1. a general officer ranking below a major general

2. the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them

4. an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change

5. of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings

3. any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

6. (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software

7. being joined in close association

8. a written record of a commercial transaction

9. a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws

10. the humanistic study of language and literature

11. a feeling of profound love and admiration

12. the science and technology of metals