whin

n 1: very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant

golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe

[syn: {gorse}, {furze}, {Irish gorse}, {Ulex europaeus}]

2: small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that

yield a dye; common as weed in England and United States;

sometimes grown as an ornamental [syn: {woodwaxen}, {dyer's

greenweed}, {dyer's-broom}, {dyeweed}, {greenweed}, {woadwaxen},

{Genista tinctoria}]

win

(Said of people, computers, {algorithms}, programs)

(To be) a success at a given task.

E.g. "{WYSIWYG} is a clear win for small documents".

"winnitude" is the quality posessed by something which wins.

"winning" is often (ab)used as an adjective.

Synonyms: {cuspy}, {elegant}. Antonym: {lose}. Compare

{lossy}, {lossless}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1996-09-08)