-adj.
1. Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious
2. Deceptively attractive.
This idyllic picture is specious
A monster lurks in the grass
Claiming fighters and dreamers alike.
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Monday, 22 March 2010
Specious
SPECIOUS
-adj.
1. Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious
2. Deceptively attractive.
This idyllic picture is specious
A monster lurks in the grass
Claiming fighters and dreamers alike.
-adj.
1. Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious
2. Deceptively attractive.
This idyllic picture is specious
A monster lurks in the grass
Claiming fighters and dreamers alike.
Sunday, 21 March 2010
Communication
COMMUNICATION
–noun
1. the act or process of communicating; fact of being communicated.
2. the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs.
3. something imparted, interchanged, or transmitted.
4. a document or message imparting news, views, information, etc.
5. passage, or an opportunity or means of passage, between places.
6. communications,
a. means of sending messages, orders, etc., including telephone, telegraph, radio, and television.
b. routes and transportation for moving troops and supplies from a base to an area of operations.
7. Biology.
a. activity by one organism that changes or has the potential to change the behaviour of other organisms.
b. transfer of information from one cell or molecule to another, as by chemical or electrical signals.
Struggling
With communication issues
I implored:
“Talk to me!”
But he remained mute
As if made of wood.
–noun
1. the act or process of communicating; fact of being communicated.
2. the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs.
3. something imparted, interchanged, or transmitted.
4. a document or message imparting news, views, information, etc.
5. passage, or an opportunity or means of passage, between places.
6. communications,
a. means of sending messages, orders, etc., including telephone, telegraph, radio, and television.
b. routes and transportation for moving troops and supplies from a base to an area of operations.
7. Biology.
a. activity by one organism that changes or has the potential to change the behaviour of other organisms.
b. transfer of information from one cell or molecule to another, as by chemical or electrical signals.
Struggling
With communication issues
I implored:
“Talk to me!”
But he remained mute
As if made of wood.
Saturday, 20 March 2010
Mosaic
MOSAIC
–noun
1. a picture or decoration made of small, usually coloured pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
2. the process of producing such a picture or decoration.
3. something resembling such a picture or decoration in composition, especially in being made up of diverse elements.
4. Also called aerial mosaic, photomosaic. an assembly of aerial photographs matched in such a way as to show a continuous photographic representation of an area (mosaic map).
5. Architecture. (in an architectural plan) a system of patterns for differentiating the areas of a building or the like, sometimes consisting of purely arbitrary patterns used to separate areas according to function but often consisting of plans of flooring, reflected ceiling plans, overhead views of furnishings and equipment, or other items really included in the building or building plan.
6. Also called mosaic disease. Plant Pathology. any of several diseases of plants, characterized by mottled green or green and yellow areas on the leaves, caused by certain viruses.
7. Biology. an organism exhibiting mosaicism.
8. Television. a light-sensitive surface in a television camera tube, consisting of a thin mica sheet coated on one side with a large number of small globules of silver and cesium insulated from each other. The image to be televised is focused on this surface and the resulting charges on the globules are scanned by an electron beam.
–adjective
9. pertaining to, resembling, or used for making a mosaic or mosaic work.
10.composed of a combination of diverse elements.
–verb (used with object)
11.to make a mosaic of or from.
12.to decorate with mosaic.
Your smile has become a mosaic
A myriad of feelings thrown together
But pleasure; worn off by time.
–noun
1. a picture or decoration made of small, usually coloured pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
2. the process of producing such a picture or decoration.
3. something resembling such a picture or decoration in composition, especially in being made up of diverse elements.
4. Also called aerial mosaic, photomosaic. an assembly of aerial photographs matched in such a way as to show a continuous photographic representation of an area (mosaic map).
5. Architecture. (in an architectural plan) a system of patterns for differentiating the areas of a building or the like, sometimes consisting of purely arbitrary patterns used to separate areas according to function but often consisting of plans of flooring, reflected ceiling plans, overhead views of furnishings and equipment, or other items really included in the building or building plan.
6. Also called mosaic disease. Plant Pathology. any of several diseases of plants, characterized by mottled green or green and yellow areas on the leaves, caused by certain viruses.
7. Biology. an organism exhibiting mosaicism.
8. Television. a light-sensitive surface in a television camera tube, consisting of a thin mica sheet coated on one side with a large number of small globules of silver and cesium insulated from each other. The image to be televised is focused on this surface and the resulting charges on the globules are scanned by an electron beam.
–adjective
9. pertaining to, resembling, or used for making a mosaic or mosaic work.
10.composed of a combination of diverse elements.
–verb (used with object)
11.to make a mosaic of or from.
12.to decorate with mosaic.
Your smile has become a mosaic
A myriad of feelings thrown together
But pleasure; worn off by time.
Friday, 19 March 2010
Subreption
SUBREPTION
–noun
1. Canon Law. a concealment of the pertinent facts in a petition, as for dispensation or favour, that in certain cases nullifies the grant.
2. Scots Law. the act of obtaining something, as an escheat, by concealing pertinent facts.
3. a fallacious representation or an inference from it.
There’s true subreption
In its acting nonchalant
Insects? What insects?
–noun
1. Canon Law. a concealment of the pertinent facts in a petition, as for dispensation or favour, that in certain cases nullifies the grant.
2. Scots Law. the act of obtaining something, as an escheat, by concealing pertinent facts.
3. a fallacious representation or an inference from it.
There’s true subreption
In its acting nonchalant
Insects? What insects?
Thursday, 18 March 2010
Quaver
QUAVER
–verb (used without object)
1. to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble.
2. to sound, speak, or sing tremulously.
3. to perform trills in singing or on a musical instrument.
–verb (used with object)
4. to utter, say, or sing with a quavering or tremulous voice.
–noun
5. a quavering or tremulous shake, especially in the voice.
6. a quavering tone or utterance.
7. Music (chiefly British). an eighth note.
She sang
Hanging onto a semiquaver
Feathers aflutter
The tenuous sound
Stopping the world in its tracks
Public domain drawing of bird and nest courtesy of Perpetualplum at Flickr.
–verb (used without object)
1. to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble.
2. to sound, speak, or sing tremulously.
3. to perform trills in singing or on a musical instrument.
–verb (used with object)
4. to utter, say, or sing with a quavering or tremulous voice.
–noun
5. a quavering or tremulous shake, especially in the voice.
6. a quavering tone or utterance.
7. Music (chiefly British). an eighth note.
She sang
Hanging onto a semiquaver
Feathers aflutter
The tenuous sound
Stopping the world in its tracks
Public domain drawing of bird and nest courtesy of Perpetualplum at Flickr.
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Trinket
TRINKET
–noun
1. a small ornament, piece of jewellery, etc., usually of little value.
2. anything of trivial value.
–verb (used without object)
3. to deal secretly or surreptitiously.
Memories glittering,
Trinkets dearly bought
Along discovered jewels.
–noun
1. a small ornament, piece of jewellery, etc., usually of little value.
2. anything of trivial value.
–verb (used without object)
3. to deal secretly or surreptitiously.
Memories glittering,
Trinkets dearly bought
Along discovered jewels.
