n.
1.destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
2.a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet)
3.a unit of length used in navigation
4.a unit of length equal to 1760 yards
5.a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
6.the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory
7.the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseas
8.the syllable naming the third (mediant) note of any major scale in solmization
Idiom of the Day
out of the frying pan and into the fire
going from one problem to another (maybe more serious) problem, from something bad to something worse
When the man changed jobs he jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire. His new job is much worse.