Which pronunciation do you think of first?

[The Riddler]

Just out of curiosity, of these heteronyms (words with same spelling but different meaning and sometimes different pronunciation), which meaning, or which pronunciation do you think of first when you read the word?

List of words I want you to think of:
*Bass
*Buffet
*Close
*Dove
*Lead
*Moderate
*Object
*Polish
*Resume
*Tear

Here's the same list, with each pronunciation and meaning. Which did you think of?
[spoiler]*Bass - BASE - String instrument.
Bass - (Rhymes with Mass) - A fish

*Buffet - BufFAY - Self serve food location.
Buffet - BufFEHT - To pound or hit.

*Close - Cloze - To close something.
Close - Clos - Not far, but close.

*Dove - DOEV - Past tense of dive.
Dove - Duv - A bird.

*Lead - Leed - To direct.
*Lead - Led - A metal.

*Moderate - Moderit - Keeping within reason
Moderate - ModerATE - To preside over

*Object - UbJECT - To counter a point.
Object - OBject - An item.

*Polish - Pahlish - To shine or clean
Polish - Poelish - From Poland

*Resume - Resumay - Document of experience
Resume - Resoom - To continue.

*Tear - Teer - As in crying.
Tear - Tare - To rip.
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Also, discuss heteronyms and homonoyms in this thread. :3

[Red]

*Bass - BASE - String instrument.
*Buffet - BufFAY - Self serve food location.
Close - Clos - Not far, but close.
Dove - Duv - A bird.
*Lead - Leed - To direct.
*Moderate - Moderit - Keeping within reason
Object - OBject - An item.
Polish - Poelish - From Poland
Resume - Resoom - To continue.
*Tear - Teer - As in crying.

Interesting concept. I don't really know what to discuss though. :x

[Kilroy]

*Bass - The instrument.
*Buffet - The food serving place thing.
*Close - The verb.
*Dove - The bird.
*Lead - The element.
*Moderate - The state of being.
*Object - The noun.
*Polish - The verb.
*Resume - The verb.
*Tear - The noun.

[BOREDFOREVER]

Bass - BASE - String instrument.

Buffet - BufFAY - Self serve food location.

Close - Cloze - To close something.

Dove - Duv - A bird.

Lead - Leed - To direct.

Moderate - ModerATE - To preside over

Object - UbJECT - To counter a point.

Polish - Pahlish - To shine or clean

Resume - Resoom - To continue.

Tear - Teer - As in crying.

[Lotos]

ass
café
dose
hover - er
bread
mohderayte
ahbject
pahlish
resumay
teer

[SkyMyl]

Bass - BASE
Buffet - BufFAY
Close - Clos
Dove - DOEV
Lead - Leed
Moderate - ModerATE
Object - OBject
Polish - Pahlish
Resume - Resumay
Tear - Teer

[Doodle]

*Bass - As in the fish.
*Buffet Buh-fey
*Close -Clohz
*Dove - Dohv
*Lead - Leed
*Moderate - Mah-durr-ate
*Object - I can't think of just one on the spot, I need context for this one. :U
*Polish - Pall-ish
*Resume - Reh-zoom
*Tear - Teer

Also,

Polish - Pahlish - To shine or clean

Sounds more like Pall-ish.

[Silverhawk79]

*Bass - BASE - String instrument.

*Buffet - BufFAY - Self serve food location.

*Close - Cloze - To close something.

*Dove - DOEV - Past tense of dive.

*Lead - Led - A metal.

Moderate - ModerATE - To preside over

*Object - UbJECT - To counter a point.

*Polish - Pahlish - To shine or clean

Resume - Resoom - To continue.

Tear - Tare - To rip.

[Dog Food]

*Bass - I think of the instrument, but I pronounce the fish.
*Buffet - Self serve food location
*Close - Close, as in "close that door".
*Dove - Dove, as in the bird.
*Lead - Lead, as in the Element.
*Moderate - Keeping within reason
*Object - As in an object. Like a pencil or a cup.
*Polish - Polish, as in polishing your car.
*Resume - As in resuming business.
*Tear - As in a teardrop.

[The Riddler]

*Bass - I think of the instrument, but I pronounce the fish.

Slappin' da bass, mon?! SLAPPIN DA BASS.

[Lotos]

Slappin' da bass, mon?! SLAPPIN DA BASS.

The middle school kid in me removed the b's.

[Cornwad]

Base
Buffay
Clos
Doev
Leed
ModerATE
OBject
Pahlish
Resoom
Teer

[JrDude]

*Bass - The Fishy.
*Buffet - Home Town *
*Close - Closing time.
*Dove - Don't dive in the shallow end.
*Lead - Pencils don't use it anymore.
*Moderate - Moderit one.
*Object - OBJECTION is not the one that came to mind first.
*Polish - Polish my shoes or don't.
*Resume - Press start to resume your game.
*Tear - It brings tears to my eyes.

I often didn't really answer, but put a hint on what I read it as first.

[Totla]

Just out of curiosity, of these heteronyms (words with same spelling but different meaning and sometimes different pronunciation), which meaning, or which pronunciation do you think of first when you read the word?

List of words I want you to think of:
*Bass - Instrument
*Buffet - Food
*Close - Shut
*Dove - Bird
*Lead - Metal
*Moderate - Obey the Moderator
*Object - Thing
*Polish - Shine
*Resume - Start again
*Tear - Cry

Here's the same list, with each pronunciation and meaning. Which did you think of?
[spoiler]*Bass - BASE - String instrument.
Bass - (Rhymes with Mass) - A fish

*Buffet - BufFAY - Self serve food location.
Buffet - BufFEHT - To pound or hit.

*Close - Cloze - To close something.
Close - Clos - Not far, but close.

*Dove - DOEV - Past tense of dive.
Dove - Duv - A bird.

*Lead - Leed - To direct.
*Lead - Led - A metal.

*Moderate - Moderit - Keeping within reason
Moderate - ModerATE - To preside over

*Object - UbJECT - To counter a point.
Object - OBject - An item.

*Polish - Pahlish - To shine or clean
Polish - Poelish - From Poland

*Resume - Resumay - Document of experience
Resume - Resoom - To continue.

*Tear - Teer - As in crying.
Tear - Tare - To rip.
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Also, discuss heteronyms and homonoyms in this thread. :3

[Mystic]

*Bass - Fish
*Buffet - Food
*Close - Proximity
*Dove - Bird
*Lead - Follow the leader
*Moderate - Either
*Object - Thing
*Polish - CLEAN
*Resume - Either
*Tear - Either