Robert Bridges - On English Homophones

gamble, gambol,

gum ( resin ), gum ( teeth ).

gage, gauge,

gate, gait.

gird ( encircle ), gird ( revile ).

guild, gild.

guilt, gilt.

glare, glair ( white of egg ), + glary, glairy.

gore ( pierce ), gore ( triangle ), gore ( blood ).

groin, groyne ( breakwater ).

great, grate ( s. ), grate ( v. ).

heart, hart.

high, hie.

hide ( v. ), hide ( skin ), hied.

hack ( hew ), hack ( hackney ).

hamper ( impede ), hamper ( hanaper ).

hail! hail ( snow ), hale ( adj. ), hale ( haul ).

helm ( of ship ), helm ( helmet ).

hair, hare.

heel, heal, he'll.

here, hear.

hymn, him.

hole, whole, + holy, wholly, holey.

home, holm.

hoar, whore, haw.

hoard, horde,

hawk ( bird ), hawk ( v. of hawker ), hawk ( hoquet ).

hall, haul.

halt ( v. ), halt ( adj. ).

horse, hoarse.

hock ( of horse ), hock ( wine ).

hop ( jump ), hop ( plant ).

hue, hew.

humorous, humerus.

even ( s. ), even ( adj. ).

ear, ear ( plough ), ear ( of corn ).

yoke, yolk.

yew, ewe, you.

ure, ewer, your.

card ( s. ), card ( v. ).

cask, casque.

cast, caste.

cart, carte, quart ( cards and fencing ).

count ( s. ), count ( v. ).

counter ( opp. ), counter ( of shop ), counter ( in games ), &c.

couch ( coucher ), couch ( grass ).

caddy ( lad ), caddy ( box ).

can ( s. ), can ( v. ).

cannon, canon bis.

currant, current.

curry ( food ), curry ( comb ).

colonel, kernel.

cape ( dress ), cape ( headland ).

caper ( skip ), caper ( plant ).

case ( event ), case ( receptacle ).

cashier ( s. ), cashier ( v. ).

key, quay.

keen ( adj. ), keen ( v. ).

cue, queue.

climb, clime.

cleek, clique.

coal, cole.

cope ( v. ), cope ( s. ).

coat, cote.

core, corps, caw.

cork, caulk.

call, caul.

corn ( grain ), corn ( horny growth ).

course, coarse, corse.

cobble ( to patch ), cobble ( boat ), cobble ( -stones ).

cock ( s. and v. ), cock ( of hay ).

cockle ( v. ), cockle ( s. var. ).

creak, creek.

cricket ( insect ), cricket ( game ).

cruel, crewel.

cruise, cruse, crews.

coombe ( valley ), coom ( dry measure ).

choir, quire ( of paper ).

quiver ( v. ), quiver ( s. ).

queen, quean [ obs. ].

last ( adj. , verb ), last ( s. )

lye ( s. ), lie ( v. ), lie ( s. and n. ).

lyre, liar.

lichen, liken.

light ( s. ), light ( not heavy ), and hence lighten, lighten.

lack, lac, lakh.

lap ( lick up ), lap ( fold ), lap ( knees ).

lay ( s., bis ), lay ( v. ).

lake ( pond ), lake ( colour ).

let ( allow ), let ( lease, v. ), let ( hinder, obs. ).

lee, lea.

leaf, lief.

league ( s. ), league ( v. and s. )

leak, leek.

lean ( v. ), lean ( adj. ).

leech ( sucker and doctor ), leech ( of sail ).

leave (quit), leave (permit).

limp (adj.), limp (v.).

link (chain), link (torch), also golf-links,

list (listen), list (heel over), list (of flannel).

liver (organ), liver (who lives).

lo! low (adj.), low (of cow's voice).

load, lode, lowed,

lone, loan.

lock (of door), lock (of hair), loch.

long (adj.), long (v.).

lorn, lawn,

lute, loot.

mast ( of ship ), mast ( beech-m. ).

march ( step ), march ( boundary ), March ( month ).

mine ( s. ), mine ( poss. pron. ).

mite, might ( s. ), might ( v. ), [ and adj. -y ].

mitre ( headdress ), mitre ( carpentry, &c. ).

mass ( quantity ), mass ( office ).

match ( equal ), match ( mèche ).

muff ( dress ), muff ( a stupid ).

may ( month ), may ( maid, obs. ), may ( v. ).

male, mail ( coat of ), mail ( post ).

mane, main.

mace ( staff ), mace ( spice ).

maze, maize, Mays ( pl. of month ).

mare, mayor.

meed, mead ( meadow ), mead ( drink ).

mean ( intend ), mean ( intermediate ), mean ( poor ), mien ( countenance ).

meet, meat, mete ( adj. and v. ).

mere ( pool ), mere ( adj. ).

mint ( herb ), mint ( coining ).

miss ( fail ), Miss.

mew ( cage ), mew ( bird ), mew ( of cat ).

mute ( adj. ), mute ( of birds ).

muse ( think ), Muse, mews ( stable ), mews (fr. mew ).

mote, moat.

mow ( various senses ), mot ( French ).

mole ( animal ), mole ( of skin ), mole ( breakwater ).

mould ( to model ), mould ( earth ), mould ( rust ).

maul ( disfigure ), Mall ( place ), mahl ( -stick ).

morn, mourn, and morning.

moor ( country ), Moor ( race )

night, knight.

none, nun.

need, knead, knee'd.

neat ( s. ), neat ( adj. ).

no, know.

not, knot.

oar, ore, or, o'er, awe.

augur, auger.

all, awl, orle ( heraldry ).

altar, alter.

oral, aural.

ought ( zero ), ought ( pp. of owe ), ort [ obs. ].

par, pas ( faus ).

pie ( pica ), pie ( dish ).

pale ( pole ), pale ( pallid ), pail.

pile ( heap ), pile ( stake ), pile ( hair ).

pine ( v. ), pine ( tree ).

pound ( weight ), pound ( enclosure ), pound ( to bruise ).

pounce ( v. ), pounce (= pumice ).

pallet, palette, palate.

paten, patten, pattern.

pulse ( beat ), pulse ( pease ).

punch ( strike ), punch ( drink ), Punch ( and Judy ).

page ( of bk. ), page ( boy ).

pane, pain.

peck ( measure ), peck ( v. ).

pelt ( to throw ), pelt ( skin ).

pen ( writing ), pen ( inclose ).

pair, pear, pare.

pearl, purl ( flow ), purl ( knitting ).

pique, peak.

peal, peel.

peep ( to look ), peep ( chirp ).

piece, peace.

peach ( fruit ), peach ( impeach ).

peer ( to look ), peer ( s. ), pier.

pill ( ball ), pill ( to pillage ).

pink ( a flower ), pink ( a colour ), pink ( to pierce ).