plural of Act of God

(of a person) Possessing significant wealth, especially as suggesting social standing.

(idiomatic) preferred above others.

The ancient name of a gorge in northern Thessaly, Greece, located between Olympus to the north and Ossa to the south.

Durand-Kerner method

(in attributive usage) Alternative spelling of rule of thumb

(idiomatic, singular only) A solution or scenario which combines the disadvantages of two opposed prior solutions, often having been intended to combine their benefits instead.

(obsolete) A female prostitute.

(medicine) The rupture of the amniotic sac, whether naturally at the onset of labour, occurring prematurely, or artificially induced.

consternation, worry