(idiomatic) An alcoholic drink, particularly when taken the morning after to cure a hangover.

(physics) The ratio between (1) the magnitude of the force of friction which a surface produces on an object (moving along the surface or being pressed statically against it) and (2) the magnitude of the normal force which is produced by the surface on the object and which is perpendicular to that surface.

(informal, idiomatic) Without any hesitation; instantly.

(idiomatic) Having completed a task before it is due; ready, prepared, or anticipating.

(transitive, idiomatic) To punish someone so as to give a warning to others.

plural of Member of Parliament

(UK, politics) The House of Commons and the House of Lords within the Palace of Westminster.

plural of House of Parliament

Alternative form of away with the fairies

(UK politics) The lower house of the British Parliament; a session of the house. / (Canada, politics) The lower house of the Canadian Parliament.