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Beg
BEG
–verb (used with object)
1. to ask for as a gift, as charity, or as a favour.
2. to ask (someone) to give or do something; implore.
3. to take for granted without basis or justification.
4. to fail or refuse to come to grips with; avoid; evade.
–verb (used without object)
5. to ask alms or charity; live by asking alms.
6. to ask humbly or earnestly.
7. (of a dog) to sit up, as trained, in a posture of entreaty.
Your hand a shallow bowl
Begging for stray thoughts,
Shadows left behind by departing doubts
And wasted tears gone dry with age.
Begging for a gesture, a look
Cognition before recognition
A loosely wrapped bond ready to fly.
Begging to be held.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to ask for as a gift, as charity, or as a favour.
2. to ask (someone) to give or do something; implore.
3. to take for granted without basis or justification.
4. to fail or refuse to come to grips with; avoid; evade.
–verb (used without object)
5. to ask alms or charity; live by asking alms.
6. to ask humbly or earnestly.
7. (of a dog) to sit up, as trained, in a posture of entreaty.
Your hand a shallow bowl
Begging for stray thoughts,
Shadows left behind by departing doubts
And wasted tears gone dry with age.
Begging for a gesture, a look
Cognition before recognition
A loosely wrapped bond ready to fly.
Begging to be held.
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Monday, 15 March 2010
Pass
PASS
–verb (used with object)
1. to move past; go by.
2. to let go without notice, action, remark, etc.; leave unconsidered; disregard; overlook.
3. to omit the usual or regular payment of.
4. to cause or allow to go through or beyond a gate, barrier, etc.
5. to go across or over (a stream, threshold, etc.); cross.
6. to endure or undergo.
7. to undergo or complete successfully.
8. to cause or permit to complete successfully (an investigation, examination, course of study, etc.).
9. to go beyond (a point, degree, stage, etc.); transcend; exceed; surpass.
10.to cause to go or extend farther.
11.to cause to go, move, or march by.
12.to allot to oneself (a portion of time); spend.
13.to live through, utilize, or fill; occupy oneself during.
14.to cause to circulate or spread; disseminate.
15.to cause to be accepted or received: to pass a worthless check.
16.to convey, transfer, or transmit; deliver (often followed by “on”).
17.to convey from one person, hand, etc., to another.
18.to pledge.
19.to utter, pronounce, or speak.
20.to cause to go through something, as a process or agency.
21.to discharge or void from the body, as excrement or a kidney stone.
22.to sanction or approve, especially by vote.
23.to obtain the approval or sanction of (a legislative body, committee, etc.), especially by a vote.
24.to express or pronounce, as an opinion.
25.Law. to place legal title or interest in (another) by a conveyance, a will, or other transfer.
26.(in feats of magic) to perform a pass on.
27.Tennis. to make a passing shot against (an opponent).
28.Sports. to transfer (the ball or puck) to a team mate.
29.Bullfighting. (of a bullfighter) to provoke and guide the charge of (a bull) with the capa or especially the muleta.
–verb (used without object)
30.to go or move onward; proceed.
31.to come to or toward, then go beyond.
32.to go away; depart.
33.to elapse or slip by; be spent.
34.to come to an end.
35.to die.
36.to take place; happen; occur.
37.to go by or move past.
39.to serve as a marginally acceptable substitute.
40.to live or be known as a member of a racial, religious, or ethnic group other than one's own, esp. to live and be known as a white person although of black ancestry.
41.to be transferred or conveyed.
42.to be interchanged, as between two persons.
43.to undergo transition or conversion.
44.to go or get through a barrier, test, course of study, etc., successfully.
45. to go unheeded, unchallenged, or un-remarked on.
46.to express or pronounce an opinion, judgement, verdict, etc. (usually followed by “on” or “upon”).
47.to be voided, as excrement or a kidney stone.
48. to obtain the vote of approval or sanction of a legislative body, official committee, or the like.
49. Law.
a. (of a member of an inquest or other deliberative body) to sit (usually followed by “on” or “upon”).
b. to adjudicate.
c. to vest title or other legal interest in real or personal property in a new owner.
50.to throw a ball from one person to another, as in a game of catch.
51.Sports. to make a pass, as in football or ice hockey.
52.Cards.
a. to forgo one's opportunity to bid, play, etc.
b. to throw in one's hand.
53.Fencing Obsolete. to thrust or lunge.
–noun
54.an act of passing.
55.a narrow route across a relatively low notch or depression in a mountain barrier.
56.a road, channel, or other way providing a means of passage, as through an obstructed region or other barrier.
57.a navigable channel, as at the mouth or in the delta of a river.
58.a permission or license to pass, go, come, or enter.
59.Military.
a. a military document granting the right to cross lines or to enter or leave a military or naval base or building.
b. written authority given a soldier to leave a station or duty for a specified period of time.
60.a free ticket or permit.
61.South African. A document formerly issued to a Black person in South Africa and used to enforce certain legal and economic restrictions under the apartheid system. Also called reference book.
62.Chiefly British. the act of passing a university or school examination or course without honours or distinction.
63.Sports. the transfer of a ball or puck from one team mate to another.
64.Baseball. the awarding of first base to a batter to whom four balls have been pitched. Also called “base on balls".
65.Fencing. a thrust or lunge.
66.a single movement, effort, manoeuvre, etc.
67.Informal.
a. a gesture, action, or remark that is intended to be sexually inviting; amorous overture.
b. a jab or poke with the arm, especially one that misses its mark.
68.Cards. the act or statement of not bidding or raising another bid.
69.(in feats of magic)
a. a passing of the hand over, along, or before anything.
b. the transference or changing of objects by or as by sleight of hand; a manipulation, as of a juggler.
70.a particular stage or state of affairs.
71.Bullfighting. a pase.
72.one passage of a tool over work or one passage of work through a machine.
73.Archaic. a witty remark or thrust.
74.Mining. an opening for delivering coal or ore to a lower level underground.
Sometimes,
I whisper secrets,
Passing notion into the mirror,
To see if it might reflect
And send an answer
I might use in real life.
But clouds are just passing
And I can't seem to.
–verb (used with object)
1. to move past; go by.
2. to let go without notice, action, remark, etc.; leave unconsidered; disregard; overlook.
3. to omit the usual or regular payment of.
4. to cause or allow to go through or beyond a gate, barrier, etc.
5. to go across or over (a stream, threshold, etc.); cross.
6. to endure or undergo.
7. to undergo or complete successfully.
8. to cause or permit to complete successfully (an investigation, examination, course of study, etc.).
9. to go beyond (a point, degree, stage, etc.); transcend; exceed; surpass.
10.to cause to go or extend farther.
11.to cause to go, move, or march by.
12.to allot to oneself (a portion of time); spend.
13.to live through, utilize, or fill; occupy oneself during.
14.to cause to circulate or spread; disseminate.
15.to cause to be accepted or received: to pass a worthless check.
16.to convey, transfer, or transmit; deliver (often followed by “on”).
17.to convey from one person, hand, etc., to another.
18.to pledge.
19.to utter, pronounce, or speak.
20.to cause to go through something, as a process or agency.
21.to discharge or void from the body, as excrement or a kidney stone.
22.to sanction or approve, especially by vote.
