anti-takeover defense | resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover |
anti-war movement | a campaign against entering or continuing a war |
anti-G suit G suit | worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration |
anti-inflammatory anti-inflammatory drug | a medicine intended to reduce inflammation |
anti-submarine rocket | a shipboard system to fire rockets at submarines |
anti-TNF compound | a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints |
fragmentation bomb antipersonnel bomb anti-personnel bomb daisy cutter | a bomb with onlytoper cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments, most effective against troops and vehicles |
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug NSAID | an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids, NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox- and Cox- enzymes |
stabilizer bar anti-sway bar | a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks, serves to stabilize the chassis |
tail rotor anti-torque rotor | rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a singleotor helicopter, keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor |
virility drug anti-impotence drug | drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction |
hero | the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem |
anti-Semitism antisemitism | the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people |
anti-Catholicism | a religious orientation opposed to Catholicism |
anti-drug law | a law forbidding the sale or use of narcotic drugs |
anti-virus program | a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread |
hero worship | admiration for great men (or their memory) |
f bomber grinder hero hero sandwich hoagie hoagy Cuban sandwich Italian sandwich poor boy sub submarine submarine sandwich torpedo wedge zep | a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments), different names are used in different sections of the United States |
Japanese Red Army JRA Anti-Imperialist International Brigade | a terrorist group organized into overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution, is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists, in the Japanese Red Army was responsible for a massacre at an airport in Israel |
Anti-Masonic Party | a former political party in the United States, founded in in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs |
Hero | (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her |
anti | a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.), the antis smelled victory after a long battle |
anti-American | a person who is opposed to the United States and its policies |
anti-Semite Jew-baiter | someone who hates and would persecute Jews |
champion fighter hero paladin | someone who fights for a cause |
football hero | a football player who has achieved a reputation for success |
hero | (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits, often the offspring of a mortal and a god |
hero worshiper hero worshipper | someone who worships heroes |
hero | a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength, RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain |
philistine anti-intellectual lowbrow | a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits |
Hero Heron Hero of Alexandria | Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) |
anti-dumping duty | a tariff imposed to prevent dumping |
idolize idolise worship hero-worship revere | love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess, venerate as an idol, Many teenagers idolized the Beatles |
racist antiblack anti-Semite(a) | discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion |
anti-intellectual philistine | smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values |
anti | not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.) |
anti-American | opposed to the United States and its policies |
anti-semitic antisemitic | relating to or characterized by anti-Semitism, hating Jews |