Nearby Words
heroin [her-oh-in] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
heroin [her-oh-in]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: smack
Synonyms: H, big H, candy*, crap, diacetylmorphine, doojee, dope, drug, flea powder, hard stuff, horse*, junk*, mojo, narcotic, opium, scag, white stuff
Notes: heroin (the drug) is based on Latin/Greek heros 'hero' because of its effects on the user's self-esteem; heroine is a courageous principal female character (the counterpart of hero)
Main Entry: opium
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: narcotic
Synonyms: brown stuff, codeine, dope, drug, heroin, hypnotic, morphine, opiate, papaverine, poppy, sleep-inducer, soporific, tar
Example Sentences
  • The best chance of limiting the heroin epidemic's damage is treatment, prevention, education and tough community-based policing.
  • Somebody bring me some white bread to eat and a spoon for cooking my heroin.
  • Given that heroin and cocaine are both highly concentrated, these dealing networks are probably not large:.
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