(dated) Naturally occurring liquid petroleum. / Any of a wide variety of aliphatic or aromatic liquid hydrocarbon mixtures distilled from petroleum or coal tar, especially as used in solvents or petrol.

(zoology) a formal scientific name of an animal, especially as conforming to the ICZN.

a name, especially a surname such as Smith or Taylor, that is derived from an occupation - presumably the occupation of a distant ancestor

A separate streamlined enclosure mounted on an aircraft to house an engine, cargo, or crew. / The part between the tower and rotor of a wind turbine.

A navigation system that produces hyperbolic lines of position by the measurement of the difference in the time of reception, or the phase, of radio signals from multiple synchronized transmitters at fixed locations.

Alternative spelling of naïf.

Alternative spelling of naïf.

Insipid and sentimental. / Lacking vigor or decisiveness; spineless; wishy-washy.

One who is insipid, sentimental, or weak. / Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty.

To coddle.