A small, stand-alone building, typically prefabricated and equipped with electricity, situated in a domestic garden and used for telecommuting or as an office by small businesses.

plural of Lord of Misrule

plural of Abbot of Misrule

superlative form of in short order: most in short order

(historical) A kind of residential penitentiary facility, built after the passing of the Elizabethan Poor Law (1601), where those who were "unwilling to work", including vagrants and beggars, were set to work.

comparative form of in short order: more in short order

(UK, informal) for the sake of, for (usually placed at the end of a question when quizzing a person about why they have done something)

(UK, US, informal) A worthless or malfunctioning piece of mechanical or electrical equipment.

(idiomatic, often ironic) One whose fame is insignificant, fleeting or imaginary.

(UK) the tawny owl, Strix aluco.