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A.Word.A.Day--heteronym heteronym (HET-uhr-uh-nim) noun A word that has the same spelling as another word but with a different pronunciation and meaning. In the following poem, each end-word is heteronymic: Listen, readers, toward me bow. Be friendly; do not draw the bow. Please don't try to start a row. Sit peacefully, all in a row. Don't act like a big, fat sow. Do not the seeds of discord sow. In a pure heteronymic pair, the two words must be etymologically unrelated, as in bass, buffet, deserts, dove, entrance, lead, moped, unionized, wind, and wound. This week's theme: Naming the nyms, by Richard Lederer. X-Bonus A full cup must be carried steadily. -English proverb

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