A clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes. / The act of machinating or plotting.

(chiefly science fiction) A hypothetical device used to travel into the past or the future.

A heavy fighting club. / A ceremonial form of this weapon.

To hit someone or something with a mace.

An old money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael. / An old weight of 57.98 grains.

A spice obtained from the outer layer of the kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg.

Tear gas or pepper spray, especially for personal use.

To spray in defense or attack with mace (pepper spray or tear gas) using a hand-held device.

(astronomy, usually in the plural) Abbreviation of milli-arcsecond.

(colloquial, and in direct address) mother, mama / (colloquial) The landlady of a theater.