23.to obtain the approval or sanction of (a legislative body, committee, etc.), especially by a vote.
24.to express or pronounce, as an opinion.
25.Law. to place legal title or interest in (another) by a conveyance, a will, or other transfer.
26.(in feats of magic) to perform a pass on.
27.Tennis. to make a passing shot against (an opponent).
28.Sports. to transfer (the ball or puck) to a team mate.
29.Bullfighting. (of a bullfighter) to provoke and guide the charge of (a bull) with the capa or especially the muleta.
–verb (used without object)
30.to go or move onward; proceed.
31.to come to or toward, then go beyond.
32.to go away; depart.
33.to elapse or slip by; be spent.
34.to come to an end.
35.to die.
36.to take place; happen; occur.
37.to go by or move past.
39.to serve as a marginally acceptable substitute.
40.to live or be known as a member of a racial, religious, or ethnic group other than one's own, esp. to live and be known as a white person although of black ancestry.
41.to be transferred or conveyed.
42.to be interchanged, as between two persons.
43.to undergo transition or conversion.
44.to go or get through a barrier, test, course of study, etc., successfully.
45. to go unheeded, unchallenged, or un-remarked on.
46.to express or pronounce an opinion, judgement, verdict, etc. (usually followed by “on” or “upon”).
47.to be voided, as excrement or a kidney stone.
48. to obtain the vote of approval or sanction of a legislative body, official committee, or the like.
49. Law.
a. (of a member of an inquest or other deliberative body) to sit (usually followed by “on” or “upon”).
b. to adjudicate.
c. to vest title or other legal interest in real or personal property in a new owner.
50.to throw a ball from one person to another, as in a game of catch.
51.Sports. to make a pass, as in football or ice hockey.
52.Cards.
a. to forgo one's opportunity to bid, play, etc.
b. to throw in one's hand.
53.Fencing Obsolete. to thrust or lunge.
–noun
54.an act of passing.
55.a narrow route across a relatively low notch or depression in a mountain barrier.
56.a road, channel, or other way providing a means of passage, as through an obstructed region or other barrier.
57.a navigable channel, as at the mouth or in the delta of a river.
58.a permission or license to pass, go, come, or enter.
59.Military.
a. a military document granting the right to cross lines or to enter or leave a military or naval base or building.
b. written authority given a soldier to leave a station or duty for a specified period of time.
60.a free ticket or permit.
61.South African. A document formerly issued to a Black person in South Africa and used to enforce certain legal and economic restrictions under the apartheid system. Also called reference book.
62.Chiefly British. the act of passing a university or school examination or course without honours or distinction.
63.Sports. the transfer of a ball or puck from one team mate to another.
64.Baseball. the awarding of first base to a batter to whom four balls have been pitched. Also called “base on balls".
65.Fencing. a thrust or lunge.
66.a single movement, effort, manoeuvre, etc.
67.Informal.
a. a gesture, action, or remark that is intended to be sexually inviting; amorous overture.
b. a jab or poke with the arm, especially one that misses its mark.
68.Cards. the act or statement of not bidding or raising another bid.
69.(in feats of magic)
a. a passing of the hand over, along, or before anything.
b. the transference or changing of objects by or as by sleight of hand; a manipulation, as of a juggler.
70.a particular stage or state of affairs.
71.Bullfighting. a pase.
72.one passage of a tool over work or one passage of work through a machine.
73.Archaic. a witty remark or thrust.
74.Mining. an opening for delivering coal or ore to a lower level underground.
Sometimes,
I whisper secrets,
Passing notion into the mirror,
To see if it might reflect
And send an answer
I might use in real life.
But clouds are just passing
And I can't seem to.
Sunday, 14 March 2010
Egregious
EGREGIOUS
–adj.
1. extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant.
2. Archaic. distinguished or eminent.
Heat
In
Excess
Egregious
In consequences:
A tempest of rioting blooms.
–adj.
1. extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant.
2. Archaic. distinguished or eminent.
Heat
In
Excess
Egregious
In consequences:
A tempest of rioting blooms.
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Troposhere
TROPOSPHERE
–noun
Meteorology.
the lowest layer of the atmosphere, 6 mi. (10 km) high in some areas and as much as 12 mi. (20 km) high in others, within which there is a steady drop in temperature with increasing altitude and within which nearly all cloud formations occur and weather conditions manifest themselves.
That week he found the troposphere
Weighing down on him, pressing,
Slowly washing his body into the mirror
Where he could see torture implements
Captured already, ready for his arrival.
Eager.
–noun
Meteorology.
the lowest layer of the atmosphere, 6 mi. (10 km) high in some areas and as much as 12 mi. (20 km) high in others, within which there is a steady drop in temperature with increasing altitude and within which nearly all cloud formations occur and weather conditions manifest themselves.
That week he found the troposphere
Weighing down on him, pressing,
Slowly washing his body into the mirror
Where he could see torture implements
Captured already, ready for his arrival.
Eager.
Friday, 12 March 2010
Aeolian
AEOLIAN
–adj.
1. pertaining to Aeolus, or to the winds in general.
2. (usually lowercase) of or caused by the wind; wind-blown.
3. (lowercase) Geology. noting or pertaining to sand or rock material carried or arranged by the wind (also spelled “eolian”).
-noun
1. One of a Hellenic people of central Greece that occupied Aeolis and Lesbos around 1100 B.C.
Scaling Aeolian walls
Crumbling under our steps,
Thinking of Sisyphus.
–adj.
1. pertaining to Aeolus, or to the winds in general.
2. (usually lowercase) of or caused by the wind; wind-blown.
3. (lowercase) Geology. noting or pertaining to sand or rock material carried or arranged by the wind (also spelled “eolian”).
-noun
1. One of a Hellenic people of central Greece that occupied Aeolis and Lesbos around 1100 B.C.
Scaling Aeolian walls
Crumbling under our steps,
Thinking of Sisyphus.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Limnology
LIMNOLOGY
–noun
the scientific study of bodies of fresh water, as lakes and ponds, with reference to their physical, geographical, biological, and other features.
We pretext a fervour for limnology
When in fact we’re only interested
In a nice day out with a boat.
–noun
the scientific study of bodies of fresh water, as lakes and ponds, with reference to their physical, geographical, biological, and other features.
We pretext a fervour for limnology
When in fact we’re only interested
In a nice day out with a boat.
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Felicity
FELICITY
-noun
1. the state of being happy, especially in a high degree; bliss.
2. an instance of this.
3. a source of happiness.
4. a skillful faculty.
5. an instance or display of this.
6. Archaic. good fortune.
Looking for felicity
Promised by a book
Discovering the pictures
Never match reality.
-noun
1. the state of being happy, especially in a high degree; bliss.
2. an instance of this.
3. a source of happiness.
4. a skillful faculty.
5. an instance or display of this.
6. Archaic. good fortune.
Looking for felicity
Promised by a book
Discovering the pictures
Never match reality.
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Purport
PURPORT
verb (used with object)
1. to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely..
2. to convey to the mind as the meaning or thing intended; express or imply.
–noun
3. the meaning, import, or sense: the main purport of your letter.
4. purpose; intention; object
“Why the long face?”
