homograph

ho·mo·graph

noun \ˈhä-mə-ˌgraf, ˈhō-\

Definition of HOMOGRAPH

: one of two or more words spelled alike but different in meaning or derivation or pronunciation (as the bow of a ship, a bow and arrow)

— ho·mo·graph·ic \ˌhä-mə-ˈgra-fik, ˌhō-\ adjective

Examples of HOMOGRAPH

1. The words “bow” for a part of a ship and “bow” for a weapon that shoots arrows are homographs.

First Known Use of HOMOGRAPH

1873

Rhymes with HOMOGRAPH

allograph, autograph, barograph, bathyscaphe, cenotaph, chronograph, circle graph, cryptograph, epigraph, epitaph, half-and-half, hectograph, holograph, hygrograph, kymograph, lithograph, logograph, micrograph, monograph, pantograph, paragraph, phonograph, photograph, pictograph, polygraph, quarterstaff, seismograph, serigraph, shadowgraph, shandygaff, spectrograph, sphygmograph, telegraph, thermograph, typograph