A device made of wood or paper, at the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.

(trading, economics, finance) A market in which commodities are bought and sold for immediate delivery. Delivery usually takes place in the same or next business day.

Clipping of mackintosh (“a raincoat”).

(Canada, US, slang) Clipping of macaroni.

(chiefly science fiction) A hypothetical device used to travel into the past or the future.

Hail Mary (Catholic prayer, part of the rosary)

A wand, usually made of wood, that is used to perform magic. / (figuratively) A means which will effect an instant solution.

(physics) The ratio of the average mass per atom of the naturally occurring form of an element to 1/12 of the mass of a carbon-12 atom. Symbol Aᵣ; abbreviation RAM or r.a.m. For elements with several isotopes, the most stable isotope is treated as the representative.

(astronomy, astrophysics) Particles of matter that cannot be detected by their radiation but whose presence is inferred from gravitational effects.

A female given name from Latin, Ancient Greek, Aramaic, or Hebrew. / The Virgin Mary, the mother of Christ. / The 19th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.