Heteronyms - Words that are spelled identically but have different meanings.

[Sunny]

Die - To cease living, or a small cube with dots on it thrown in a game.

E

 

[moviequeen1]

Eye- part of a face,look at someone
F

 

[hollydolly]

Fine - To be well / to inflict a monetary penalty

G

 

[Sunny]

Grade - What you get on your report card, or an incline such as a hill

H

 

[applecruncher]

Hurl

Throw with great force
Utter insults vehemently
To vomit (teen slang)

I

 

[TravelinMan]

Incense - IN-sens = perfume to burn
in-SENS = infuriate

J

 

[moviequeen1]

Jam- a preserve to spread on bread or toast
traffic gridlock
K

 

[Sunny]

Kid - A baby goat
A young human
To joke with

L

 

[applecruncher]

Incense - IN-sens = perfume to burn
in-SENS = infuriate

J

Spelling of the word incense is the same for both definitions.
I-N-C-E-N-S-E
Check that dictionary that you frequently refer to.
INSENS is a wellness center in Switzerland.

 

[moviequeen1]

Lip- part of the mouth/ sassy
M

 

[TravelinMan]

it is supposed to be PHONETIC,
Spelling of the word incense is the same for both definitions.
I-N-C-E-N-S-E
Check that dictionary that you frequently refer to.
INSENS is a wellness center in Switzerland.

It is supposed to be PHONETIC, not LITERAL!

MYOB

 

[applecruncher]

@TravelinMan

Calm down, take a deep breath. This is a game on an internet forum.

Once AGAIN you're wrong, and you can't stand it when someone points it out. You get all bent out of shape.

YOU started the thread, so one would think you would know that heteronyms are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.

 

[Kaila]

M
Milk - beverage, or get everything you can possibly get

L

 

[TravelinMan]

@TravelinMan

Calm down, take a deep breath. This is a game on an internet forum.

Once AGAIN you're wrong, and you can't stand it when someone points it out. You get all bent out of shape.

YOU started the thread, so one would think you would know that heteronyms are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.

Who made you the form police. You need to get a cold one and chill, dude!

 

[moviequeen1]

Nail- part of the finger/ catch or aced something
O

 

[Sunny]

Oily
Having a lot of oil, or
Doing something ahead of time. As in "Da oily boid gets da woim."

P

 

[Kaila]

Press

Newspaper, or push something flat with your finger, or iron clothing

Q ?

 

[moviequeen1]

Quack- noise from a duck
impostor
R

 

[JustBonee]

Row ... a line or a fight

S

 

[Kaila]

Stumble
Fall over something and topple over, OR ...discover some idea or fact, by accident while not looking for it

T

 

[Citygirl]

Trade - a job or occupation - swap something with a person for something in return.

U

 

[Kaila]

Uppity ----
thinking one is above someone else....OR.... a word used in poems, to rhyme with difficult words, such as
"uppity, buppity, boo! "

V

 

[Citygirl]

Vent - Someone talks about something or someone - to air some place out.

W

 

[Kaila]

Will - a paper giving details of you-know.... Or, a strong push toward some goal

X/Y

 

[Sunny]

Bonnie, not trying to be picky here, but...

I always thought that "row," meaning a fight, was pronounced to rhyme with bough. So maybe a better example would have been:

Row - A line
A way of propelling a boat