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A homograph is one of a group of words that share the same spelling but have different meanings. When spoken, the meanings are sometimes, but not necessarily, distinguished by different pronunciations. A homograph can be either a homonym or a heteronym.
   Examples:
ť (1)

   shift n. (a change)
shift n. (a period at work)
shift v. (slang for 'move it')
   In (1) all three words are identical in spelling and pronunciation (ie they're also homophones), but differ in meaning and function. These are commonly described as different senses of the same word, but if a word is regarded as a unique idea separate from its orthography and pronunciation then they're two different words. ť (2)

   read /riːd/ (present)
read /red/ (past)
   (2) is an example of two words spelt identically but pronounced differently. Here confusion isn't possible in spoken language.
   Homograph disambiguation is critically important in speech synthesis, natural language processing and other fields.
   In typography, "homograph" is sometimes used as a synomym for homoglyph.

More examples

Word	Example of first meaning	Example of second meaning
Dove	The dove cooed at the passers-by.	The diver dove into the pool with barely a splash.
Close	"Will you please close that door!"	The tiger was now so close that I could smell it...
Wind	Doreen's arthritic fingers couldn't wind up the clock again.	The wind howled through the woodlands.

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