A chronological scale of the earth's history used to measure the relative or absolute age of any part of geologic time.

An incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved. / Damage to one's reputation.

(obsolete) To treat opprobriously; to defame; to slander. / (obsolete) To scandalize; to offend.

(uncountable) The condition of something being scarce or deficient. / (countable) An inadequate amount of something; a shortage.

(anatomy) Either of the two large, flat, bones forming the back of the shoulder.

(modal) Probably not. / (modal) Certainly not. / (degree) Hardly: only just; by a small margin.

(now chiefly US) A spring onion, Allium fistulosum. / (now chiefly US) Any of various similar members of the genus Allium. / Any onion that lacks a fully developed bulb. / (US, Scotland) A leek.

(seismology) a logarithmic scale used to express the energy released by an earthquake, each increase of 1 representing a 32-fold increase in energy.

A value on the Richter scale

(pathology) An infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing intense itching caused by the mites burrowing into the skin of humans and other animals. It is easily transmissible from human to human; secondary skin infection may occur.