antinous's definitions

CWD

Chronic Wasting Disease, a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy found in deer and elk, similar to BSE in cows.

CWD is a concern of many hunters.

by Antinous September 11, 2003

vise

See vice

by Antinous September 29, 2003

myocardial infarction

Destruction of myocardial tissue caused by blockage of a coronary artery, either by a thrombus or by aethrosclerosis. Also heart attack

Emeril Lagasse is going to die of myocardial infarction one of these days, due to his great love of pork fat.

by Antinous September 22, 2003

gear

Noun. 1. A toothed wheel.
2. A group of items used in an activity; equipment.
Verb. 1. To equip with gears. 2. To connect with gears. 3. To adjust so as to satisfy something.

Noun. 1. I'm always grinding the gears in my transmission.
2. Get that fishing gear together.
Verb. 1. Did you gear that machine right?
2. I've geared down the wheels to provide more speed.
3. My magazine is geared toward a young audience.

by Antinous September 11, 2003

define

Verb. 1. To explain the meaning of a word or concept.
2. To impart greater clarity or resolution to.

1."Define" is a difficult word to define.
2. All those sit-ups have really defined my abs.

by Antinous September 11, 2003

white hat

A good guy or hero of romanticised Old West stories.

by Antinous September 11, 2003

humuhumunukunukuapua'a

One of two reef triggerfish, Rhinecanthus aculeatus or R. rectangulus. State fish of Hawai'i

I went scuba diving off the Kona coast, but I failed to see a humuhumunukunukuapua'a.

by Antinous September 11, 2003