Sunday, 11 August 2019

protuberANT

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She once had a figure
To everyone's taste,
But now they just snigger
For it's all gone to waist.

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Protuberant adj. swelling out; bulging. (17the century: from LL protuberare to swell, from PRO- + tuber swelling) - pro'tuberance or pro'tuberancy n. - pro'tuberantly adv.

radiANT

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She's on TV
For all to see,
And how she seems to love it.
(She's not on screen,
But might have been,
As now she's just above it)

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Radiant adj. 1. sending out rays of light; bright; shining. 2. characterized by health, happiness, etc.: a radiant smile. 3. emitted or propagated by or as radiation; radiated: radiant heat. 4. sending out heat by radiation: a radiant heater. (15th century: from L radiare to shine, from radius ray of light)

redcurrANT

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If a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush,
So's an ant (if the currants are black).
But I hear the amount
In the currant account's
In the red, so take the ant back!

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Redcurrant n. 1. a N temperate shrub having greenish flowers and small edible rounded red berries. 2. a. the fruit of this shrub. Yummily tangy. b. (as modifier): redcurrant jelly.

redundANT

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A worker who was laid off his work
Once ranted and went quite berserk,
Then to add to his ills
All the hospital bills
Just made the poor worker berserker.

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Redundant adj. 1. surplus to requirements; unnecessary or superfluous. 2. verbose ot tautological. 3. deprived of one's job because it is no longer necessary. (17th century: from L redundans overflowing, from redundare to stream over; see REDOUND) - re'dundantly adv.

revenANT

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"I'm a little stiff from Badminton,
And come for tea, my dear!"...
"Hello, it's good to see you,
For I was there last year!"

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Revenant n. something, esp. a ghost, that returns. (19th century: from F: ghost, from revenir, from L revenire, from RE + venire to come).

determinANT

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A coin has been tossed
So will she have lost?
(She hates it if ever she fails)
...The moment she dreads...
...She hopes that it's heads...
But despairingly sees that it's...heads!

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Determinant adj. 1. serving to determine. -n. 2. a factor that influences or determines. 3. MATHS. A square array of elements that represents the sum of certain products of these elements, used to solve simultaneous equations, in vector studies, etc.

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.