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

• sweethearts
• sweet horsemint
• sweetie
• sweetie-pie
• sweetie-pies
• sweeties
• sweetie-wife
• sweetie-wives
• sweeting
• sweetings
• sweetish
• sweetishness
• sweetishnesses
• sweetlip
• sweetlips
• sweetly
• sweetmeal
• sweetmeat
• sweetmeats
• sweetness
• sweetness and light
• sweetnesses
• sweet nothings
• sweet-oil
• sweet-oils