A caustic mixture of potash and quicklime.

(soccer) A pass in which the player runs in the opposite direction to where he passed.

A document formerly carried by neutral merchant vessels in wartime to show their nationality.

A sweet and flaky yeast-raised roll made from a dough using butter or margarine and filled with remonce (butter and sugar) or custard.

(music) a non-harmonic tone that is a second lower than a note in one chord and a second higher than a note in the other chord

plural of passing tone

A low-class hotel where rooms are rented out by the hour, especially to prostitutes and their clients.

To be in the temporary possession or control (of).

(humorous) A phrase indicating that something must be done directly without delays or deviations.

a group of islands in the Virgin Islands chain, to the west of the Virgin Islands archipelago and east of Puerto Rico; separated from the Virgin Islands archipelago by the Virgin Passage channel.