to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner.

work, especially hard work.

the raised part of a sundial that casts the shadow; a style.

a state of freedom from emotional disturbance and anxiety; tranquillity.

a hoofed mammal.

a small, three-masted vessel of the Mediterranean, formerly much used by corsairs, now employed to some extent in commerce.

a mound or hill in which fairies live.

covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.

a whimsical or fanciful ornament or contrivance; gimmick.