(baseball) A shift in the defensive alignment of the infielders towards home plate when there is a baserunner on first base, to increase the possibility of getting a double play.

(physics) A predicted state of matter, containing deconfined quarks and gluons, present in the very early universe (first millionth of a second), and recreated at extremely high energy densities, such as those in the collision of heavy atomic nuclei as speeds very close to the speed of light.

(beekeeping) Any plant from which bees usually collect nectar, pollen, or both for making honey.

(childish or humorous) An emphatic form of please.

Too much focus on one's career may lead to one being uninteresting company. / Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy.

(chiefly US, idiomatic) To initiate action; to assume or take a responsibility.

plural of place name

(call center jargon) A plan that specifies actions to be taken when the telephone queue exceeds acceptable levels.

(mathematics) a representation of the space of complex numbers

(geology) The large-scale movement of tectonic plates that contributes to continental drift.