1. (noun) peak, point, thorn, tooth (of a comb), papillae (of the skin), sprocket, cog.

1. (noun) gossip, scandal, rumour.

1. (loan) (noun) dollar.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 48;)

1. (noun) white-fronted tern, Sterna striata - the most common tern on the coast of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Often found in large flocks. Has a long black bill, is pale grey and white with a black cap, which is separated from the bill by a white forehead. Juvenile is brown and white on upper parts.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 4;)

1. (noun) side wall (of a house).

1. (noun) fairy tern, Sterna nereis, little tern, Sterna albifrons - a very small tern uncommon in Aotearoa/New Zealand. The fairy tern is a rare native and the little tern an uncommon asian migrant.

1. (verb) to be an idiot, to be a fool.

1. (loan) (noun) five-dollar note, $5.

1. (noun) black-fronted tern, Sterna albostriata - an inland tern of the South Island. It has a blue-grey body, wings and short shallow-forked tail, orange bill and legs and black cap.

(Te Māhuri Study Guide (Ed. 1): 25;)

1. (loan) (noun) ten-dollar note, $10.

1. a curse that is used to show disdain for the actions or statements of others, implying that they would be advised not to comment. Only said to, or about, a woman.

1. (noun) spiny dogfish, spotted spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias - a fish brownish-grey above with irregular white spots and white below. Body elongated with both dorsal fins preceded by a sharp spine. Reaches 1.2 m. Found in temperate waters around the world.

1. (noun) legend, story, fable.

1. (noun) fairy tern, Sterna nereis, little tern, Sterna albifrons - very small terns uncommon in Aotearoa/New Zealand. The fairy tern is a rare native and the little tern an uncommon Asian migrant.

1. Flock of bitterns: a reference to an esteemed gathering or group.

1. (loan) (noun) one dollar coin, one dollar.

1. (noun) fairy tern, Sterna nereis, little tern, Sterna albifrons - very small terns uncommon in Aotearoa/New Zealand. The fairy tern is a rare native and the little tern an uncommon Asian migrant.

1. (noun) two dollar coin, $2.

1. (noun) black-fronted tern, Sterna albostriata - an inland tern of the South Island. It has a blue-grey body, wings and short shallow-forked tail, orange bill and legs and black cap.

(Te Māhuri Study Guide (Ed. 1): 25;)

1. (noun) food basket, large square-bottomed basket for cooked food for distinguished visitors.