The word minute can have two entirely different meanings and pronunciations and yet the same spelling.
Minute the noun is the most commonly used one.
definition: 60 seconds.
It takes two hours to clean my apartment and only a minute to mess it up.
Minute the adjective.
definition : small
I have a minute chance of getting into Harvard.
Newt. Bonus word.
definition: any of various small salamanders (family Salamandridae) that are usually semiaquatic as adults.
I surprised my sister by putting a newt in her cabinet.
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