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"Shall I or should I or will I or what?
Can I or could I or might I or not?"...
She gets in a dither, whatever the cause is,
Her life just a series of long pregnant pauses.
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Hesitant adj. 1. wavering, hesitating, or irresolute. 2. reluctant (to do something) - hesitantly adv. - hesitation n. - hesitatingly adv.
Thursday 12 September 2019
Wednesday 11 September 2019
elegANT
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This ant that I know,
A meticulous beau,
Is a slave to the mirror he keeps.
(He needs it on hand
To check he looks grand) -
How often this little beau peeps!
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Elegant adj. 1. tasteful in dress, style or design. 2. dignified and graceful. 3. cleverly simple; ingenious: an elegant solution. (16th century: from L elegans tasteful)
This ant that I know,
A meticulous beau,
Is a slave to the mirror he keeps.
(He needs it on hand
To check he looks grand) -
How often this little beau peeps!
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Elegant adj. 1. tasteful in dress, style or design. 2. dignified and graceful. 3. cleverly simple; ingenious: an elegant solution. (16th century: from L elegans tasteful)
itinerANT
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The world is his oyster,
Within it he'll roam -
He loves it to pieces,
It's the walls of my home...
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Itinerant adj. 1. itinerating. 2. working for a short time in various places, esp. as a casual labourer. n 3. an itinerant worker or other person. [From LL itinerari to travel, from L iter a journey]
Tuesday 10 September 2019
meANT
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"Why am I here
(And why aren't I there)
And what is the point of existence?"
He turned to a fly
And asked of him "why?"
But the latter could give no assistance.
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Meant vb. the past tense and past participle of mean: to intend to convey or express, to denote or connote; signify; represent; - the meaning of life (not known)
"Why am I here
(And why aren't I there)
And what is the point of existence?"
He turned to a fly
And asked of him "why?"
But the latter could give no assistance.
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Meant vb. the past tense and past participle of mean: to intend to convey or express, to denote or connote; signify; represent; - the meaning of life (not known)
Sunday 11 August 2019
transplANT
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"He'll need a new antenna, nurse,
His left one's rather poor -
For since he broke it Tuesday last
He can't get Channel 4!"
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Transplant vb. 1. (tr.) to remove or transfer (esp. a plant) from one place to another. 2. (intr.) to be capable of being transplanted. 3. SURGERY: to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one part of the body or from one person to another. -n.
"He'll need a new antenna, nurse,
His left one's rather poor -
For since he broke it Tuesday last
He can't get Channel 4!"
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Transplant vb. 1. (tr.) to remove or transfer (esp. a plant) from one place to another. 2. (intr.) to be capable of being transplanted. 3. SURGERY: to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one part of the body or from one person to another. -n.
defiANT
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The blades of the mower
Could not have been lower,
But the ant was as cool as could be:
He wallowed in clover
As the mower flew over,
And continued to dream of his tea.
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Defiant adj. 1. openly or boldly resistant to authority, opposition or power. 2. rising to a challenge.
The blades of the mower
Could not have been lower,
But the ant was as cool as could be:
He wallowed in clover
As the mower flew over,
And continued to dream of his tea.
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Defiant adj. 1. openly or boldly resistant to authority, opposition or power. 2. rising to a challenge.
turf accountANT
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Shouting odds
With all his force
His voice was fading fast,
Till he himself,
A little hoarse,
Was entered in the last.
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Turf accountant n. Brit. a formal name for a bookmaker, a person who as an occupation accepts wagers, esp. on horse races, and pays out to betters who get the better of him.
Shouting odds
With all his force
His voice was fading fast,
Till he himself,
A little hoarse,
Was entered in the last.
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Turf accountant n. Brit. a formal name for a bookmaker, a person who as an occupation accepts wagers, esp. on horse races, and pays out to betters who get the better of him.
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