HomographAges 15–20Refuse
Rubbish; waste thrown away.
The refuse truck comes to our lane every morning.
To say no; to not accept or do something.
Kabir will never refuse a second helping of payasam.
Remember: REF-yoos goes in the bin; ri-FYOOZ is saying 'no, thank you'. The 'z' sound buzzes like a firm no.
Short lessonHomographs & heteronymsSame spelling, different sound, different meaning. The sentence tells you how to say it.