ruminANT

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"A bag of sweets, the promised land!
And no-one else to lend a hand!"...
With bags of time to pick and choose,
He takes his pick and chews and chews.

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Ruminant n 1. any of a suborder of artiodactyla mammals which chew the cud and have a stomach of four compartments. 2. of, relating to, or belonging to this suborder. 3. meditating or contemplating in a slow, quiet way.

repugnANT

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"Your body's segmented,
You're as ugly as sin,
You're vermin, inhuman, a pest!"
(Though the subject was me
I just had to agree,
For on Wednesdays I'm not at my best)

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Repugnant adj. 1) repellent to the senses; causing aversion 2) distasteful; offensive; disgusting.

unobservANT

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An ant on a bike's
A peculiar sight,
So they called him an ant in a million.
(Which was rather unwise
For in front of their eyes
Was another one sat on the pillion)

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Unobservant adj. 1. not paying attention to detail; neither watchful nor heedful. 2. not adhering strictly to rituals, ceremonies, laws, etc.

variANT

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Writing wrongs
And fighting crime
Is not as fun
As righting rhyme.

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Variant adj. 1. liable to or displaying variation. 2. differing from a standard or type: a variant spelling.~n. 3. something that differs from a standard or type. 4. Statistics. Another word for variate. (14th century: via OF from L, from variare to diversify, from varius VARIOUS). Yeah, right.

malignANT

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Share my life and share my dreams,
My hopes, my fears, my gypsy creams
(But if you dare share any more
I'll knock you senseless on the floor)

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Malignant adj. 1. having or showing desire to harm others. 2. tending to cause great harm; injurious. 3. PATHOL. (of a tumour) uncontrollable or resistant to therapy. (16th century: from LL malignare to behave spitefully, from L malignus MALIGN)

blatANT

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The ant was alluring
But really not subtle:
"The alley won't do,
But a shed or a hut'll!"

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Blatant adj. 1. glaringly conspicuous or obvious: a blatant lie. 2. offensively noticeable; obtrusive. 3. offensively noisy. (16th century: coined by Edmund Spenser; prob. infl. by L blatire to babble) - blatancy n.

croissANT

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This 'medialuna'
(Though he swears that he's straight)
Is smothered in butter
And awaiting his fate.

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Croissant n. 1. A French crescent-shaped roll made of sweet flaky yeast dough, usually eaten at breakfast. 2. MEDIALUNA n. The croissant's Argentinian cousin, a little smaller and sweeter.

deviANT

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An ant in love, who runs away,
Will never leave in light of day.
(And this is why you've little hope
Of ever seeing an ANTelope)

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Deviant adj. 1. deviating, as from what is considered acceptable
behaviour.~n. 2. a person whose behaviour, esp. sexual behaviour, 
deviates from what is considered to be acceptable.

fondANT

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Would hoping I complete her

Be such a grave mistake?

(I long for her to see me

As the icing on her cake)

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Fondant n 1. a thick flavoured paste of sugar and water, used in sweets and icings. 2. a sweet made of this mixture. From F, lit.:melting, from frondre to melt.

hydrANT

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"Liar, liar, pants on fire!" -

The people jeer and call him names.

But all is well and FAR from dire,

For look who's here to douse the flames!

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Hydrant n. an outlet from a water main, usually an upright pipe with a valve attached, from which water can be tapped for fighting fires, etc.

reluctANT

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Of COURSE I'd love some nookie,

As it rhymes with words like 'nookie'!

(For who would want to risk it

If it only rhymed with 'biscuit'?)

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Reluctant adj. not eager; unwilling; disinclined. [from L reluctari to resist] - reluctantly adv.

tenANT 

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He'd never been wealthy,

So he's having to rent...

("Well, at least it's detached,"

They say of his tent)

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Tenant n. 1. a person who holds, occupies or possesses land or property, esp from a landlord. 2. a person who has the use of a house, etc., subject to the payment of rent. 3. any holder or occupant. - vb. 4. (tr.) to hold as a tenant. -tenantable adj. - tenantless adj.

insignificANT 

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I am but a dot

On a jolly big planet

(Which is rather absurd

As I eat like a gannet)

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Insignificant adj. 1. having little or no importance; trifling. 2. almost or relatively meaningless. 3.small or inadequate: an insignificant wage. 4. not distinctive in character, etc.