Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen.

(transitive) To fill the mind of with prejudice by insinuations. / (transitive) To attempt to influence by persistent confidential argument or talk. / (intransitive, UK, slang) To eavesdrop.

A tuber belonging to the species Conopodium majus (syns. Bunium flexuosum, Conopodium denudatum), Bunium bulbocastanum (syn. Carum bulbocastanum), or Apios americana (syn. Apios tuberosa)

(medicine, pathology) A waxy substance secreted by the ear.

(fiction) The main setting of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and other works. / Alternative form of Middle Earth: the Earth.

Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness. / Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence)

(transitive) To be serious with; use in earnest.

(said of an action or an utterance) Serious or honest. / (with a positive sense) Focused in the pursuit of an objective; eager to obtain or do. / Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.

A sum of money paid in advance as a deposit; hence, a pledge, a guarantee, an indication of something to come.

(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of earn