Genista anglica, a shrubby flowering plant of the family Fabaceae.

The horizontal cross timber which goes through the wall or a pier, and upon which the weight of the wall rests, when a building is shored up to enable alterations in the lower part.

aikinite

The practice among intravenous drug users by which a needle or syringe is shared by multiple individuals to administer intravenous drugs, potentially leading to transmission of certain infectious diseases.

A place or service that allows intravenous drug users to obtain new hypodermic needles at little or no cost, often in exchange for used ones.

plural of needle exchange

plural of needle sharer

An intravenous drug user who practises needle sharing.

To cause the hand of a dial indicator to reach the highest measurement, due to reaching the maximum measurable speed, pressure, etc.

(medicine) a solid, boring catheter inserted into bone marrow to supply intravenous fluids osseously.