A posture used by dogs to invite play behavior. The front part of the chest is brought low to the ground and the forelegs are extended.

Acanthus mollis (bear's breeches), native to the Mediterranean / Mertensia maritima (oysterleaf, sea lungwort, sea bluebell), native to Europe and North America with leaves said to taste like oysters

A plane (the tool, not the vehicle) used for working the upper surface of staircase rails. They are relatively rounded

(electronics, informal) Premature failure of an electrolytic capacitor, especially when several are beginning to fail at the same time in a piece of equipment (due, for example, to high demands imposed by the circuit design, such as in a switchmode power supply), necessitating "re-capping" (i.e. replacing many capacitors after disconnecting the power and waiting for lethal charge to dissipate).

(informal) tularemia

(optics) Any plane perpendicular to the axis of a lens or mirror. / (optics) Such a plane, in a camera, microscope etc, in which the real image is in focus.

At a location where something good is about to happen at just the time of its occurrence; lucky; fortunate; able to obtain a benefit due to circumstances, rather than due to merit.

(idiomatic, sports, games) A passage of play; a series of consecutive moments, considered as a whole.

(sports) A player who can play more than one position. / (fantasy sports) A player who accumulates stats without being assigned to any particular position.

plural of place kick