(phonology) A pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment, used to prove the validity of a proposed phoneme, toneme, or chroneme.

beta particle

Any of various passerine birds of the family Paradisaeidae native to Oceania. In many of the species the breeding plumage of the males is brightly coloured.

A light, flaky pastry that is made of alternating buttery and floury dough layers by repeatedly folding the rolled pastry into many layers.

Having a shape or cross-section like the cross-section of a (typical western) pear. / (slang) Wrong, usually in the phrase go pear-shaped.

(Britain, New Zealand, Australia, idiomatic) To go wrong; to go awry.

A political party formed by members of an existing one whose views or policies differ from those of the majority.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A recreational walk in a park. / (idiomatic) Something easy or pleasant.

Alternative form of panpipes

A palm tree, Phoenix dactylifera, whose fruit is the date.