(now uncommon) A longing for home or familiar surroundings; homesickness. / (transferred sense) A bittersweet yearning for the things of the past.

Of, having, or relating to nostalgia.

A person who displays nostalgia for something.

guided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory / (idiomatic) hardheaded, stubborn / (of a person) tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment.

(idiomatic) directly in front of one; clearly visible / (idiomatic) obvious or apparent

(idiomatic, obsolete) Used to form idioms meaning "to force someone to work hard or to focus intensely upon their work".

(idiomatic) Hard at work.

A haemorrhage from the nose; most specifically, blood flow exiting the nostrils that originates from the nasal cavity. / (US obsolete slang) a nerd or a geek or a dork

(idiomatic) The tail end piece of a cooked fowl (chicken, turkey etc.).

(idiomatic) To pay an exorbitant or excessive amount, either in money or in some other manner.