(law, archaic) A commission under which a court is empowered to hear and determine a criminal case. / (law, archaic) The hearing or trial carried out under such authority.

Alternative spelling of nickel and dime

Alternative spelling of by and by

(nautical, of the orientation of the sails of a ship) parallel with the keel, that is, going from bow to stern (as opposed to square-rigged).

(usually followed by of) The gist; the essence or substance; the most important or salient features.

All the sounds and activities of preparations for war. / (idiomatic, by extension) Any frantic activity.

(idiomatic) A time period of years or more.

(music) A style of electronic music focusing heavily on loud bass and fast-tempo drumbeats.

Betraying a confidence by disclosing private information.

(of individual dishes of food) served one at a time as soon as cooked