civil engineer

Originally defined as "civil" due to its separation from the military. In the past it denoted all types of engineering including electrical, mechanical, mining, etc. Today it includes bridges, canals, docks, foundations, harbors, off-shore construction, railways, river basin management, sewerage, soil mechanics, structural design, construction, traffic engineering, water supply, etc. The field so large that no engineer can easily specialize in more than two areas.

In other words, civil engineering deals with civilization building and maintenance.

They also like to drink beer, crack lewd jokes, and are generally above average in both looks and intelligence thus guaranteeing that they can attract members of the opposite sex and fill the world with more civil engineers.

Woman 1: Is that a civil engineer over there?
Woman 2: He is devastatingly handsome isn't he?

by drunken February 11, 2005

lol-civilisation

a bunch of people loling

P1. "theres a lol-civilisation over there"
P2. "lets join "

by 3323454211997643 April 16, 2009

American Civil War

A war fought in the United States, 1861-65, over issues such as state vs. national sovereignty and slavery vs. abolitionism. The two sides consisted of the United States of America (known more commonly as the Union and consisting of fifteen northern states, plus California) and the newly formed Confederate States of America, consisting of eleven southern states who stood for state's rights and slavery. The Union eventually triumphed in 1865 after a long and costly struggle on both sides, and the seceding states were eventually readmitted to the Union. The war has been called the first official modern war, as both sides incorporated telegraph communication, the use of railroads as transportation, the introduction of new military technology such as rifled muskets and ironclad warships and the doctrine of "total war," or war against civilians as well as military personnel. Finally, the war produced such iconic figures in American history as Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant (who later became President), Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, Joshua L. Chamberlain and countless others.

As a side note, many today commonly believe the war was fought over slavery alone. While slavery was eventually used by the Union to justify the war, the issue of state's rights vs. national sovereignty first caused the outbreak of war. There are perhaps thousands of books written on the American Civil War, its cause and its aftermath, so I suggest you read those and get a better understanding of the subject that from what I can tell you.

The American Civil War has been called the noblest and least avoidable conflict up until that point in human history.

by Dave the Historian January 11, 2008

Civil service syndrome

A condition/ disease that can infect federal, state and local, civil service employees.

Civil service syndrome symptoms
1. Its not my job
2. Sending dumb E-mails (Think about it)
3. Two hour lunches
4. Annual leave, four times a year or more
5. Planned sick leave
6. Kissing ass
7. Working your own hours, not core hours
8. Taking credit for work that you didn't do
9. Grubbing for overtime
10.Doing as little work as possible
11.Hearing but not listening (Being a hard head)
12.Thinking only about yourself, and how great you are
13.Power hungry
14.Sick on mondays
15.Not being able to walk in others shoes

by J Martin October 8, 2007

chiviles

A cutie(girl). Often petite and exotic looking girl of hispanic origin.

Hey man, how was your visit to Colombia, and beauties?

Totally man, soo many chiviles!!

by Mr. Chiv April 25, 2009

Chivalry

Etiquette of how knight should behave. It doesn't really have much in common with being nice to women, rather it dictates what rules there are at fight, etc., etc. If a woman (especially feminist) tells you chivalry is dead, throw your gloves on the ground in front of her and challenge her to duel to death with longswords and shields to show her what this word really means.

Lately, a woman walked to me and told me "chivalry is dead", so I challenged her to a sword duel. It seems chivalry is well enough, the woman's dead, though...

by Tomsow(12) January 9, 2020

Chivin

Chivin appears to be quiet and shy on the first glance, but he is actually a kind, sweet and is often very good at math.

People who get to know chivin usually say he is both a loyal and caring friend, who often worries about others more than himself.

Chivin is often seen as both cute and handsome, although having a low self image at times. People named chivin are usually both creative and artistic, excelling in both drawing and photography.

All around a kind, loyal, imaginative, fun lovering person who unfortunately has long periods of high stress and anxiety.

Hey have you met my friend chivin he's the best.

by The beautiful truth November 12, 2016