John Barrs
August 26th, 2006, 07:28 PM
Dixons
Here are 17 defs produced by inventive minds - and one which is a real one.from a dictionary.
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19:00 In Moscow, Nairobi and points in between like Kuwait
13:00 Eastern Seaboard and Lima
10:00 West Coast
08:00 Hawaii
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JohnnyB
1: a sea channel characterized by turbulent and unpredictable currents.
2: unusual regularity in the form of a flower that is normally irregular
3: having an excellent memory.
4: a form of deafness caused by damage to the inner ear
5: in certain regional English dialects, the diphthongization of vowels in words such as _feet_ and _boot_.
6: an aperture in the front wall of the zościum of a bryozoan. [Gk, 'ope' a hole]
7: visual blurring and colors associated with migraines.
8: [med.] a limp
9: muscle fatigue
10: to observe objects which one expects to see, when in fact no such objects are visible.
11: n. baldness in wavy bands
12: the failure of a ring of muscle fibers, such as the anal sphincter in Republicans, to relax.
13: any figure of speech containing a false analogy.
14: darkened skin under the eyes.
15: a deciduous, spring-flowering shrub having rounded, glossy leaves and clusters of bright pink flowers.
16: _Vet. med._ an aseptic inflammation of the hoof.
17: the triggering of memories associated with particular smells.
18: fasting
Here are 17 defs produced by inventive minds - and one which is a real one.from a dictionary.
Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this one), before the deadline which will be
16:00 28th August BST - London, Lisbon and other such places
19:00 In Moscow, Nairobi and points in between like Kuwait
13:00 Eastern Seaboard and Lima
10:00 West Coast
08:00 Hawaii
New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this round. Don't look in a dictionary. Full rules, if you're
curious, are in the files area of the Yahoo Coryphaeus group http://tinyurl.com/br3oc or the sticky messages at tapcis.com in The
Parlor
Go to it
JohnnyB
1: a sea channel characterized by turbulent and unpredictable currents.
2: unusual regularity in the form of a flower that is normally irregular
3: having an excellent memory.
4: a form of deafness caused by damage to the inner ear
5: in certain regional English dialects, the diphthongization of vowels in words such as _feet_ and _boot_.
6: an aperture in the front wall of the zościum of a bryozoan. [Gk, 'ope' a hole]
7: visual blurring and colors associated with migraines.
8: [med.] a limp
9: muscle fatigue
10: to observe objects which one expects to see, when in fact no such objects are visible.
11: n. baldness in wavy bands
12: the failure of a ring of muscle fibers, such as the anal sphincter in Republicans, to relax.
13: any figure of speech containing a false analogy.
14: darkened skin under the eyes.
15: a deciduous, spring-flowering shrub having rounded, glossy leaves and clusters of bright pink flowers.
16: _Vet. med._ an aseptic inflammation of the hoof.
17: the triggering of memories associated with particular smells.
18: fasting