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Post by Dunster on Mar 7, 2005 9:51:05 GMT -5
Drinking
"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading."
- Henny Youngman
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Post by cpedone on Mar 7, 2005 12:19:00 GMT -5
Redneck word:
Widyadidya - (wid-ya-did-ya):
As used in a sentence - You didn't bring your truck widyadidya?
- Jeff Foxworthy
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Post by Dunster on Mar 9, 2005 15:15:51 GMT -5
Abscond
ab·scond
(intr.v.) ab·scond·ed, ab·scond·ing, ab·sconds
1. To hide, withdraw, or be concealed.
2. To depart clandestinely; to steal off and secrete one's self; to leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution.
[Latin abscondere, to hide : abs-, ab-, away; see ab- + condere, to put.]
ab·sconder (n.)
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Post by Dunster on Mar 14, 2005 17:42:33 GMT -5
Digerati
dig·er·a·ti (pl. n.)
People who are knowledgeable about digital technologies such as computer programming and design: “the chasm between the high claims of the digerati and the misadventures of the novice Net user” (Publisher's Weekly).
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Post by Dunster on Mar 16, 2005 11:09:22 GMT -5
Richerby
"The tooth fairy teaches children that they can sell body parts for money."
- David Richerby
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Post by Dunster on Mar 16, 2005 11:12:36 GMT -5
War
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
- Albert Einstein
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Post by Dunster on Mar 21, 2005 9:46:47 GMT -5
Force
"Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived."
- Abraham Lincoln
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Post by Dunster on Mar 25, 2005 11:16:56 GMT -5
Peregrinate
per·e·gri·nate (v.)
per·e·gri·nat·ed, per·e·gri·nat·ing, per·e·gri·nates
v. intr: To journey or travel from place to place, especially on foot.
v. tr: To travel through or over; traverse.
[Latin peregrinari, peregrinat-, from peregrinus, foreigner.]
pere·gri·nation (n.)
pere·gri·nator (n.)
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Post by Dunster on Mar 25, 2005 11:18:51 GMT -5
Nothing
"Nothing ever goes away." - Barry Commoner
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Post by Dunster on Mar 25, 2005 11:21:47 GMT -5
Power
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
- Abraham Lincoln
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Post by Dunster on Mar 29, 2005 9:41:29 GMT -5
Barrenwort
barrenwort (n.)
An herbaceous plant of the Barberry family (Epimedium alpinum), having leaves that are bitter and said to be sudorific; a slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover.
also called bishop's hat
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Post by Dunster on Mar 31, 2005 14:02:46 GMT -5
News
"Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock." - Ben Hecht
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Post by Dunster on Apr 3, 2005 12:23:15 GMT -5
Spelling
"I don't give a d**n for a man that can only spell a word one way."
- Mark Twain
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Post by Dunster on Apr 7, 2005 7:59:52 GMT -5
Zone
zone (n.)
1. An area or a region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic.
2.
a. Any of the five regions of the surface of the earth that are loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude, including the Torrid Zone, the North and South Temperate zones, and the North and South Frigid zones.
b. A similar division on any other planet.
c. Mathematics. A portion of a sphere bounded by the intersections of two parallel planes with the sphere.
3. Ecology: An area characterized by distinct physical conditions and populated by communities of certain kinds of organisms.
4. Anatomy: A ringlike or cylindrical growth or structure.
5. Geology: A region or stratum distinguished by composition or content.
6. A section of an area or territory established for a specific purpose, as a section of a city restricted to a particular type of building, enterprise, or activity: a residential zone.
7. An area of a given radius within which a uniform rate is charged, as for transportation or shipping.
8. Computer Science.
a. A region on a punch card or on magnetic tape in which nondigital information is recorded.
b. A section of storage to be used for a particular purpose.
9. Archaic: A belt or girdle.
zone (tr.v.) zoned, zon·ing, zones
1. To divide into zones.
2. To designate or mark off into zones.
3. To surround or encircle with or as if with a belt or girdle.
zone (adj.)
1. Of, relating to, associated with, or divided into zones; zonal.
2. Sports: Of, relating to, or being a system of defense, especially in basketball and football, in which each defender guards a predetermined part of the playing area rather than an individual player.
Phrasal Verb: zone out
To lose concentration or become inattentive.
Idiom: in the zone
In a state of focused attention or energy so that one's performance is enhanced
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Post by Dunster on Apr 12, 2005 8:47:24 GMT -5
Toupee
tou·pee (n.), also toupe
1. A partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot.
2. A curl or lock of hair worn during the 18th century as a topknot on a periwig.
[French toupet, diminutive of Old French toupe, tuft of hair, from Frankish top.]
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