…forming the third person singular of the present of verbs (as in sews, runs, etc.)…
…denoting possession in singular nouns, also in plural nouns not having a final -s…
…denoting possession in plural nouns and sometimes in singular nouns having a final s…
…a thermodynamic quantity representing the unavailability of a system’s thermal energy for conversion into mechanical work, often interpreted as the degree of disorder or randomness in the system…
…a sixtieth of a minute of time, which as the SI unit of time is defined in terms of the natural periodicity of the radiation of a caesium-133 atom…
…the SI unit of conductance, equal to one reciprocal ohm…
…the chemical element of atomic number 16, a yellow combustible non-metal…
…a unit of time equal to 10−13 seconds, used in expressing sedimentation coefficients…
…megacycles per second, a unit of frequency equal to one million cycles per second…
…a written representation of ‘he or she’ used as a neutral alternative to indicate someone of either sex…
…super video home system, an improved version of VHS using the same tape cassettes as the standard version…
…an obsolete form of lower-case s, written or printed as ſ. It was used in initial and medial but not final position in a word, and was generally abandoned in English-language printing shortly before 1800…
…a cricket ground in St John’s Wood, north London, headquarters since 1814 of the MCC…
…a gin-based alcoholic drink, served typically with lemonade or soda water and fresh mint…
…a sweet snack consisting of a chocolate bar and toasted marshmallows sandwiched between graham crackers…
…an incorporated society of insurance underwriters in London, made up of private syndicates. Founded in 1871, Lloyd’s originally dealt only in marine insurance…
…(in the UK except Scotland) an examination formerly taken together with an A level in the same subject, but having a more advanced syllabus…
…a method of transmitting high-quality television signals from a video recorder, video camera, etc. by sending the signals for chrominance and luminance separately…
…(circa 1750–1822), English publisher. He compiled The Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland (first issued in 1803), which is regarded as the authority on the British nobility; it is published today as Debrett’s Peerage and Baronetage, but is often known just as Debrett’s…
…progressive mental deterioration that can occur in middle or old age, due to generalized degeneration of the brain. It is the commonest cause of premature senility…
