A homonym is one of two or more words that are spelled and pronounced the same, but differ in meaning. Examples include:

• The verb to chase & the noun chase
• The verb to quail & the noun quail
• A well for water, feeling well
• A rose in bloom, he rose up

Homophones

A homophone is one of two or more words that are pronounced the same, but differ in meaning, derivation, or spelling. Examples include:

• Air, heir
• To, too, two
• Bale, bail
• Berth, birth
• Great, grate
• Pride, pried
• Bore, boar

Homographs

A homograph is one of two or more words that are spelled alike, but differ in meaning, and derivation. They may or may not have the same pronunciation. Examples include:

• Bow of a ship, bow and arrow
• The verb to object, the noun object
• Dove cooing, dove into the water
• He does not shoot does.