| poison | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. poison, poisonous substance, toxicant | any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism. |
| ~ substance | a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties.; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man" |
| ~ atropine | a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides. |
| ~ hyoscyamine | a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract. |
| ~ toxin | a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. poison | anything that harms or destroys.; "the poison of fascism" |
| ~ destructiveness | the quality of causing destruction. |
| v. (social) | 3. poison | spoil as if by poison.; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office" |
| ~ corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, vitiate, subvert | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality.; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" |
| v. (contact) | 4. poison | kill with poison.; "She poisoned her husband" |
| ~ poison | kill by its poison.; "This mushrooms can poison" |
| ~ kill | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly.; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
| v. (change) | 5. envenom, poison | add poison to.; "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (contact) | 6. poison | kill by its poison.; "This mushrooms can poison" |
| ~ poison | administer poison to.; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die" |
| ~ poison | kill with poison.; "She poisoned her husband" |
| ~ kill | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly.; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
| v. (body) | 7. poison | administer poison to.; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die" |
| ~ drug, dose | administer a drug to.; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist" |
| ~ intoxicate | have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug. |
| ~ poison | kill by its poison.; "This mushrooms can poison" |
| hilo | | |
| n. (location) | 1. hilo | a town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii. |
| ~ town | an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city.; "they drive through town on their way to work" |
| ~ aloha state, hawai'i, hawaii, hi | a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands. |
| ~ hawaii island, hawaii | the largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks. |
| yarn | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. narration, recital, yarn | the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events.; "his narration was hesitant" |
| ~ body | the central message of a communication.; "the body of the message was short" |
| ~ introduction | the first section of a communication. |
| ~ close, closing, ending, conclusion, end | the last section of a communication.; "in conclusion I want to say..." |
| ~ report, account | the act of informing by verbal report.; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" |
| ~ recounting, telling, relation | an act of narration.; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. thread, yarn | a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving. |
| ~ cord | a line made of twisted fibers or threads.; "the bundle was tied with a cord" |
| ~ cotton | thread made of cotton fibers. |
| ~ dental floss, floss | a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth. |
| ~ floss | a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery. |
| ~ lastex | yarn that has an elastic core wound around with cotton or silk or nylon or rayon threads. |
| ~ ligature | thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood). |
| ~ metallic | a yarn made partly or entirely of metal. |
| ~ nap, pile | the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave.; "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction" |
| ~ purl | gold or silver wire thread. |
| ~ suture | thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together. |
| ~ tinsel | a thread with glittering metal foil attached. |
| ~ warp | yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof. |
| ~ weft, woof, filling, pick | the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving. |
| ~ worsted yarn, worsted | a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool. |
| v. (communication) | 3. yarn | tell or spin a yarn. |
| ~ recount, narrate, tell, recite | narrate or give a detailed account of.; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child" |
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