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coin - Make (coins) by stamping metal.
chin - Draw one's body up so as to bring one's chin level with or above (a horizontal bar) with one's feet off the ground, as an exercise.
ouch - Used to express pain.
shin - The front of the leg below the knee.
icon - A painting of Jesus Christ or another holy figure, typically in a traditional style on wood, venerated and used as an aid to devotion in the Byzantine and other Eastern Churches.
cons - Persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them.
sic - Used in brackets after a copied or quoted word that appears odd or erroneous to show that the word is quoted exactly as it stands in the original, as in a story must hold a child's interest and “enrich his [sic] life.”.
inch - Move slowly and carefully in a specified direction.
ions - An atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons.
shun - Persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution.
such - Of the type previously mentioned.
sin - An immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law.
son - A boy or man in relation to either or both of his parents.
sun - Sit or lie in the sun.
nosh - Food.
coins - Make (coins) by stamping metal.
his - Belonging to or associated with a male person or animal previously mentioned or easily identified.
chi - The twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (Χ, χ), transliterated in the traditional Latin style as ‘ch’ (as in Christ) or in the modern style as ‘kh’ (as in Khaniá and in the etymologies of this dictionary).
cousin - A child of one's uncle or aunt.
scion - A young shoot or twig of a plant, especially one cut for grafting or rooting.
chinos -
chino - A cotton twill fabric, typically khaki-colored.
cushion - Soften the effect of an impact on.
con - Persuade (someone) to do or believe something, typically by use of a deception.
cos - A lettuce of a variety with crisp narrow leaves that form a tall head; a romaine.
onus - Used to refer to something that is one's duty or responsibility.
ion - An atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons.
chins -
incus - A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear, transmitting vibrations between the malleus and stapes.
sonic - Denoting, relating to, or of the nature of sound or sound waves.
icons - A devotional painting of Christ or another holy figure, typically executed on wood and used ceremonially in the Byzantine and other Eastern Churches.