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4getmenot | 12:30 Thu 06th Aug 2009 | ChatterBank
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Just for a bit of fun can you think of words that are spelt the same but have different meanings when pronounced differently?

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I've been thinking for 2 mins now and have a headache already :-(
Husbands and wives have "rows"

You line things up in "rows"
check & cheque..........I prefer the latter

underfelt
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pacific

an ocean to those with a brain

means specific when you dont have a brain

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The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
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tambo spelt the same
Tamborine ...

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Am I being thick I dont get the bear one
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a grizzly bear and when your naked bear
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I thought that was bare as in bare all
no its not is it thats bare doh to bear fruit maybe??? or is that bare???
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and I mean when pronounced differently
BEAR GROWL


BEAR CHILDREN

bear 1 (b�r)
v. bore (b�r, br), borne (b�rn, brn) or born (b�rn), bear�ing, bears
v.tr.
1. To hold up; support.
2. To carry from one place to another; transport.
3. To carry in the mind; harbor: bear a grudge.
4. To transmit at large; relate: bearing glad tidings.
5. To have as a visible characteristic: bore a scar on the left arm.
6. To have as a quality; exhibit: "A thousand different shapes it bears" (Abraham Cowley).
7. To carry (oneself) in a specified way; conduct: She bore herself with dignity.
8. To be accountable for; assume: bearing heavy responsibilities.
9. To have a tolerance for; endure: couldn't bear his lying.
10. To call for; warrant: This case bears investigation.
11. To give birth to: bore six children in five years.
12. To produce; yield: plants bearing flowers.
13. To offer; render: I will bear witness to the deed.
14. To move by or as if by steady pressure; push:

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