domino transplant n.— «The life-saving opportunity occured, after the organs of a baby that could not be saved became available. During a 12-hour surgery, Jason received the heart and lungs transplant, making available at the same time a...
numeeja n.— «It does provide a fab opportunity to rake over the past and remember the heady days when numeeja was all the rage.» —“Boo.com dusts down website for June relaunch” The Register (U.K.) Jan. 24, 2006...
pepperpotting n.— «This is now an opportunity to revisit that and to support those communities that will not automatically be included. We have commonly referred to it as “pepperpotting” in the past, but it is looking after...
honking adj.— «Honking big burgers take too long to cook all the way through, which gives the exterior an opportunity to burn.» —“That primordial desire for burgers” by Debbie Moose News & Observer (Raleigh...
slobber-knock n.— «The longest and toughest preseason practice of Ken Hatfield’s regime gave Thomas an opportunity to slobber-knock his way to the starting unit.» —“Hogs’ Defense Bolstered By Self-Recruited Thomas” by Bill...
oil-spot strategy n.— «U.S. and Iraqi forces should adopt an “oil-spot strategy” in Iraq, which is essentially the opposite approach. Rather than focusing on killing insurgents, they should concentrate on providing security...