Advent, the period from Advent Sunday (inclusive) through the start of Epiphany. / Christmastide, Yuletide; the Twelve Days of Christmas, starting on Christmas Day and ending on Epiphany, January 6.

A body search where the person's clothes are removed.

To remove the clothes of (a person) and perform a body search on them.

Describing a device with seals that activate without special procedures. / Describing a container that is capable of automatically closing off leaks that form in it.

(geology) A stratum of coal between strata of other rocks.

plural of search term

(computing) The word or phrase that a user searches for, e.g. in a search engine.

Any of a number of social events where shellfish are cooked and eaten. / A dish made with boiled seafood.

(slang, idiomatic) The occurrence of casual, ill-informed and hasty decisions or comments made by outside authorities who lack an understanding of the local issues or a real understanding of the facts of a particular situ.

Involving probing introspection, or a critical consideration of one's conscience, especially motives and values.