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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)
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
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.
discordANT
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She stared at his wretched computer,
"Just take it right out of the house!"...
(She isn't afraid of computers,
She's only afraid of the mouse)
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Discordant adj. 1. at variance; disagreeing. 2. harsh in sound; inharmonious. - dis'cordance n. - dis'cordantly adv.
She stared at his wretched computer,
"Just take it right out of the house!"...
(She isn't afraid of computers,
She's only afraid of the mouse)
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Discordant adj. 1. at variance; disagreeing. 2. harsh in sound; inharmonious. - dis'cordance n. - dis'cordantly adv.
implANT
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The size of her bust
Was an object of lust
And the ants she attracted were many.
(Which is rather absurd,
For I'm sure that you've heard
That she really should not have had any)
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Implant vb. (tr.) 1. to inculcate; instill: to implant sound moral principles. 2. to plant or embed; infix; entrench. 3. SURGERY. To graft or insert (a tissue, hormone, etc) into the body. -n. 4. anything implanted, esp. surgically, such as tissue graft. - implan'tation n.
The size of her bust
Was an object of lust
And the ants she attracted were many.
(Which is rather absurd,
For I'm sure that you've heard
That she really should not have had any)
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Implant vb. (tr.) 1. to inculcate; instill: to implant sound moral principles. 2. to plant or embed; infix; entrench. 3. SURGERY. To graft or insert (a tissue, hormone, etc) into the body. -n. 4. anything implanted, esp. surgically, such as tissue graft. - implan'tation n.
ignorANT
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"It's a funny old feeling
Being stuck on a ceiling,
How I stay here I'm really not sure.
Gravitational pull?
It's a load of all bull,
Or perhaps there's a flaw in the law?"
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Ignorant adj. 1. lacking in knowledge or education; unenlightened. 2. (postpositive; often foll. by of) lacking in awareness or knowledge (of): ignorant of the law. 3. resulting from or showing lack of knowledge or awareness: an ignorant remark. - ignorantly adv.
"It's a funny old feeling
Being stuck on a ceiling,
How I stay here I'm really not sure.
Gravitational pull?
It's a load of all bull,
Or perhaps there's a flaw in the law?"
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Ignorant adj. 1. lacking in knowledge or education; unenlightened. 2. (postpositive; often foll. by of) lacking in awareness or knowledge (of): ignorant of the law. 3. resulting from or showing lack of knowledge or awareness: an ignorant remark. - ignorantly adv.
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