Corner spot

To put down a ball marker (usually a small flat object, like a dime) to be able to replace the ball precisely in its original location after lifting (usually, but not exclusively, ...

spot

Lights & lighting; Lighting products

A colloquial term referring to a reflector lamp with a tight beam of light, typically around 10 degrees or less. It comes from the fact that such a lamp produces a narrow spot of ...

spot

Banking; Investment banking

In the case of stock market transactions the designation for a cash transaction (payment and delivery are immediate). See also spot transaction.

spot

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A circular area of pigment.

Chess Olympiad

Sports; Croquet

The Chess Olympiad is a chess tournament in which teams from all over the world play and compete against each other. The event is organized by FIDE (World Chess Federation). Chess ...

deadness board

Sports; Croquet

This is a board, a piece of equipment, which keeps track of deadness for an entire game.

rover ball

Sports; Croquet

This is a ball that has passed through all the hoops but it has not yet pegged out.

rover wicket

Sports; Croquet

This is the last wicket before the peg.

running a hoop

Sports; Croquet

When a ball has gone through a hoop in the correct direction.

delayed triple peel

Sports; Croquet

Temporarily ending a try at a triple peel, but the try will be continued later in the turn.

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Zombie ants

Ants with their mind controlled by parasitic fungi. The fungus species of Ophiocordyceps can inject fungal cells into an ant's head to take over its ...