I just noticed something in a rather innocuous text that I was sending a friend. The word "Left", for instance, could mean, "Hey, have you left already?" or "Is anyone left here?". Both these meanings are completely different from each other even if they are using the same word(in this case, "left").  My question is, "Does anyone know more of such words? And if so, is there a specific term for them?"
I am looking for a list of all English words that are their own antonyms. Off the top of my head, I can only think of "either", "fast", "to dust" and "to lease", but there must be dozens more. Can you provide a link to a comprehensive list, if such exists?  Also, what are such words most commonly called? I like the term "Janus word" I once heard, but is that widely understood?  Edited by popular demand to make it absolutely clear that this is not a community wiki poll.
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