See Also: superior longitudinal sulcus(medicine)
longitudinal sulcus of heart(medicine)
superior longitudinal sinus(medicine)
superior longitudinal fasciculus(medicine)
superior longitudinal muscle of tongue(medicine)
superior petrosal sulcus(medicine)
superior temporal sulcus(medicine)
superior frontal sulcus(medicine)
superior occipital sulcus(medicine)
sulcus occipitalis superior(medicine)

win(4) (iou) and superior longitudinal sulcus (medicine)


win(4) (iou)



win verb1. .
[Old English winnan = Old Frisian winna, Old Saxon winnan suffer, win, Old High German winnan contend, gewinnan gain by labour (German gewinnen earn, gain, produce), Old Norse vinna, Gothic (ga)winnan suffer, of unkn. origin.]
verb intrans. Work, labour; strive, contend, fight. OE-ME.
verb trans. Subdue and take possession of; seize, capture, catch. arch. OE.
b. euphem. Steal. L17.
c. Cards. Be of higher value than (another card, hand, or suit); gain possession of, take, (a trick). L17.
a. verb trans. Get, obtain, acquire, (now usu. something immaterial); esp. gain as something profitable or desired. OE.
R. Niebuhr The victory for equality of rights was won. D. Carnegie People sometimes become invalids in order to win sympathy. Independent His strategic aim is to win the credit for solving the deficit problem.
b. verb intrans. Make profit, gain. ME-L17.
verb trans. spec.
a. Of a man: secure the affections of (a woman), esp. with a view to Marriage. (Passing into sense 9 below.) ME.
John Clarke Faint heart never won faire lady.
b. Gain or acquire as a result of a race, contest, bet, etc., or as a reward. ME.
V. S. Pritchett Failure to win a scholarship was a blow to vanity. G. Greene She was a head warden in the blitz and won the George Medal. E. Tennant Mrs Hyde, apparently, had won some money on a horse.
c. Gain by labour or as profit, earn. Now Scot. & dial. ME.
Sir W. Scott Every one wins his bread in this country.
d. Gather in or harvest (crops etc.). Now Scot. & dial. LME.
e. Extract (coal, stone, ore, etc.) from a mine or quarry. Also, sink a shaft or make an excavation to reach (a seam or vein). LME.
f. Gain (ground) upon; gain (time). LME-E18.
verb trans. Conquer, overcome, defeat. Long obsolete exc. Scot. & US dial. ME.
verb trans. Be victorious in (a race, contest, bet, etc.). ME.
Disraeli I never heard that moral force won the battle of Waterloo. Daily Telegraph Road hauliers win test case. Guardian A side which believes totally in its ability to win matches.
verb intrans. Be victorious in a race, contest, bet, etc., overcome one's opponent or competitor; fig. prevail, succeed. ME.
F. W. Farrar Yet, unaided by any,..Christianity won. Manchester Examiner The M.C.C. winning by an innings and four runs. Guardian They played Charlton's youngsters..the next day and won 12-0.
verb trans. Regain or recover (something lost); make up for (loss or waste); rescue, deliver; redeem. Also win again. ME-M17.
verb trans. Overcome the unwillingness or indifference of; gain (esp. gradually) the support or affection of; convert, sway; attract, allure; persuade, induce. Foll. by adverb or preposition, (arch.) to do. ME.
F. Sheridan She has won me to her party. H. Roth He had been won over and..growled his consent.
a. verb intrans. Make or find one's way with an effort. Foll. by adverb or preposition. ME.
Byron Had Selim won..To where the strand and billows met. R. L. Stevenson When we won in by the pier.
b. verb intrans. Prevail over opposition etc., prevail despite difficulties; overcome obstacles, attain a desired end eventually. Foll. by adverb or preposition, esp. out, through. ME.
R. F. Burton He labours to win free from every form. Listener Finally won through opposition to become one of the most controversial commanders of the last war. E. Crispin I won through, though...I survived. Times Educational Supplement All good ordinary people who win out in the end.
c. verb trans. Succeed in bringing or putting (a person etc.) into a place, state, etc. Foll. by preposition or adverb. Long rare or obsolete. ME.
d. verb intrans. Reach the place implied, get there. Scot. & dial. LME.
verb intrans. Manage or contrive to do something. Now Scot. & dial. ME.
verb intrans. Foll. by on, upon, of: get the better of; gain or encroach on; gain influence over, impress, become appealing to. Formerly also, prevail (up)on a person to do. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
verb trans.
a. Get across, cross; get through, accomplish. rare. LME-L16.
b. Reach (a place etc.) with an effort. arch. L15.
J. Buchan I..crawled down the side of a tributary burn, and won the highroad.
Phrases & comb.: heads I win, tails you lose: see HEAD noun. win again: see sense 8 above. win and wear: see WEAR verb1. win by a head: see HEAD noun. win one's spurs: see SPUR noun1. win over: see sense 9 above. win some, lose some = you can't win them all below. win the day be victorious in a battle, argument, etc. win the exchange: see EXCHANGE noun. win the kirn: see KIRN noun2. win the peace (of a country defeated in war) undergo successful reconstruction and become stronger economically than the victors. win the saddle or lose the horse: see SADDLE noun. win-win adjective (colloq.) denoting a situation in which all parties benefit and no-one loses, or in which all possible outcomes are advantageous. you can't win: expr. a (usu. exasperated or frustrated) view that one's actions in a particular situation will always be unsuccessful or judged as wrong. you can't win them all: expr. resignation at or consolation for failure or disappointment.

superior longitudinal sulcus (medicine)


superior longitudinal sulcus -->
groove for superior sagittal sinus


The groove in the midline of the inner table of the calvaria lodging the superior sagittal sinus.

Synonym: sulcus sinus sagittalis superioris, sagittal groove, sagittal sulcus, superior longitudinal sulcus.