(geology) A single, distinctive rock formation; an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or group of rocks. / An area of land or the particular features of it.

(idiomatic, of two or more parties, often with a prepositional phrase) to reach an agreement or settle a dispute.

(historical) The system of fear and intimidation put into place during the Reign of Terror in Revolutionary France around 1793-94.

Alternative form of terracotta

Alternative form of terracotta

(politics, history, usually with the) The Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. / (politics, history, usually with the) Any specific one of several historical reigns of terror.

(Roman mythology) The god of boundaries and landmarks, focus of the important Roman festival of Terminalia.

(geology) Of or pertaining to the first part of the Cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared.

(geology) The first part of the Cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared.

(archaic) A fictitious deity with a violent temperament who featured in medieval mystery plays, represented as being worshiped by Muslims