Word spelled the same as another but with a different meaning

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Homograph \Hom"o*graph\, n. [Gr. "omo`grafos with the same letters; "omo`s the same + gra`fein to write.] (Philol.) One of two or more words identical in orthography, but having different derivations and meanings; as, fair, n., a market, and fair, a., beautiful. ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES homographs (= words spelled the same way ) EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Contextual logic may help to eliminate unwanted uses of homographs. 3. ▪ In a special index the meaning of a homograph may be obvious by its location ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A word that is spelled the same as another word, usually having a different etymology, such as "bear", the animal, and "bear", to support, to tolerate, etc.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A homograph (from the , homós , "same" and γράφω, gráphō , "write") is a word that shares the same written form as another word but has a different meaning. However, some dictionaries insist that the words must also sound differently, while the Oxford English ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair)

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1810, a method of signaling, from homo- (1) "same" + -graph "something written." Meaning "a word of identical spelling with another, but of different origin and meaning, is from 1873. Related: Homographic; homography .