| poisoning | | |
| n. (state) | 1. intoxication, poisoning, toxic condition | the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance. |
| ~ physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state | the condition or state of the body or bodily functions. |
| ~ alkali poisoning | poisoning resulting from the ingestion of an alkali compound (as lye or ammonia). |
| ~ caffeine intoxication, caffeinism | poisoning resulting from excessive intake of caffeine containing products. |
| ~ carbon monoxide poisoning | a toxic condition that results from inhaling and absorbing carbon monoxide gas.; "carbon monoxide combines with hemoglobin and displaces oxygen in the blood" |
| ~ cyanide poisoning | poisoning due to ingesting or inhaling cyanide; common in smoke from fires and in industrial chemicals. |
| ~ ergotism | poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs. |
| ~ mercury poisoning | a toxic condition caused by ingesting or inhaling mercury; acute mercury poisoning causes a metallic taste and vomiting and diarrhea and kidney problems that may lead to death. |
| ~ naphthalene poisoning | toxic condition resulting from inhaling or ingesting naphthalene. |
| ~ nicotine poisoning | toxic condition caused by the ingestion or inhalation of large amounts of nicotine. |
| ~ ophidism | poisoning by snake venom. |
| ~ paraquat poisoning | poisoning caused by ingestion of paraquat; characterized by progressive damage to the esophagus and liver and kidneys. |
| ~ pesticide poisoning | toxic condition resulting from ingesting or inhaling a pesticide. |
| ~ salicylate poisoning | poisoning caused by the excessive ingestion of salicylates (usually aspirin). |
| n. (act) | 2. poisoning | the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill. |
| ~ kill, putting to death, killing | the act of terminating a life. |
| ~ gassing | the deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas. |
| 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. |
| hilo | | |
| 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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