reference point

does - more than one female deer, third person singular present tense of do

evening - end of day, smoothing

frequent - happens often, visits often

lead - what a leader does, a metal

moped - a small motorbike, sulked

putting - an action in golf, placing something

number - a symbol of quantity, more numb

row - to propel a boat by hand, a disturbance

second - a time unit, to support a proposal

wind - fast-moving air, to charge a mechanical clock

wound - trauma to the body, charged a mechanical clock

MUSCOVITE · Answer

fivejedjon,
CalifJim,
An0nymous,

Thank you for your help with the list!

An0nymous · Answer

Here are a few more:

bower - arbor, archer

sewer - sanitary drain, one who stitches

tower - a high vertical structure, one who tows something

sow - a female hog, to spread seeds

bowed - bent at the waist, curved

wreak - to cause, a ruined vehicle

sake - purpose, rice wine

river - a large stream, one who cleaves

raven - a bird, to devour

glower - to stare, something that glows

MUSCOVITE · Answer

An0nymous,
Thanks for the additional examples!
The final list is going to be much longer than I expected :-)
All these examples look fine to me.... perhaps only the pair

An0nymouswreak - to cause, a ruined vehicle

can be questioned by some people?

Is it common enough to use "wreak" for "wreck" [ruined vehicle] in today's English (leaving aside any rare dialects, etc.)

CalifJim · Answer

MUSCOVITEIs it common enough to use "wreak" for "wreck" [ruined vehicle] in today's English

No. That's not a heteronym. If anything, the mistake goes the other way, pronouncing "wreak" as if it were "wreck".

CJ

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