He asks,
The purported trinket still in hand
- She won’t touch it –
“It doesn’t even look so cheap!”
She reaches out,
- Finally -
Stroking the beast in ginger sweeps,
Tears in her eyes.
Digging his grave
He insists,
“Not cheap, not cheap at all, even…”
She tosses her head
Does she agree? Doesn’t she?
The words spill out
- At last -
A sad condemnation, a bare murmur
A slow exhalation.
“Ivory.”
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verb (used with object)
1. to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely..
2. to convey to the mind as the meaning or thing intended; express or imply.
–noun
3. the meaning, import, or sense: the main purport of your letter.
4. purpose; intention; object
“Why the long face?”
He asks,
The purported trinket still in hand
- She won’t touch it –
“It doesn’t even look so cheap!”
She reaches out,
- Finally -
Stroking the beast in ginger sweeps,
Tears in her eyes.
Digging his grave
He insists,
“Not cheap, not cheap at all, even…”
She tosses her head
Does she agree? Doesn’t she?
The words spill out
- At last -
A sad condemnation, a bare murmur
A slow exhalation.
“Ivory.”
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Monday, 8 March 2010
Peregrinate
PEREGRINATE
–verb (used without object)
1. to travel or journey, especially to walk on foot.
–verb (used with object)
2. to travel or walk over; traverse.
Sullen clouds peregrinate above
Eating the sky’s fabric as they go
Revealing old cables,
Plenty of dust,
An half eaten sandwich
A dried out marker
And a surprised puppeteer
Tangled in its own web
–verb (used without object)
1. to travel or journey, especially to walk on foot.
–verb (used with object)
2. to travel or walk over; traverse.
Sullen clouds peregrinate above
Eating the sky’s fabric as they go
Revealing old cables,
Plenty of dust,
An half eaten sandwich
A dried out marker
And a surprised puppeteer
Tangled in its own web
Sunday, 7 March 2010
Hesitation
HESITATION
–noun
1. the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear.
2. a state of doubt or uncertainty.
3. a halting or faltering in speech.
We glide
Opposites yet bound
A few steps this way
Or the other
On tip toe
Ready to fly off
To depart from that dance
That is courting
Hesitation.
–noun
1. the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear.
2. a state of doubt or uncertainty.
3. a halting or faltering in speech.
We glide
Opposites yet bound
A few steps this way
Or the other
On tip toe
Ready to fly off
To depart from that dance
That is courting
Hesitation.
Saturday, 6 March 2010
Hydrophobia
HYDROPHOBIA
–noun
1. rabies.
2. an abnormal or unnatural dread of water.
Dead flowers
In a vase
Full
Of water.
I worry they might have suffered from acute hydrophobia...
–noun
1. rabies.
2. an abnormal or unnatural dread of water.
Dead flowers
In a vase
Full
Of water.
I worry they might have suffered from acute hydrophobia...
Friday, 5 March 2010
Locum
LOCUM
-noun
A person filling in for another, especially for a doctor or clergyman.
When away from home
Get by, making use
Of furry locum
Cuddle therapists
-noun
A person filling in for another, especially for a doctor or clergyman.
When away from home
Get by, making use
Of furry locum
Cuddle therapists
Thursday, 4 March 2010
Behold
BEHOLD
–verb (used with object)
1. to observe; look at; see.
–interjection
2. look; see
Behold
The wall
Crawling with
Tattered
Mute wings
Vanished words
Howling
Calling
To the winds.
–verb (used with object)
1. to observe; look at; see.
–interjection
2. look; see
Behold
The wall
Crawling with
Tattered
Mute wings
Vanished words
Howling
Calling
To the winds.
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
Cattywampus
CATTYWAMPUS
(Midland and Southern US) - also spelled “catawampus”
–adj.
1. askew; awry.
2. positioned diagonally; cater-cornered.
–adv.
3. diagonally; obliquely
Catty Wampus
Wasn’t a platypus
Despite the waddling
And the rumpus
But she did love
Doing things her way,
Cattywampus.
Platypus from the LIFE image archive and background picture (Davy Crockett's marriage contract) is public domain
(Midland and Southern US) - also spelled “catawampus”
–adj.
1. askew; awry.
2. positioned diagonally; cater-cornered.
–adv.
3. diagonally; obliquely
Catty Wampus
Wasn’t a platypus
Despite the waddling
And the rumpus
But she did love
Doing things her way,
Cattywampus.
Platypus from the LIFE image archive and background picture (Davy Crockett's marriage contract) is public domain
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Kilogram
KILOGRAM
–noun
1. a unit of mass equal to 1000 grams: the base International System unit of mass, equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram, a platinum-iridium cylinder kept in Sèvres, France. Abbreviation: kg
2. a unit of force and weight, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of 9.80665 meters per second per second when acting on a mass of one kilogram. Abbreviation: kg
She was in his debt
And therefore in his clutch
Would he ask for a pound of flesh?
His lust for money was...
Astronomical
His desire for a bond
Strongest still.
The request was for a kilogram.
Of kisses.
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–noun
1. a unit of mass equal to 1000 grams: the base International System unit of mass, equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram, a platinum-iridium cylinder kept in Sèvres, France. Abbreviation: kg
2. a unit of force and weight, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of 9.80665 meters per second per second when acting on a mass of one kilogram. Abbreviation: kg
She was in his debt
And therefore in his clutch
Would he ask for a pound of flesh?
His lust for money was...
Astronomical
His desire for a bond
Strongest still.
The request was for a kilogram.
Of kisses.
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Join the writing fun at Magpie Tales.
Monday, 1 March 2010
Faucet
FAUCET
–noun
any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing an orifice; tap; cock.
Your words
Faucets playing on my nerves
Strangling, liberating
Alternatively
For your utmost amusement.
–noun
any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing an orifice; tap; cock.
Your words
Faucets playing on my nerves
Strangling, liberating
Alternatively
For your utmost amusement.
Sunday, 28 February 2010
Vim
VIM
–noun
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
Vim snowflakes
Twirling about the air
Trying to make the most of their flight
Twisting this and that way, loath to ever touch ground
Fleeing in a most desperate course
To avoid soil and rest
Certain death.
–noun
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
Vim snowflakes
Twirling about the air
Trying to make the most of their flight
Twisting this and that way, loath to ever touch ground
Fleeing in a most desperate course
To avoid soil and rest
Certain death.
Saturday, 27 February 2010
Mantic
MANTIC
–adj.
1. of or pertaining to divination.
2. having the power of divination.
The
Owl,
Mantic
Well hidden
In its feather cloak.
–adj.
1. of or pertaining to divination.
2. having the power of divination.
The
Owl,
Mantic
Well hidden
In its feather cloak.
Friday, 26 February 2010
Elicit
ELICIT
-verb
1 : to draw forth or bring out (something latent or potential)
2 : to call forth or draw out (as information or a response)
The sight of three pillows
Waiting for sleepers
Would elicit salacious thoughts
Except for the boring pattern on the cover.
-verb
1 : to draw forth or bring out (something latent or potential)
2 : to call forth or draw out (as information or a response)
The sight of three pillows
Waiting for sleepers
Would elicit salacious thoughts
Except for the boring pattern on the cover.
