noun - one of the long soft parts of the body of some animals (such as octopuses)

verb - to straighten your body or a part of your body e.g. as an excercise etc.

noun - a brown powder made from the seed of a tropical tree, used as a spice

noun - the root of a tropical plant, commonly used as a spice all over the world

noun, informal - a place, such as a pub, club, restaurant, especially one that has a bad reputation

noun - one of the most common coniferous trees, it is often used as a Christmas tree

noun - dried berry-like fruit of a tropical tree used as a spice (whole or ground)

noun - aromatic dried flower buds of a tropical tree used as a spice (whole or ground)

adjective - being in control of a situation, as opposed to just waiting for things to happen

noun, informal - (disapproving) a person who is very interested in certain subjects such as computers, physics etc.

noun - a word made by joining two or more words together, such as 'snowboard' (snow + board)

noun - a share of the ownership of a company which people can buy as an investment

noun - things that you can use (especially those necessary for life such as food, money, etc.)

noun - a large knife used to cut vegetation (esp. in the jungle) or as a weapon

noun - a creature from Greek mythology depicted as a bird with a woman's head and upper body