A company that is contracted, by a bank etc., to conduct some part of a financial transaction process; especially a company that provides software or hardware for such a process

(of a defeated army) To be humiliated by the victors.

A friction element in a disc brake.

(chemistry) paper containing a water-soluble pH indicator composed of a mixture of different dyes extracted from certain lichens. The resulting piece of paper is used to test materials for acidity, turning red when acidic and blue when alkaline.

A person with whom someone has had sex.

Alternative spelling of finger paint

To paint using fingerpaint.

(Buddhism) The path to the end of suffering, involving eight steps: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration.

A parlour palm (Chamaedorea elegans), a rare small seed-producing palm tree, used in gardens and as a houseplant.

(idiomatic) A party to celebrate when a person decides to leave a house or flat, and sometimes to help prepare the space for the incoming residents.