Some words whose meaning depends on the stress

бра́ти to take, verb
брати́ brothers (plural of брат), noun
   
пла́чу I cry (from пла́кати), verb
плачу́ I pay (from плати́ти), verb
   
пе́ред in front of, preposition
пере́д the front, noun
   
за́мок castle, noun
замо́к lock (as in door lock), noun
   
му́ка torture, torment, noun
мука́ flour (colloquial, synonym for бо́рошно), noun
   
то́му locative of той, pronoun
тому́ dative of той, pronoun; therefore, adverb
   
пла́кати to cry, verb
плака́ти posters (plural of плака́т), noun
   
у душі́ in (one's) soul, noun, in locative
у ду́ші in the shower, noun, in locative
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