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Nonce
NONCE
–noun
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose
Seize the nonce!
Puzzling as it might sound
You can trust me on this.
–noun
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose
Seize the nonce!
Puzzling as it might sound
You can trust me on this.
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Ovary
OVARY
–noun
1. Anatomy, Zoology. the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.
2. Botany. the enlarged lower part of the pistil in angiospermous plants, enclosing the ovules or young seeds.
Under the pressure of words,
Ovaries became the world:
Splendid and diseased flowers
Devouring the soul of men.
–noun
1. Anatomy, Zoology. the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.
2. Botany. the enlarged lower part of the pistil in angiospermous plants, enclosing the ovules or young seeds.
Under the pressure of words,
Ovaries became the world:
Splendid and diseased flowers
Devouring the soul of men.
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Combust
COMBUST
v. intr.
1.
a.To catch fire; burst into flame.
b.To undergo combustion; burn.
2.To become suddenly angry or agitated: .
v. tr.
1.To cause to burn; ignite.
2.To cause to become angry or violent
That night,
Life times away,
You whispered in my ear,
Urgent wild accented stories
In words I could not decipher.
But look, old world magic:
My heart combusted still
As we held hands,
Eyes fast.
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v. intr.
1.
a.To catch fire; burst into flame.
b.To undergo combustion; burn.
2.To become suddenly angry or agitated: .
v. tr.
1.To cause to burn; ignite.
2.To cause to become angry or violent
That night,
Life times away,
You whispered in my ear,
Urgent wild accented stories
In words I could not decipher.
But look, old world magic:
My heart combusted still
As we held hands,
Eyes fast.
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Join the writing fun at Magpie Tales.
Monday, 22 February 2010
Sleep
SLEEP
–verb (used without object)
1. to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
2. Botany. to assume, especially at night, a state similar to the sleep of animals, marked by closing of petals, leaves, etc.
3. to be dormant, quiescent, or inactive, as faculties.
4. to be careless or un-alert; allow one's alertness, vigilance, or attentiveness to lie dormant.
5. to lie in death.
–verb (used with object)
6. to take rest in (a specified kind of sleep).
7. to accommodate for sleeping; have sleeping accommodations for.
8. to spend or pass in sleep (usually followed by “away” or “out”).
9. to recover from the effects of (a headache, hangover, etc.) by sleeping (usually followed by “off” or “away”).
–noun
10.the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
11.a period of sleeping: a brief sleep.
12.dormancy or inactivity.
13.the repose of death.
14.Also "sleeper" - a globule that forms at the inner corner of the eye, especially during sleep, from the accumulated secretion of the glands of the eyelid.
The hours
Creep on unwanted
Pushing the hope of sleep
Ahead, ahead, always further
Too far.
For the insomnia prompt at One Single Impression
–verb (used without object)
1. to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
2. Botany. to assume, especially at night, a state similar to the sleep of animals, marked by closing of petals, leaves, etc.
3. to be dormant, quiescent, or inactive, as faculties.
4. to be careless or un-alert; allow one's alertness, vigilance, or attentiveness to lie dormant.
5. to lie in death.
–verb (used with object)
6. to take rest in (a specified kind of sleep).
7. to accommodate for sleeping; have sleeping accommodations for.
8. to spend or pass in sleep (usually followed by “away” or “out”).
9. to recover from the effects of (a headache, hangover, etc.) by sleeping (usually followed by “off” or “away”).
–noun
10.the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
11.a period of sleeping: a brief sleep.
12.dormancy or inactivity.
13.the repose of death.
14.Also "sleeper" - a globule that forms at the inner corner of the eye, especially during sleep, from the accumulated secretion of the glands of the eyelid.
The hours
Creep on unwanted
Pushing the hope of sleep
Ahead, ahead, always further
Too far.
For the insomnia prompt at One Single Impression
Sunday, 21 February 2010
Saturday, 20 February 2010
Withal
WITHAL
–adv.
1. with it all; as well; besides.
2. in spite of all; despite that, nevertheless.
3. Archaic. with that; therewith.
–preposition
4. with (used after its object).
Spring fever
Withal hounds of aluminium
Howling to the winds.
–adv.
1. with it all; as well; besides.
2. in spite of all; despite that, nevertheless.
3. Archaic. with that; therewith.
–preposition
4. with (used after its object).
Spring fever
Withal hounds of aluminium
Howling to the winds.
Friday, 19 February 2010
Swell
SWELL
–verb (used without object)
1. to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
2. Pathology. to increase abnormally in size, as by inflation, distension, accumulation of fluids, or the like.
3. to rise in waves, as the sea.
4. to well up, as a spring or as tears.
5. to bulge out, as a sail or the middle of a cask.
6. to grow in amount, degree, force, etc.
7. to increase gradually in volume or intensity, as sound.
8. to arise and grow within one, as a feeling or emotion.
9. to become puffed up with pride.
–verb (used with object)
10.to cause to grow in bulk.
11.to cause to increase gradually in loudness.
12.to cause (a thing) to bulge out or be protuberant.
13.to increase in amount, degree, force, etc.
14.to affect with a strong, expansive emotion.
15.to puff up with pride.
–noun
16.the act of swelling or the condition of being swollen.
17.inflation or distension.
18.a protuberant part.
19.a wave, esp. when long and unbroken, or a series of such waves.
20.a gradually rising elevation of the land.
21.an increase in amount, degree, force, etc.
22.a gradual increase in loudness of sound.
23.Music.
a. a gradual increase (crescendo) followed by a gradual decrease (diminuendo) in loudness or force of musical sound.
b. the sign (< >) for indicating this.
c. a device, as in an organ, by which the loudness of tones may be varied.
24.a swelling of emotion within one.
25.Slang.
a. a fashionably dressed person; dandy.
b. a socially prominent person.
–adj. - Informal.
26.(of things) stylish; elegant.
27.(of persons) fashionably dressed or socially prominent.
28.first-rate; fine
Incipient spring
In each swelling bud.
Such a swell sight!
–verb (used without object)
1. to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
2. Pathology. to increase abnormally in size, as by inflation, distension, accumulation of fluids, or the like.
3. to rise in waves, as the sea.
4. to well up, as a spring or as tears.
5. to bulge out, as a sail or the middle of a cask.
6. to grow in amount, degree, force, etc.
7. to increase gradually in volume or intensity, as sound.
8. to arise and grow within one, as a feeling or emotion.
9. to become puffed up with pride.
–verb (used with object)
10.to cause to grow in bulk.
11.to cause to increase gradually in loudness.
12.to cause (a thing) to bulge out or be protuberant.
13.to increase in amount, degree, force, etc.
14.to affect with a strong, expansive emotion.
15.to puff up with pride.
–noun
16.the act of swelling or the condition of being swollen.
17.inflation or distension.
18.a protuberant part.
19.a wave, esp. when long and unbroken, or a series of such waves.
20.a gradually rising elevation of the land.
21.an increase in amount, degree, force, etc.
22.a gradual increase in loudness of sound.
23.Music.
a. a gradual increase (crescendo) followed by a gradual decrease (diminuendo) in loudness or force of musical sound.
b. the sign (< >) for indicating this.
c. a device, as in an organ, by which the loudness of tones may be varied.
24.a swelling of emotion within one.
25.Slang.
a. a fashionably dressed person; dandy.
b. a socially prominent person.
–adj. - Informal.
26.(of things) stylish; elegant.
27.(of persons) fashionably dressed or socially prominent.
28.first-rate; fine
Incipient spring
In each swelling bud.
Such a swell sight!
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Miscegenate
MISCEGENATE
-verb
marry or cohabit with a person of another race
Accused of miscegenating
They returned a blank look:
Weren't they all cats?
-verb
marry or cohabit with a person of another race
Accused of miscegenating
They returned a blank look:
Weren't they all cats?
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
Auk
AUK
–noun
any of several usually black-and-white diving birds of the family Alcidae, of northern seas, having webbed feet and small wings.
The auks
Rue spelling
That forbids them from
Ever
Becoming
Hawks.
The auklets pictures is taken from Wikimedia Commons.
–noun
any of several usually black-and-white diving birds of the family Alcidae, of northern seas, having webbed feet and small wings.
The auks
Rue spelling
That forbids them from
Ever
Becoming
Hawks.
The auklets pictures is taken from Wikimedia Commons.
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Monogram
MONOGRAM
–noun
1. a design consisting of two or more alphabetic letters combined or interlaced, commonly one's initials, often printed on stationery, embroidered on clothing, etc.
2. a single emblematic or decorative letter; applied initial.
–verb (used with object)
3. to decorate with a monogram.
In
the
cupboard,
Tarnishes
Ancient silverware
Unused, devoid of monogram
Murmuring about the wedding day that never came.
The wedding day had been set for September that year
On the last Sunday of summer.
But the war stroke first
Stealing light
Husband
And
Life.
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–noun
1. a design consisting of two or more alphabetic letters combined or interlaced, commonly one's initials, often printed on stationery, embroidered on clothing, etc.
2. a single emblematic or decorative letter; applied initial.
–verb (used with object)
3. to decorate with a monogram.
In
the
cupboard,
Tarnishes
Ancient silverware
Unused, devoid of monogram
Murmuring about the wedding day that never came.
The wedding day had been set for September that year
On the last Sunday of summer.
But the war stroke first
Stealing light
Husband
And
Life.
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Monday, 15 February 2010
Mince
MINCE
–verb (used with object)
1. to cut or chop into very small pieces.
2. to soften, moderate, or weaken (one's words), esp. for the sake of decorum or courtesy.
3. to perform or utter with affected elegance.
4. to subdivide minutely, as land or a topic for study.
–verb (used without object)
5. to walk or move with short, affectedly dainty steps.
6. Archaic. to act or speak with affected elegance.
–noun
7. something cut up very small; mincemeat.
She WON'T be his Valentine,
She made that clear:
No mincing of words with her
Although she might mince his liver.
–verb (used with object)
1. to cut or chop into very small pieces.
2. to soften, moderate, or weaken (one's words), esp. for the sake of decorum or courtesy.
3. to perform or utter with affected elegance.
4. to subdivide minutely, as land or a topic for study.
–verb (used without object)
5. to walk or move with short, affectedly dainty steps.
6. Archaic. to act or speak with affected elegance.
–noun
7. something cut up very small; mincemeat.
She WON'T be his Valentine,
She made that clear:
No mincing of words with her
Although she might mince his liver.
Sunday, 14 February 2010
Valentine
VALENTINE
–noun
1. a card or message, usually amatory or sentimental but sometimes satirical or comical, or a token or gift sent by one person to another on Valentine Day, sometimes anonymously.
2. a sweetheart chosen or greeted on this day.
3. a written or other artistic work, message, token, etc., expressing affection for something or someone
I’d wrap you in chocolate but then somebody else might get tempted by a nibble. Or two. This will not do: you are mine and mine only. This is why I killed you, too. So I shall embalm and dress you with flowers: a lovelier nosegay you shall never desire.
You’ll forever be my valentine.
"Gift Wrapped" was first published on Pen Prick Microfiction
–noun
1. a card or message, usually amatory or sentimental but sometimes satirical or comical, or a token or gift sent by one person to another on Valentine Day, sometimes anonymously.
2. a sweetheart chosen or greeted on this day.
3. a written or other artistic work, message, token, etc., expressing affection for something or someone
I’d wrap you in chocolate but then somebody else might get tempted by a nibble. Or two. This will not do: you are mine and mine only. This is why I killed you, too. So I shall embalm and dress you with flowers: a lovelier nosegay you shall never desire.
You’ll forever be my valentine.
"Gift Wrapped" was first published on Pen Prick Microfiction
Saturday, 13 February 2010
Gallivant
GALLIVANT
–verb (used without object)
1. to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad.
2. To play around amorously; flirt.
A few flurries gallivant about the Roman hills,
Making children dream of snow ball fights.
–verb (used without object)
1. to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad.
2. To play around amorously; flirt.
A few flurries gallivant about the Roman hills,
Making children dream of snow ball fights.
Friday, 12 February 2010
Twit
TWIT
–verb (used with object)
1. to taunt, tease, ridicule, etc., with reference to anything embarrassing; gibe at.
2. to reproach or upbraid.
–noun
3. an act of twitting.
4. a derisive reproach; taunt; gibe.
–noun
a weak or thin place in yarn caused by uneven spinning.
–noun Informal.
an insignificant or bothersome person.
–noun
an excited state; dither
My life had become a twit,
Almost threadbare, really:
There isn't much happening in 140 characters,
Despite all the fashion twit.
–verb (used with object)
1. to taunt, tease, ridicule, etc., with reference to anything embarrassing; gibe at.
2. to reproach or upbraid.
–noun
3. an act of twitting.
4. a derisive reproach; taunt; gibe.
–noun
a weak or thin place in yarn caused by uneven spinning.
–noun Informal.
an insignificant or bothersome person.
–noun
an excited state; dither
My life had become a twit,
Almost threadbare, really:
There isn't much happening in 140 characters,
Despite all the fashion twit.
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Adventitious
ADVENTITIOUS
–adj.
1. associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part; extrinsic.
2. Botany, Zoology. appearing in an abnormal or unusual position or place, as a root.
Lomography
And wedding cakes
Brought together
By a sense of the adventitious.
Pesky muse.
Wedding cake from the LIFE image archive
–adj.
1. associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part; extrinsic.
2. Botany, Zoology. appearing in an abnormal or unusual position or place, as a root.
Lomography
And wedding cakes
Brought together
By a sense of the adventitious.
Pesky muse.
Wedding cake from the LIFE image archive
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Doppelgänger
DOPPELGANGER
–noun
a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.
I killed my doppelganger.
Or it me.
How can I tell?
–noun
a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.
I killed my doppelganger.
Or it me.
How can I tell?
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Mondegreen
MONDEGREEN
-noun
A word or phrase resulting from a misinterpretation of a word or phrase that has been heard.
They sing,
Sending mondegreen lyrics
Into the world,
Clueless.
Silhouettes by Bert Heymans, with thanks.
-noun
A word or phrase resulting from a misinterpretation of a word or phrase that has been heard.
They sing,
Sending mondegreen lyrics
Into the world,
Clueless.
Silhouettes by Bert Heymans, with thanks.
Monday, 8 February 2010
Matutinal
MATUTINAL
–adj.
pertaining to or occurring in the morning; early in the day.
Matutinal ice
Conjuring a galaxy.
Stars on my lashes.
–adj.
pertaining to or occurring in the morning; early in the day.
Matutinal ice
Conjuring a galaxy.
Stars on my lashes.
Sunday, 7 February 2010
Stevedore
STEVEDORE
–noun
1. a firm or individual engaged in the loading or unloading of a vessel.
–verb (used with object)
2. to load or unload the cargo of (a ship).
–verb (used without object)
3. to load or unload a vessel.
I
Read
And read
And yet more
Taking it all in
Stevedoring my mind, myself
With improbable facts, tantalizing legends, dreams.
–noun
1. a firm or individual engaged in the loading or unloading of a vessel.
–verb (used with object)
2. to load or unload the cargo of (a ship).
–verb (used without object)
3. to load or unload a vessel.
I
Read
And read
And yet more
Taking it all in
Stevedoring my mind, myself
With improbable facts, tantalizing legends, dreams.
Saturday, 6 February 2010
Jangle
JANGLE
–verb (used without object)
1. to produce a harsh, discordant sound, as two comparatively small, thin, or hollow pieces of metal hitting together.
2. to speak angrily; wrangle.
–verb (used with object)
3. to cause to make a harsh, discordant, usually metallic sound.
4. to cause to become irritated or upset.
–noun
5. a harsh or discordant sound.
6. an argument, dispute, or quarrel.
In
Silence
Utter peace
The butterfly wings
Jangled in a strident tattoo
Bringing forth storms, cataclysms, pandemonium.
–verb (used without object)
1. to produce a harsh, discordant sound, as two comparatively small, thin, or hollow pieces of metal hitting together.
2. to speak angrily; wrangle.
–verb (used with object)
3. to cause to make a harsh, discordant, usually metallic sound.
4. to cause to become irritated or upset.
–noun
5. a harsh or discordant sound.
6. an argument, dispute, or quarrel.
In
Silence
Utter peace
The butterfly wings
Jangled in a strident tattoo
Bringing forth storms, cataclysms, pandemonium.
Friday, 5 February 2010
Cast
CAST
–verb (used with object)
1. to throw or hurl; fling.
2. to throw off or away.
3. to direct (the eye, a glance, etc.), especially in a cursory manner.
4. to cause to fall upon something or in a certain direction; send forth.
5. to draw (lots), as in telling fortunes.
6. Angling.
a. to throw out (a fishing line, net, bait, etc.).
b. to fish in (a stream, an area, etc.):.
7. to throw down or bring to the ground.
8. to part with; lose.
9. to shed or drop (hair, fruit, etc.).
10.(of an animal) to bring forth (young), especially abortively.
11.to send off (a swarm), as bees do.
12.to throw or set aside; discard or reject; dismiss.
13.to throw forth, as from within; emit or eject; vomit.
14.to throw up (earth, sod, etc.), as with a shovel.
15.to put or place, especially hastily or forcibly.
16.to deposit or give (a ballot or vote).
17.to bestow; confer.
18.to make suitable or accordant; tailor.
19.Theatre.
a. to select actors for (a play, motion picture, or the like).
b. to allot a role to (an actor).
c. to assign an actor to (a role).
20.to form (an object) by pouring metal, plaster, etc., in a fluid state into a mould and letting it harden.
21.to form (metal, plaster, etc.) into a particular shape by pouring it into a mould in a fluid state and letting it harden.
22.to tap (a blast furnace).
23.to compute or calculate; add, as a column of figures.
24.to compute or calculate (a horoscope) astrologically; forecast.
25.to turn or twist; warp.
26.Nautical. to turn the head of (a vessel), especially away from the wind in getting under way.
27.Fox Hunting. (of a hunter) to lead or direct (hounds) over ground believed to have been recently travelled by a fox.
28.Archaic. to contrive, devise, or plan.
29.Obsolete. to ponder.
–verb (used without object)
30.to throw.
31.to receive form in a mould.
32.to calculate or add.
33.to conjecture; forecast.
34.(of hounds) to search an area for scent.
35.to warp, as timber.
36.Nautical. (of a vessel) to turn, especially to get the head away from the wind; tack.
37.to select the actors for a play, motion picture, or the like.
38.Obsolete.
a. to consider.
b. to plan or scheme.
–noun
39.act of casting or throwing.
40.that which is thrown.
41.the distance to which a thing may be cast or thrown.
42.Games.
a. a throw of dice.
b. the number rolled.
43.Angling.
a. act of throwing a line or net onto the water.
b. a spot for casting; a fishing place.
44.Theatre. the group of performers to whom parts are assigned; players.
45.Hunting. a searching of an area for a scent by hounds.
46.a stroke of fortune; fortune or lot.
47.a ride offered on one's way; lift.
48.the form in which something is made or written; arrangement.
49.Metallurgy.
a. act of casting or founding.
b. the quantity of metal cast at one time.
50.something formed from a material poured into a mould in a molten or liquid state; casting.
51.an impression or mould made from something.
52.Medicine/Medical. a rigid surgical dressing, usually made of bandage treated with plaster of Paris.
53.outward form; appearance.
54.sort; kind; style.
55.tendency; inclination.
56.a permanent twist or turn.
57.a warp.
58.a slight tinge of some colour; hue; shade.
59.a dash or trace; a small amount.
60.computation; calculation; addition.
61.a conjecture; forecast.
62.Zoology. something that is shed, ejected, or cast off or out, as moulted skin, a feather, food from a bird's crop, or the coil of sand and waste passed by certain earthworms.
63.Ornithology. Also called Pellet - small, roundish mass of matter regurgitated by certain predatory birds, consisting of the indigestible remains, as the fur, feathers, and bones, of the prey.
64.Falconry. a pair of hawks put in flight together.
65.Pathology. effused plastic matter produced in the hollow parts of various diseased organs.
66.low-grade, irregular wool.
–adj.
67.(of an animal, esp. a horse) lying in such a position that it is unable to return to its feet without assistance.
I write your eulogy
On dead leaves
Casting them to the wind
To be discovered,
Later, by strangers;
Hoping to reach
Your rambling soul.
–verb (used with object)
1. to throw or hurl; fling.
2. to throw off or away.
3. to direct (the eye, a glance, etc.), especially in a cursory manner.
4. to cause to fall upon something or in a certain direction; send forth.
5. to draw (lots), as in telling fortunes.
6. Angling.
a. to throw out (a fishing line, net, bait, etc.).
b. to fish in (a stream, an area, etc.):.
7. to throw down or bring to the ground.
8. to part with; lose.
9. to shed or drop (hair, fruit, etc.).
10.(of an animal) to bring forth (young), especially abortively.
11.to send off (a swarm), as bees do.
12.to throw or set aside; discard or reject; dismiss.
13.to throw forth, as from within; emit or eject; vomit.
14.to throw up (earth, sod, etc.), as with a shovel.
15.to put or place, especially hastily or forcibly.
16.to deposit or give (a ballot or vote).
17.to bestow; confer.
18.to make suitable or accordant; tailor.
19.Theatre.
a. to select actors for (a play, motion picture, or the like).
b. to allot a role to (an actor).
c. to assign an actor to (a role).
20.to form (an object) by pouring metal, plaster, etc., in a fluid state into a mould and letting it harden.
21.to form (metal, plaster, etc.) into a particular shape by pouring it into a mould in a fluid state and letting it harden.
22.to tap (a blast furnace).
23.to compute or calculate; add, as a column of figures.
24.to compute or calculate (a horoscope) astrologically; forecast.
25.to turn or twist; warp.
26.Nautical. to turn the head of (a vessel), especially away from the wind in getting under way.
27.Fox Hunting. (of a hunter) to lead or direct (hounds) over ground believed to have been recently travelled by a fox.
28.Archaic. to contrive, devise, or plan.
29.Obsolete. to ponder.
–verb (used without object)
30.to throw.
31.to receive form in a mould.
32.to calculate or add.
33.to conjecture; forecast.
34.(of hounds) to search an area for scent.
35.to warp, as timber.
36.Nautical. (of a vessel) to turn, especially to get the head away from the wind; tack.
37.to select the actors for a play, motion picture, or the like.
38.Obsolete.
a. to consider.
b. to plan or scheme.
–noun
39.act of casting or throwing.
40.that which is thrown.
41.the distance to which a thing may be cast or thrown.
42.Games.
a. a throw of dice.
b. the number rolled.
43.Angling.
a. act of throwing a line or net onto the water.
b. a spot for casting; a fishing place.
44.Theatre. the group of performers to whom parts are assigned; players.
45.Hunting. a searching of an area for a scent by hounds.
46.a stroke of fortune; fortune or lot.
47.a ride offered on one's way; lift.
48.the form in which something is made or written; arrangement.
49.Metallurgy.
a. act of casting or founding.
b. the quantity of metal cast at one time.
50.something formed from a material poured into a mould in a molten or liquid state; casting.
51.an impression or mould made from something.
52.Medicine/Medical. a rigid surgical dressing, usually made of bandage treated with plaster of Paris.
53.outward form; appearance.
54.sort; kind; style.
55.tendency; inclination.
56.a permanent twist or turn.
57.a warp.
58.a slight tinge of some colour; hue; shade.
59.a dash or trace; a small amount.
60.computation; calculation; addition.
61.a conjecture; forecast.
62.Zoology. something that is shed, ejected, or cast off or out, as moulted skin, a feather, food from a bird's crop, or the coil of sand and waste passed by certain earthworms.
63.Ornithology. Also called Pellet - small, roundish mass of matter regurgitated by certain predatory birds, consisting of the indigestible remains, as the fur, feathers, and bones, of the prey.
64.Falconry. a pair of hawks put in flight together.
65.Pathology. effused plastic matter produced in the hollow parts of various diseased organs.
66.low-grade, irregular wool.
–adj.
67.(of an animal, esp. a horse) lying in such a position that it is unable to return to its feet without assistance.
I write your eulogy
On dead leaves
Casting them to the wind
To be discovered,
Later, by strangers;
Hoping to reach
Your rambling soul.
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Cinquain
CINQUAIN
–noun
1. a group of five.
2. Prosody.
a. a short poem consisting of five, usually un-rhymed lines containing, respectively, two, four, six, eight, and two syllables.
b. any stanza of five lines.
Cinquain
Such an odd form
In its name, in its look
And all composed of even lines.
Bizarre.
–noun
1. a group of five.
2. Prosody.
a. a short poem consisting of five, usually un-rhymed lines containing, respectively, two, four, six, eight, and two syllables.
b. any stanza of five lines.
Cinquain
Such an odd form
In its name, in its look
And all composed of even lines.
Bizarre.
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Adit
ADIT
–noun
1. an entrance or a passage.
2. Also called entry. Mining. a nearly horizontal passage leading into a mine.
3. an approach or access.
Myriads
Of adits in every scent
Each a portal, a way
To memories.
To life.
–noun
1. an entrance or a passage.
2. Also called entry. Mining. a nearly horizontal passage leading into a mine.
3. an approach or access.
Myriads
Of adits in every scent
Each a portal, a way
To memories.
To life.
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Bell
BELL
–noun
1. a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
2. the stroke or sound of such an instrument.
3. anything in the form of a bell.
4. the large end of a funnel, or the end of a pipe, tube, or any musical wind instrument, when its edge is turned out and enlarged.
5. Architecture. the underlying part of a foliated capital.
6. Nautical.
a. any of the half-hour units of nautical time rung on the bell of a ship.
b. each individual ring of the bell, counted with others to reckon the time: It is now four bells.
c. a signal on the telegraph of a large power vessel, made between the navigating officers and the engineer.
7. Zoology. Also umbrella - the saucer- or bowl-shaped, gelatinous body of a jellyfish .
8. Botany. the bell-shaped corolla of a flower.
9. Metallurgy. a conical lid that seals the top of a blast furnace and lowers to admit a charge.
–verb (used with object)
10.to cause to swell or expand like a bell (often followed by “out”).
11.to put a bell on.
–verb (used without object)
12.to take or have the form of a bell.
13.Botany. to produce bells; be in bell (said of hops when the seed vessels are forming).
–verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
1. to bellow like a stag in rutting time.
2. to bay, as a hunting dog.
–noun
3. the cry of a rutting stag or hunting dog.
The wind's bell
Lashing all with rain.
Moss growing.
–noun
1. a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
2. the stroke or sound of such an instrument.
3. anything in the form of a bell.
4. the large end of a funnel, or the end of a pipe, tube, or any musical wind instrument, when its edge is turned out and enlarged.
5. Architecture. the underlying part of a foliated capital.
6. Nautical.
a. any of the half-hour units of nautical time rung on the bell of a ship.
b. each individual ring of the bell, counted with others to reckon the time: It is now four bells.
c. a signal on the telegraph of a large power vessel, made between the navigating officers and the engineer.
7. Zoology. Also umbrella - the saucer- or bowl-shaped, gelatinous body of a jellyfish .
8. Botany. the bell-shaped corolla of a flower.
9. Metallurgy. a conical lid that seals the top of a blast furnace and lowers to admit a charge.
–verb (used with object)
10.to cause to swell or expand like a bell (often followed by “out”).
11.to put a bell on.
–verb (used without object)
12.to take or have the form of a bell.
13.Botany. to produce bells; be in bell (said of hops when the seed vessels are forming).
–verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
1. to bellow like a stag in rutting time.
2. to bay, as a hunting dog.
–noun
3. the cry of a rutting stag or hunting dog.
The wind's bell
Lashing all with rain.
Moss growing.
Monday, 1 February 2010
Theogony
THEOGONY
-noun
The origin of gods or an account of this.
In a world of dissenting theogonies
Primordial mud gets much flown about
Star dust and bones cradled in its midst
To become golems in our very dreams.
-noun
The origin of gods or an account of this.
In a world of dissenting theogonies
Primordial mud gets much flown about
Star dust and bones cradled in its midst
To become golems in our very dreams.
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