(nautical) An elliptical line drawn on the sheer plan to determine the sweep of the floorheads throughout the ship's length.

(engineering) A solid covering over a part of a fire grate, to prevent the entrance of air through that part.

To consume alcohol in large enough quantities to induce liver disease or other fatal reactions.

criminal homicide of a human being; manslaughter or murder or infanticide.

A half-part; half.

(mathematics) A common mnemonic that is used to help people remember the order of operations, in the PEMDAS order.

Something whose outcome could result in either someone's survival or their death / (idiomatic) An extremely urgent matter.

The situation in which a patient with crush syndrome is cheerful before extrication, but dies shortly thereafter when the crushing pressure is suddenly released.

plural of group of death

The official cause of a human death as typically determined by a coroner during an autopsy and included on the deceased's death certificate.