letter letter /ˈlɛtɝ/

noun

1. () A written message addressed to a person or organization  ( missive , letter )
   a written message addressed to a person or organization
    Mailed an indignant letter to the editor
   mailed an indignant letter to the editor
   
   
2. () The conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech  ( letter of the alphabet , alphabetic character , letter )
   the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
    His grandmother taught him his letters
   his grandmother taught him his letters
   
   
3. [ N. American] An award earned by participation in a school sport  ( letter [ N. American] , varsity letter [ N. American] )
   an award earned by participation in a school sport
    He won letters in three sports
   he won letters in three sports
   
4. A strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)  ( letter )
   a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)
    He followed instructions to the letter
   he followed instructions to the letter
    He obeyed the letter of the law
   he obeyed the letter of the law
   
5. Owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire  ( letter )
   owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
    The apartment owner became a letter, renting out his space to a young couple.
   The apartment owner became a letter, renting out his space to a young couple.
   
   

verb

1. () [ N. American] Win an athletic letter  ( letter [ N. American] )
   win an athletic letter
   
2. Mark letters on or mark with letters  ( letter )
   mark letters on or mark with letters
   
3. Set down or print with letters  ( letter )
   set down or print with letters
   

 Chinese cinnamon Chinese cinnamon /ˈtʃaɪˌniːz ˈsɪnəmən/

noun

1. Aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree; less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark  ( cassia bark , Chinese cinnamon )
   aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree; less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark
   
   

 fig fig /ˈfɪg/

noun

1. () A diagram or picture illustrating textual material  ( fig , figure )
   a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
    The area covered can be seen from Figure 2
   the area covered can be seen from Figure 2
   
2. Fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried  ( fig )
   fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried
    Figs are high in fiber and make a great snack
   Figs are high in fiber and make a great snack
   
   
3. Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit  ( common fig , common fig tree , Ficus carica , fig )
   Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
   
   

 FIG

1. A Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi  ( Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya , FIG , Libyan Fighting Group , Libyan Islamic Fighting Group , Libyan Islamic Group )
   a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi
   

 Wallace Stevens Wallace Stevens /ˈwɒlɪs ˈstiːvənz/

noun

1. United States poet (1879-1955)  ( Stevens , Wallace Stevens )
   United States poet (1879-1955)