One who engages in provocative behavior. / An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts.

Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale. / Not used in a literal sense, but as the subject of a well-known metaphor. / Widely known; famous; stereotypical.

(euphemistic) Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well-known phrase. / (euphemistic, in the plural) The groin or the testicles.

Divine care or direction, the will of God or the gods; fate. / A city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States, the state capital and largest city. / A city in Kentucky. / A city in Utah.

present participle of prove

(homeopathy) Experimentation to determine which substances cause which effects when ingested.

The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners. / (linguistics) A word or locution characteristic of a region or district.

present participle of provide

Something provided; a provision.

a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army