The tide which occurs just after the first and third quarters of the moon, when there is least difference between high tide and low tide.

(now rare) With great scrutiny; carefully. / With close relation; intimately. / Closely, in close proximity. / In close approximation; almost, virtually. / Stingily.

A state of the United States.

A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha.

A former provincial kingdom in New Spain. / A former territory of Mexico. / A former transitional government in the United States. / A former territory of the United States.

A state in the western United States. Capital: Carson City. Largest city: Las Vegas. / A city, the county seat of Story County, Iowa, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.

An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a pendant attached.

(South Africa) To informally execute by necklacing; by setting on fire a petrol-filled rubber tyre which has been put around the bound victim's neck.

(informal) An instant; an extremely short time.

The phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and is therefore obscured. / The moon when it is in conjunction with the sun. / The phase of the moon when it is waxing.