Showing posts with label Words. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Words. Show all posts

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Check Out That Protuberance!












bulge
[buhlj]
noun, verb, bulged, bulg·ing.
–noun
1.
a rounded projection, bend, or protuberancehump: a bulge in a wall.
2.
any sudden increase, as of numberssales, or prices: the bulge in profits.
–verb (used without object)
4.
to swell or bend outward; be protuberant.
5.
to be filled to capacity: The box bulged with cookies.
–verb (used with object)
6.
to make protuberant; cause to swell.
Origin: 
1200–50; Middle English:  bag, hump < Old French  < Latin bulga bag < Celtic;  compare Irish bolg  bag


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Monday, January 31, 2011

No Offense But ...


This is so true. Same with "Don't take this the wrong way but ..." or "I don't mean to be rude but ..."

Also, I thought "Offence" was incorrect, but apparently that's the spelling used in Britain. Which is just stupid. No offense, of course...

:)


Thanks to DustBunny Mike!

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Smirk



smirk
 (smʉrk)
intransitive verb
to smile in a conceited, knowing, or annoyingly complacent way




Sunday, September 26, 2010

Give 'Em A Little Tweak



Tweak  verb  \ˈtwēk\

1.  To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist


2. To pinch (a person or body part) lightly or playfully