term
word or phrase from a specialized area of knowledge
pole position
first position on a motor-racing starting grid
symmetry minute
time point in clock-face timetable
person
grammatical category
social desirability bias
response bias exhibited by survey respondents
ant colony
basic unit around which ants organize their lifecycle
battery
chess formation that consists of two or more pieces on the same rank, file, or diagonal
interfacing
inner material used to stiffen or strengthen part of a garment
hydrographical network
network of hydrographic objects
Collective action clause
clause that allows a supermajority of bondholders to agree a debt restructuring that is legally binding on all holders of the bond
exudate
fluid emitted through pores or a wound
torsion field
unsupported hypothesis about effects of quantum spin
Impression management
conscious or subconscious process in which people attempt to influence the perceptions of other people about a person, object or event
riba
unjust, exploitative gains made in trade or business under Islamic law
Deseret
Book of Mormon term; according to it, means “honeybee” in the Jaredite language
health promotion
activity designed to increase the health of a population excluding medical treatment
Half-caste
type of biracial person
Free World
propaganda term to refer to the Western Bloc
legal concept
lexeme with a specific meaning in jurisprudence
raising
in linguistics, the movement of an argument from an embedded or subordinate clause to a matrix or main clause
segue
term; transition from one topic or section to the next
Comprehensive National Power
measure of the general power of a nation-state
explosive cyclogenesis
rapidly deepening extratropical cyclonic low-pressure area
archer's paradox
phenomenon in archery
Macedonia
terminology used for entities related to the Southeast European historical region
affinity
term in sociology
type site
archaeological site that is the model of a particular archaeological culture
anguish
extreme pain, distress or anxiety
sparing
parsimonious use of resources
terminology of the British Isles
terminology
Bada'
Shia Islamic concept regarding the Will of God
classroom computer set (Soviet Union)
computer network designed for educational uses in the classroom, using low-cost 8-bit or early 16-bit workstations
closed-circuit television
television link over a closed circuit or network
Byzantine commonwealth
Byzantine sphere of influence
Closed
poker
happy talk
additional and often meaningless commentary interspersed into television news programs by news anchors and others on set
Harmonic
mathematical term
Platinum Hits
term used to refer to a line of select Xbox games
workspace
term used in economic development and various branches of engineering
Mickey Mouse cup
British football pejorative term
near money
assets easily converted into cash
revival
term in television
Shuttleworth
in the UK, list of people canvassed to be likely to vote for a particular political party in the PIG model of an electoral campaign
Talking cure
form of verbal therapy
turnip
term referring to three specific vegetables
urinary bladder in Chinese medicine
concept in traditional Chinese medicine