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===More examples=== {{main|List of English homographs}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! Word ! Example of first meaning ! Example of second meaning |- | lead | Gold is denser than '''lead''' {{IPAc-en|l|ɛ|d}}. | The mother duck will '''lead''' {{IPAc-en|l|iː|d}} her ducklings around. |- | close | "Will you please '''close''' {{IPAc-en|k|l|oʊ|z}} that door!" | The tiger was now so '''close''' {{IPAc-en|k|l|oʊ|s}} that I could smell it... |- | wind | The '''wind''' {{IPAc-en|w|ɪ|n|d}} howled through the woodlands. | '''Wind''' {{IPAc-en|w|aɪ|n|d}} your watch. |- | minute | I will be there in a '''minute''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɪ|n|ɪ|t}}. | That is a very '''minute''' {{IPAc-en|m|aɪ|ˈ|n|uː|t}}/{{IPAc-en|m|aɪ|ˈ|nj|uː|t}} amount. |}
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