(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A sudden, but brief, sensation of heat over the entire body; a common symptom of the menopause.

(medicine) Any liquid discharge from a vagina.

(poker) Ace-high straight flush; a hand consisting of the cards A, K, Q, J, 10, of the same suit. This is the rarest and strongest hand in poker.

(nautical, of a ship) With some or all of her cannons removed.

(physics) A measure of the strength of a magnetic field in a given area.

(inorganic chemistry) Any binary compound of chlorine and fluorine.

(vulgar, slang) A penis.

(physics) The scientific study of the properties and behavior of moving fluids.

(physics) The emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle. / The light so emitted.

An opaque fast-drying liquid used to cover a mistake written or typed on a piece of paper.