Any of various diving ducks of the genera Mergus or Lophodytes, which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill.

the little finger

A traditional greeting for Christmas and the new year.

(countable) A claim to commendation or a reward. / (countable) A mark or token of approbation or to recognize excellence.

(transitive) To deserve, to earn. / (intransitive) To be deserving or worthy. / (transitive, obsolete, rare) To reward.

before noon, in the morning.

(humorous) Pronunciation spelling of merci beaucoup.

The reference line at 0° longitude, passing through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is measured.

Relating to a meridian (in various senses); meridional. / (archaic except literary) Relating to midday or noon. / Relating to the culmination or highest point.

In full celestial meridian: a great circle passing through the poles of the celestial sphere and the zenith for a particular point on the Earth's surface.