Alternative form of too rich for one's blood

Alternative spelling of scops owl

plural of island of stability

(idiomatic) Too expensive or fancy to suit one's taste or preferences.

(US) cooling capacity of an air conditioner or refrigerator equal to 12,000 British thermal units (Btu) per hour 200 Btu per minute; it denotes the amount of heat required to melt one ton of ice in 24 hours.

(idiomatic) The physical characteristics of the terrain or surrounding natural environment.

(nautical) The act of tacking, turning into the wind so the sail moves to the opposite side. / (idiomatic) A reversal of an opinion.

(Britain) lay of the land

(cryptography) A form of encryption where each bit or character from the plaintext is encrypted by a modular addition with a bit or character from a secret random key (or pad) of the same length as the plaintext.

carve out, or cut out a form, or to make something hollow by using heavy cutting tools such as an axe.