Showing posts with label Words. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Words. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Check Out That Protuberance!
bulge
[buhlj]
noun, verb, bulged, bulg·ing.
–noun
1.
a rounded projection, bend, or protuberance; hump: a bulge in a wall.
2.
any sudden increase, as of numbers, sales, 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
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
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