Something overly artful or artificial.
A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
The death of a person or animal.
Defeat; an instance of being defeated.
Something that has been destroyed or ruined.
The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died.
The sum an entity loses on balance.
The destruction or ruin of an object.
Electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work.