(transitive, idiomatic) To punish someone so as to give a warning to others.

plural of Member of Parliament

(physics) The speed at which sound is propagated through some medium under specified conditions.

(idiomatic) A skinny, malnourished person or animal.

A degree that usually requires 2-3 years beyond a Bachelor of Science and emphasizes science and scientific applications. The degree is less advanced than a Doctorate degree.

A fictional account; a story. / A fictitious account; an account of events that never took place.

(baseball) To cause a pitcher to be replaced by heavy hitting. / (idiomatic) To cause something to be replaced by something else.

The hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre. / A butterfly of the genus Salamis.

Made from or looking like mother-of-pearl; iridescent or pearly.

Any human-made weapon causing indiscriminate large-scale death or destruction, especially a biological weapon, chemical weapon, nuclear weapon or radiological weapon.