Associations to the word «Homograph»

Wiktionary

HOMOGRAPH, noun. A word that is spelled the same as another word, usually having a different etymology, such as "bear", the animal, and "bear", to support, to tolerate, etc.

Dictionary definition

HOMOGRAPH, noun. Two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair).

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.