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God's nails, or His nails, that is, the nails with which the Savior was fastened to the cross; -- an ancient form of oath, corresponding to 'Od's bodikins (dim. of body, i.e., God's dear body).

An exclamation contracted from God's wounds; -- used as an oath.

The thalamencephalon.

A publication similar to a magazine{4} but in electronic rather than printed form, maintained as data files on a computer and accessible via the world wide web; sometimes called e-zine (/e/ standing for electronic, as in e-mail.

A figure by which a speaker formally declines to take notice of a favorable point, but in such a manner as to produce the effect desired. [For example, see Mark Antony's oration. Shak., Julius C/sar, iii. 2.]

indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; -- representing the number zero as an Arabic numeral

An insoluble solid alcohol (C12H25OH) with an unbranched paraffin chain, used to make detergents, such as sodium lauryl sulfate.

a baseball game in which one team's pitchers allow the opposing team only one hit.

denoting a quantity consisting of one more than nine and one less than eleven; -- representing the number ten as Arabic numerals

the Arabic numerals representing the number one hundred; denoting a quantity consisting of one more than ninety nine and one less than one hundred and one; ten times ten

denoting a quantity consisting of one more than nine hundred ninety nine and one less than one thousand and one; -- representing the number one thousand as Arabic numerals

coming next after the nine hundred ninety-ninth in a series