n.
1.a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland
2.a self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement
3.belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Idiom of the Day
have one's nose in the air
to be conceited or aloof
The girl has her nose in the air and is unfriendly to the other members of her class.