per / pir / pirr / purr / pyr [pɜr]
per – n. & prep. – n. – Astronomy a star of the constellation Perseus; prep. – 1. for every, for each; 2. according to, as stated by or directed by; 3. by means of
pir – n. – a Muslim holy person, site or shrine
pirr – n. & v. – n. – 1. a state of excitement, a flurry of activity; 2. a light breeze; 3. the common tern, Sterna hirundo, or its cry
purr – adj., n. & v. – adj. – describing oats, Avena fatua or barley, Hordeum murinum; n. – 1. a fire poker; 2. a stab, thrust, kick; 3. a state of agitation; 4. a small breed of feral pig from the Isle of Man; 5. the low vibrating sound made by a cat or something that resembles this; 6. various related bivalve molluscs that resemble the edible carpet shell, Tapes spp., or Venerupis spp.; v. – 1. stuff or fill with something; 2. thrust through or poke with something; 3. intrude; 4. make a low, continuous vibration sound
pyr – n. – used as a call for domestic animals such as fowl and pigs