| ANISE | • anise n. An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta… • anise n. (US, often qualified as "sweet anise" or "wild anise") Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare. • ANISE n. an annual Mediterranean plant of the carrot family. |
| ARISE | • arise v. To come up from a lower to a higher position. • arise v. To come up from one’s bed or place of repose; to get up. • arise v. To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin… |
| AVISE | • avise v. Obsolete spelling of advise. • AVISE v. to advise, also AVIZE, AVYZE. |
| BRISE | • brise n. (Obsolete, rare) A tract of land that has been left untilled for a long time. • BRISE n. (French) a movement in dancing. |
| CRISE | • CRISE interj. (French) an expression of surprise. |
| FRISE | • frisé n. Alternative form of frisée (“curly endive”). • FRISE n. (French) a decorated strip between architrave and cornice, also FRIEZE. |
| GRISE | • grise n. (Obsolete) A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree. • grise n. Alternative form of grice (a pig). • Grise prop.n. A surname. |
| GUISE | • guise n. Customary way of speaking or acting; fashion, manner, practice (Often used formerly in such phrases… • guise n. External appearance in manner or dress; appropriate indication or expression; garb; shape. • guise n. Misleading appearance; cover, cloak. |
| HOISE | • hoise v. (Transitive, obsolete except in dialects or after Shakespeare) to hoist. • hoise v. (Intransitive, obsolete): to hoist, be raised. • HOISE v. to hoist. |
| MAISE | • MAISE n. a measure of five hundreds of herring, also MEASE. |
| NOISE | • noise n. (Uncountable) Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant. • noise n. Any sound. • noise n. Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations. |
| PAISE | • paise n. Plural of paisa. • paise n. Obsolete form of poise. • PAISA n. (Hindi) an Indian coin, 1/100 of a rupee. |
| PEISE | • peise v. (Obsolete) To weigh or measure the weight of; to poise. • peise v. (Obsolete, figuratively) To weigh or take the measure of (an immaterial object). • peise v. (Obsolete, figuratively) To weigh down, retard. |
| POISE | • poise n. A state of balance, equilibrium or stability. • poise n. Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation. • poise n. Mien; bearing or deportment of the head or body. |
| PRISE | • prise n. (Obsolete) An enterprise or adventure. • prise n. Obsolete form of prize. • prise v. To force (open) with a lever; to pry. |
| RAISE | • raise v. (Physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate. • raise v. (Transitive) To create, increase or develop. • raise v. To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio). |
| SEISE | • seise v. (Transitive, law) To vest ownership of a freehold estate in (someone). • seise v. (Transitive, with of, law) To put in possession. • seise v. (Dated) To seize. |
| TOISE | • toise n. (Historical) A former French unit of length, corresponding to about 1.949 metres. • TOISE n. (French) an old measure of length in France, containing six French feet. |
| WEISE | • WEISE v. (Scots) to guide in a certain direction, also WEIZE. |