earnest² /ûrˈnist/

1. Payment given to confirm a contract (also earˈnest-money or earˈnest-penny)
2. A pledge
3. A sign or foretaste of what is to come
4. First-fruits

• birdsongs
• bird-spider
• bird-spiders
• bird strike
• bird strikes
• bird table
• bird tables
• birdwatcher
• birdwatchers
• birdwatching
• birdwing
• birdwing butterflies
• birdwing butterfly
• birdwings
• bird-witted
• birefringence
• birefringences
• birefringent
• bireme
• biremes
• biretta
• birettas
• biriani
• birianis
• biriyani