A homograph (from the, homós, "same" and γράφω, gráphō, "write") is one of a group of words that share the same spelling but have different meanings. When spoken, the meanings may be distinguished by different pronunciations (in which case the words are also heteronyms) or they may not (in which case the words are also both homophones and homonyms). Examples: » (1) shift n. (a change)shift n. (a period at work)shift v. (to move quickly) In (1) all three w… (More on Homograph)