plural of black-crowned night heron

(euphemistic) To die without protest.

(UK, informal) Although it seems problematic now, it will ultimately succeed.

A rhetorical question, used to tell someone that they should feel guilty about something.

(vulgar, humorous) Used to deflect a request for a reason.

A single sexual encounter can lead to a lifetime of disease and treatment.

A shirt-like garment (often oversized) that is worn to bed.

The plant Atropa belladonna, a perennial shrub of the nightshade family that contains high concentrations of the alkaloid atropine which can be deadly if taken in excess.

(medicine) An isolated fracture of the ulna due to direct trauma to the forearm. The name refers to a situation in which a person raises an arm and exposes the medial aspect of the forearm in anticipation of an overhead blow.

(US, law enforcement) A long narrow pole-like club carried by police and security personnel, for use in self-defense.