HETERONYM RIDDLE

Heteronyms are single words that can be pronounced in two different ways. DOVE, for example, is a heteronym. Pronounced with a long O, it is the past tense of "dive". Pronounced with the short U sound, it is a bird (mourning dove). The best heteronyms are one syllable words, where there is no confusion over stress and/or syllabication - WIND, DOES, WOUND - for example. These interesting words are very rare in English.

Can you think of a four-letter, one-syllable heteronym that answers this clue?

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Answer:

THOU

THOU - Slang for "thousand"

THOU - Biblical "you" (Thou shalt not steal.)

 

Credit:

Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon