Wednesday, 25 February 2015

Nonsense



NONSENSE

-noun
1. something that has or makes no sense; unintelligible language; drivel
2. conduct or action that is absurd
3. foolish or evasive behaviour or manners  
4. things of little or no value or importance; trash
-exclamation
5. an exclamation of disagreement




















Look up and discover
Much nonsense about
Gothic frolics in stone

Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Conceit



CONCEIT

-noun
1. a high, often exaggerated, opinion of oneself or one's accomplishments; vanity
2. (literary) an elaborate image or far-fetched comparison, especially as used by the English Metaphysical poets
3. (archaic)
a. a witty expression
b. fancy; imagination
c. an idea
4. (obsolete) a small ornament
-verb (trans.)
5. (Northern England, dialect) to like or be able to bear (something, such as food or drink)
6. (obsolete) to think or imagine
























We play around
A conceit, a conceit

Monday, 23 February 2015

Tickle



TICKLE

-verb
1. to touch, stroke, or poke (a person, part of the body, etc.) so as to produce pleasure, laughter, or a twitching sensation
2. (trans.) to excite pleasurably; gratify
3. (trans.) to delight or entertain
4. (intr.) to itch or tingle
5. (trans.) to catch (a fish, especially a trout) by grasping it with the hands and gently moving the fingers into its gills
-noun
6. a sensation of light stroking or itching
7. the act of tickling
8. (Canadian) (in the Atlantic Provinces) a narrow strait

























It started with a trace
A faint trickle,
A mere scratching of the throat
Then this weight
And my life was out of the door