cookout cookout /ˈkʊˌkaʊt/

noun

1. [ N. American] An informal meal cooked and eaten outdoors  ( cookout [ N. American] )
   an informal meal cooked and eaten outdoors
    The family gathered for a cookout in the park to celebrate the summer.
   The family gathered for a cookout in the park to celebrate the summer.
   
   

 splice splice /ˈsplaɪs/

noun

1. Joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together  ( lap joint , splice )
   joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together
   
   
2. A junction where two things (as paper, film or magnetic tape) have been joined together  ( splice , splicing )
   a junction where two things (as paper, film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
    The break was due to an imperfect splice
   the break was due to an imperfect splice
   
   

verb

1. () Join the ends of  ( splice )
   join the ends of
    Splice film
   splice film
   
2. Join by interweaving strands  ( splice )
   join by interweaving strands
    Splice the wires
   Splice the wires
   
3. Join together so as to form new genetic combinations  ( splice )
   join together so as to form new genetic combinations
    Splice genes
   splice genes
   
4. Perform a marriage ceremony  ( splice , tie , wed , marry )
   perform a marriage ceremony
    The minister married us on Saturday
   The minister married us on Saturday
    We were wed the following week
   We were wed the following week
    The couple got spliced on Hawaii
   The couple got spliced on Hawaii
   

 Ixodes ricinus Ixodes ricinus /ɪˈksoʊdiz rɪˈsiːnʊs/

noun

1. Parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete  ( Ixodes ricinus , sheep tick , sheep-tick )
   parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete
   
   

 ovum ovum /ˈoʊvəm/

noun

1. The female reproductive cell; the female gamete  ( egg cell , ovum )
   the female reproductive cell; the female gamete