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

[StarSong]

Lie

An untruth
Lay flat

M

 

[Kaila]

Mole

Skin spot
Small rodent
A person who pretends to be a member of a group, to find out secrets

N

 

[Sunny]

Nut

A kind of "fruit" surrounded by a hard shell

A piece of metal used as a fastener, by screwing a bolt through it

Somebody whose opinions differ from your own

O

 

[Kaila]

Old

Over 65 years of age? Or some other predetermined line in the sand.

A previously action done
or an item from the past,
either of which is really anything other than brand new, especially to the speaker
(example: That's my new car, and this is my old one, when pointing to 2 cars, that might both appear new, or might both appear old
another example: In my old way of doing things, I would have......
)

Any age at all.
(example: How old, is the baby? )

P

 

[StarSong]

Pull

To drag
To have influence (He had a lot of pull with the commissioner because she was his mother.)

 

[Kaila]

Quart

actual measured amount

A container that holds the same
(Pass me a quart)

R

 

[StarSong]

Rest

Take a break
The remainder

S

 

[Kaila]

Sent

some item mailed or shipped out
an e-mail folder
Telling someone else to go someplace

T

 

[StarSong]

Turkey

A kind of bird
An unflattering description of a person or item.

U

 

[Sunny]

Underworld

A criminal environment

A mythical place where fairy-like creatures exist

V

 

[Kaila]

voracious

eats a lot of food
or,
eats a lot of books!
(She's a voracious reader. )

W

 

[Kaila]

okay...She reads so many books so fast, it seems like she eats them?

 

[StarSong]

Wheel

A round ring or disc intended to spin
Someone with influence - a big wheel

X/Y/Z

 

[Kaila]

Yes-But

A way of Agreeing
A way of Disagreeing

Sorry, I needed to express that!

 

[Sunny]

Act

Part of a play, followed by a number
To be in a play, movie, TV show
The way someone is behaving

B

 

[Kaila]

Bend

Flex a flexible wire or such, from straight into a turned corner;
Use your knees and back, to change body to reaching down position;
Break a rule but slightly or partially rather than completely
Give in but not completely (Bend but don't break)

C

 

[StarSong]

Charm

A good luck talisman
Charisma

D

 

[Kaila]

Dress

To put on any type of clothing

To make an object or anything, more fancy and more presentable

A specific item of clothing, with a skirt

E

 

[StarSong]

Even

Equal
Despite (Even people who lined up for hours didn't necessarily get admitted.)

F

 

[Kaila]

Fresh

Foods or other perishables, that are not starting to spoil, yet

Comments that are rude and assuming

Air smells clean, new and good

G

 

[Citygirl]

Grand

anything majestic or big

a slang term for $1000.

H

 

[Kaila]

Hope

A girls name

The feeling that's stronger than Wish.

I

 

[StarSong]

Ink

A fluid for writing
To commit to something. For instance, "Let's ink the date."

J

 

[Sunny]

Jerk

A sudden, yanking movement

An insulting term for a person who is acting stupid or mean

K

 

[Kaila]

Key

The effective way to accomplish something, that perhaps wasn't obvious at first
(Key to success! The key to solving the problem.)

An implement , usually metal, used to open a locked door or box.
(Or a diary)

L