(n.) A New Zealand parrot of the genus Nestor, especially the brown parrot (Nestor meridionalis).
Example Sentences:
(1) 75 min: Real Madrid substitution: Angel Di Maria off, Ricky Kaka on.
(2) It was sent into the box and Jaap Stam's free header went towards Kaka at the far post.
(3) 3.37pm BST Kakaddendum: "Just wanted to let you know that Kaka actually does have a World Cup winners medal," reports Ricky Barnhart.
(4) #NED An even more amazing stat is that Van Bommel hasn't been booked once during this World Cup - in the space of a couple of minutes against Brazil he could have seen yellows for tripping Kaka, I think, and blatantly clipping Lucio.
(5) He said information yielded by Ya'ari's detention has led to the arrests of two women: Haj Kaka, who he said was a spy who also procured arms for the extremists, and Hafsat Bako, described as a paymaster.
(7) Anyway, Kaka 's return to Milan will undoubtedly the story of the day on the peninsula, though there are still some potentially interesting deals in the works, as Juventus field enquiries for Fabio Quagliarella and Roma do the same for Marco Borriello .
(8) 8.59pm BST 57 min: Real subs: Coentrao and Higuain off, Kaka and Benzema on.
(9) Then the ball squirts out to Kaka at the edge of the area.
(10) Kaka in particular is a personal friend of da Silva, and has spoken of his desire to play in the USA, though at one point the presence of his younger brother Digao on the New York Red Bulls line up, and the fact Kaka owned an apartment in the city, had caused speculation he may in fact be on his way there.
(11) Kaka has also been linked with LA Galaxy, at the time when David Beckham was confirmed as being on his way from that club — indeed his former Real Madrid team mate used one of his farewell press conferences at the Galaxy to talk up Kaka as a possible prospect for the Galaxy.
(12) There had been some suggestions that the Rossoneri - despite having already sold Kevin Prince Boateng - might need to raise cash to cover Kaka's wages.
(13) Last week Orlando had claimed to be in advanced negotiations with Kaká, but for many Orlando fans, whose team are the current champions of US Soccer’s official third tier, USL Pro, the deal only felt real Kaka touched down in Orlando on Monday night.
(14) Former World Player of the Year Kaka and Robinho, the one-time phenom who inspired Pele to stop a training session and tell the then teenager he reminded him of himself, would certainly fit the bill, and help satisfy some of the 214,369 people who “liked” Orlando City’s Brazilian Facebook page within two months of it being set up.
(15) ET21: Shimmying down the left, Kaka tries to muscle his way around the the back of the Bayern Munich defence.
(16) Teams: Brazil: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Lucio, Juan, Michel Bastos, Felipe Melo, Silva, Elano, Kaka, Robinho, Luis Fabiano.
(17) And here's Paolo Bandini : "You may or may not be interested to know that Kaka to Milan is pretty much official now.
(18) The long MLS courtship of Kaka has been one of the league’s worst kept secrets, but little movement had been expected before the World Cup.
(19) The headline team news consisted of Matija Nastasic being preferred to Joleon Lescott in central defence for a debut to remember, and for Real, Michael Essien beating Mesut Ozil, Luka Modric and Kaka to a place in Mourinho's 4-3-2-1 formation that had Ronaldo marauding from the left.
(20) Real 1-0 Dortmund (Benzema 83') (agg 2-4) Fine play by Kaka before Ozil pings in a cross from right and Benzema stabs home from close range.
Kava
Definition:
(n.) A species of Macropiper (M. methysticum), the long pepper, from the root of which an intoxicating beverage is made by the Polynesians, by a process of mastication; also, the beverage itself.
Example Sentences:
(1) Kava resin also decreased apomorphine-induced hyperreactivity and partially reversed tetrabenazine-induced ptosis.
(2) Kava resin decreased spontaneous motility and caused a loss of muscle control.
(3) All seven major, and several minor, kava lactones were identified in human urine.
(4) As the first of a series of studies on the neuropharmacological interactions of kava with CNS receptors we tested purified pyrones and kava resin for activity on GABA and benzodiazepine binding sites in rat and mouse brain membranes.
(5) These observations indicate that further studies of the clinical effects and the human metabolism of high dosage kava are needed.
(6) A scaly rash suggestive of ichthyosis and eye irritation were present in some heavy kava drinkers.
(7) The same concerns apply to taking kava kava with alcohol, barbiturates, anti-epileptic drugs or muscle relaxants, and there are also signs that extracts may increase muscular weakness and twitching in people with Parkinson's disease.
(8) The effects of the kava extract and its constituents were compared with those produced by the typical anticonvulsant, memantine.
(9) In addition, kava-lactones bind to GABA-receptors in the brain - docking sites for the natural chemical GABA, responsible for feelings of wellbeing and euphoria.
(10) Bornyl cinnamate has been identified as a constituent of kava resin and of the steam distillate of Piper methysticum.
(11) If echinacea is the Lemsip of the herbal pharmacopia and St John's Wort the Prozac, kava kava is the valium.
(12) On the basis of these findings, there is a strong rationale for urgent social action to improve health in Aboriginal communities and, in particular, to reduce the consumption of kava and to improve the nutritional status of kava users.
(13) In this German study, symptoms were greatly reduced in those taking kava kava compared with the placebo group.
(14) Using the tail immersion test the time course of action of the extracts of the four effective pyrones of kava were studied.
(15) The compounds responsible for the herb's calming yet stimulating qualities are kava-lactones - also known as kava-pyrones - which comprise up to 70% of most commercially available extracts.
(16) Similar lack of activity was observed in in vivo binding studies; injection of kava resin failed to influence the CNS binding of the benzodiazepine-receptor ligand [3H]Ro15-1788 injected into mice prior to sacrifice.
(17) The results showed that kava kava could dangerously increase the effects of anaesthesia.
(18) The kava bowl, a traditional feature of Pacific Island societies, has been adopted and adapted by a number of Aboriginal (Yolngu) communities of northern Australia, where it was introduced in the hope that it would challenge alcohol.
(19) Neither D,L-kavain nor the kava extract changed the threshold of the EEG arousal reaction.
(20) The effect of kava extract was slight compared to that of the standard antipsychotic drugs chlorpromazine and haloperidol in our procedure.