almond vs sconce

almond

noun
  • A type of tree nut. 

  • Prunus dulcis var. amara, bitter almond, a variety that only produces bitter fruits 

  • Flavor or other characteristics of almond. 

  • The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour. 

  • Prunus japonica, flowering almond, an ornamental shrub in family Rosaceae 

  • The color of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown. 

  • Anything shaped like an almond; specifically, (anatomy, archaic) a tonsil. 

  • Brabejum stellatifolium or bitter almond, in family Proteaceae 

  • Prunus andersonii, desert almond, a North American shrub in family Rosaceae 

  • A small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, that produces predominantly sweet almonds. 

  • Terminalia catappa, Indian almond or tropical almond, in family Combretaceae 

  • Prunus fasciculata, desert range almond or wild almond, North American shrub in family Rosaceae 

adj
  • Brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut. 

sconce

noun
  • A fragment of a floe of ice. 

  • An act of sconcing; very similar to a fine at Cambridge University, though a sconce is the act of issuing a penalty rather than the penalty itself. 

  • A fixed seat or shelf. 

  • A poll tax; a mulct or fine. 

  • A fixture for a light, which holds it and provides a screen against wind or against a naked flame or lightbulb. 

  • A head or a skull. 

  • A candlestick (holder for a candle, especially a circular tube, with a brim, into which a candle is inserted), either with a handle for carrying, or with a bracket for attaching to a wall. 

  • A type of small fort or other fortification, especially as built to defend a pass or ford. 

  • A squinch. 

verb
  • During a meal or as part of a drinking game, to announce some (usually outrageous) deed such that anyone who has done it must drink; similar to I have never; commonly associated with crewdates; very similar to fining at Cambridge University. 

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