semi-somnia n.— «British experts have coined the phrase “semi-somnia” to describe people who take more than half an hour to fall asleep, who wake frequently in the night or who wake too early in the morning.» —“Nation of...
touch-and-go n.— «Just as he took off a Hercules then reported ready, so we continued to orbit as he carried out his checks and took off. We then needed to allow a few minutes to allow the wake turbulence to subside before we continued...
bio-box n.— «He helped haul out bio-boxes in the wake of suicides and murders.» —“‘Aftermath’ is not for the fainthearted” by Terri Schlichenmeyer Eagle-Tribune (North Andover, Massachusetts) June 10, 2007...
two-a-day n.— «I agree with most of what you say above, except I do think the 6:30 am practices are a good idea. It is time to send a wake up call to the team, and if that means two a days, so be it. I see it as the coaching staff saying...
garaging n.— «Woodburn told the crowd that the increasingly popular practice known as “garaging”—in which a group of teens scours a neighborhood at night in search of unlocked garage doors with access to refrigerators filled...
Fedders housing n.— «These kinds of developments could easily happen in certain areas of the Bronx if only city planning would wake up and rezone the area but they seem keen on making the Bronx a 6 story fedders housing paradise...