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

[RadishRose]

Lead - to guide; a metallic element

M

 

[Citygirl]

Mow

To cut the grass

Pile of Hay

 

[StarSong]

Neat

Orderly
Terrific, wonderful

O

 

[Sunny]

Order

A sequence of things or events

A command, as in the military

A list of items being bought in a store. or in a restaurant

P

 

[Kaila]

Open

No cover remaining on a container
A slot that isn't taken/ Available appointment
Very honest

P

 

[StarSong]

Panel

A section of wall
A group of people involved in a public discussion

Q

 

[Kaila]

Quack

Sound made by a duck
Cartoon Doctor who says very silly, ridiculous things

Patient: What will cure my fever, Doc?
Doc: Sit in front of a fan, for an hour, 4 times per day.
If your fever hasn't gone down, then pour ice water on the thermometer , and retake your temp.

R

 

[StarSong]

Range

A stove top
Area for grazing animals

S

 

[Kaila]

Share

Let someone else play with your things
A financial legal term
Your fair but limited portion of the dessert

T

 

[Sunny]

Kaila, that doctor sounds like a Groucho Marx routine!

Tease

To pester or harangue somebody

To comb hair in the opposite direction to which it grows

U/V

 

[StarSong]

Vixen

Female fox
Sexy woman

W

 

[Kaila]

Wash

Use water and soap

Comes out even; No gained advantage or disadvantage by some action done.

X/ Y/ Z?

 

[StarSong]

Yellow

A color
Cowardly

Z/A

 

[Sunny]

Zoo

A home for wild animals

A noisy, crowded place

A

 

[Citygirl]

Abate

A court action can be nullified or stopped.

To decrease something in intensity or force or to completely omit.

B

 

[StarSong]

Baked

Cooked in an oven
High on marijuana

C

 

[Sunny]

Can

Is able to
A container

D

 

[Kaila]

Dull

Boring
Rough surface

E

 

[Sunny]

Egg"

A food, usually laid by a hen

To encourage (when followed by "on")

F

 

[StarSong]

Fling

To throw
A casual romantic affair

G

 

[Kaila]

Grow, or Growth

What a plant does,
or a child who is getting physically larger and older

Personal improvements in thoughts, feelings, action decisions, etc

H

 

[Citygirl]

Heath

A piece of open land

A small shrub with small pink flowers

I

 

[Sunny]

Inch

1/12 of a foot

To move very slowly

J

 

[StarSong]

Jump

Hop up and down
Start a car when battery is dead

K

 

[Sunny]

Key

A piece of metal for opening a door

The note that is "home plate" for a piece of music, or if you prefer, the note that is "do" on the musical scale for that piece.

L