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

• face flannels
• face-fungus
• face-guard
• face-guards
• face-harden
• face-hardened
• face-hardening
• face-hardens
• faceless
• facelift
• facelifts
• faceman
• face mask
• face masks
• facemen
• face off
• face-off
• face-offs
• face out
• face pack
• face packs
• face paint
• face painting
• face paints
• faceplate