(geometry) A circle defined as the intersection of the surface of a sphere and a plane which passes through the centre of the sphere.

(chiefly Canada, US) In many modern homes, a room that combines the roles of several more traditional rooms such as the family room, living room, and study.

A mastiff known for its great size, bred in Germany to hunt boar and large game.

The island (and sometimes including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Europe made up of England, Scotland, and Wales. Abbreviation: GB.

A passerine bird of the antbird family (Taraba major, syn. Thamnophilus major)

The child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild.

An aunt of one's parent (i.e. a sister or sister-in-law of one's grandparent).

(geography) The relatively flat region of North American grasslands east of the Rocky Mountains, from Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba in the north, to Texas in the south.

A parent of a grandparent; a grandparent of a parent.

In Wicca, ritualistic sexual intercourse symbolizing creation. The Great Rite can also be performed symbolically: the high priest plunges the athame, or ritual knife (the male symbol), into a cup or chalice (the female symbol) that is filled with wine and is held by the high priestess.