Words & Wordplay - December 2007

yes i know go to dictionary.com! I tried that but it dosnt really help me! Im haveing problems putting these words in sentences can you help me?
1) blithe
2) cede
3) chagrin
4) debonair
5) filial
6) interpose
7) intrinsic
8) precipitate
9) proficient
10) remission

2007-12-02 10:01:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-02 09:59:24 · 16 answers · asked by ali k 1

In my honest opinion three factors account for the unusually high absentee rate today the relentless widespread flue epidemic the heavy snowfall last night and the transportation problems that resulted from the snow.
(I believe I have them all but I'm unsure if a comma goes inbetween relentless, widespread) please help

2007-12-02 09:06:49 · 6 answers · asked by chris l 1

How does someone run you down?
Can you get runned down?
What does it mean? I need an explanation of this, please.
EXAMPLES?

2007-12-02 08:53:36 · 5 answers · asked by Old_Horsey 2

It ends in "zation" or "ilation" but I just can't think of it right now. An example would be the creation of satellite states by the Soviet Union. That would be called: _______________

It's at the tip of my tongue... :(

2007-12-02 08:44:51 · 4 answers · asked by Raven7578 2

I need to make a creative slogan for the use of Aluminum, sort of to advertise the element.

An example (for arsenic)

Arsenic's a sure fire way to deal with a nasty rat
It works better than a mean old cat!

The slogan should rhyme and should be 1-2 lines please. It has to pertain to advertising the element, for it's use.

Thanks and best slogan gets 10 points!


P.S. I was working on a slogan but I need a word for rhyme that will pertain to the topic. Here's my idea:

Line 1: Are You Thirsty..............a word ending in -an
Line 2: Why not try a drink from an aluminum can

If you could finish that one off for it to make sense, that'd also be well appreciated.

2007-12-02 08:38:46 · 7 answers · asked by King © 3

PLZ?????

2007-12-02 08:37:44 · 6 answers · asked by Dorinda M 2

2007-12-02 08:36:36 · 3 answers · asked by Leanne 3

I remember reading a section of Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" years ago. In it, Duke and his attorney attend a police convention. The truly misinformed cops tell their fellow officers that butts from joints are called "roaches" because of their resemblence to a cockroach!!! Although this explanation is indeed hilarious, it's an obvious untruth. So, that got me wondering where the slang "roach" originated! Anyone know for sure, and why did it end up with that name?!

2007-12-02 08:16:40 · 6 answers · asked by Jodi B 2

...people mispronounce things?
I hate it when I hear people pronounce CRISPS as CRIPS its onomataepaeic for goodness sakes!
Or when people say PACIFIC instead of SPECIFIC!
It really bugs me-does anyone else feel the same?What are the ones that make you cringe and want to correct people?

2007-12-02 07:43:04 · 20 answers · asked by Modbird 4

funny, cute qotes about bears. i cant find any anywhere! qotes that arent really serious, just about any type of bears. Example:: i dont think my parents liked me, they put a live teddy bear in my bed.
thank you

2007-12-02 07:17:05 · 1 answers · asked by just~a~girl 1

seriously, i keep seeing this word 'troll' mentioned here on this site, i am new here but must admit i have no idea what this word means in the context it is used on here. (i thought trolls were creatures who live under bridges in fairytales) i'm not trying to be ignorant but it just confuses me when people use slang words etc instead of plain old english. I mean if its an insult why not just say s**thead or something?

Please, what does this word refer to??

2007-12-02 07:13:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

SaskWater collect water and pipe it to customers. They repair their own pipes and the pipes of other water suppliers.

They accept what runs down your drain, pipe it to a processing plant, clean it up and return it to the environment as clean as it started.

They believe what they do helps the community.

2007-12-02 06:55:01 · 2 answers · asked by ? 2

what does the proverb mean?
In what situation would it be used?
How do you think this this proverb originated?

2007-12-02 06:01:18 · 2 answers · asked by Marshall 3

For example:
Sly as a fox
Smart as a whip
Dead as a doornail

"Now, I know that we can all run to the internet and look these up, but I'm just looking for the ones that you can think of right off the top of your head."
I think this might be interesting because the other English speaking countries might have some sayings that we are not familiar with and being from the Southern part of the USA, I am quite sure that we have some strange ones that folks in other parts the USA never even imagined existed.

My basic thought today, "Dead as a doornail" brought this question to life. I never saw a "live" doornail much less a "dead one."
And let's face it folks, the English language has to be a "real horror", for those having to learn it as a second language.

2007-12-02 05:54:05 · 4 answers · asked by ♫ Bubastes, Cat Goddess♥ 7

Insolent - disrespectful
Insular – limited in outlook
Intelligentsia - intellectuals
Inter – to bury
Interim – having temporary effect

Thanks again answers community!

2007-12-02 05:22:25 · 2 answers · asked by Johnny Carson 2

Indian etymologists over here, is there any difference between the hindi words Nisha and Nasha, or are they both the same?

2007-12-02 05:19:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-02 05:15:04 · 11 answers · asked by Harriet 5

in this sentence"In order to prove ONES love he must bake a cake."
does the apostrophe go before the "s" in ONES or after the the "s" in ONES?

2007-12-02 04:51:38 · 35 answers · asked by chibiCHICK 2

2007-12-02 04:49:20 · 11 answers · asked by Silva 6

today
crapulous
pasta
parsnip
toad
hungry
blunt force trauma
last time
Wait a minute!
open and shut case

2007-12-02 04:47:04 · 7 answers · asked by Silva 6

Its a quiz where you get the first letter of each word in the answer and it had completely stumped me. And there is a little section of sort of brain teasers. so... here goes:
Proverbially:
O O S O O M
Y C F A O the P A O the T

Pop Music:
A W S O P

Sport
R B B the 4 M M (1954)
E M S R the W I 71 D (2005)

Television
J J D
A T O F

Films
S W A the S D
B C A the S K

Days of Months
S C W H F H L
M W A A S B F M F
S G B O M
M F H T F W

How Many What?
76 T L the B P
12 S O the Z
22 Y I a C

Many thanks,
any help would be grealy appreciated.

I don't know if you'll understand the brain teaser but... it looks like:
N
I
P

huh??? ha ha. for example the others have been:
DIAL which was laid back. (I managed to get that one...)

2007-12-02 04:45:02 · 3 answers · asked by me.oxford 1

Why do we now say "Impact" instead of "Effect". ? Last I heard is that bombs leave or cause an impact and sometimes teeth are impacted but most things that impact is now used for have an "EFFECT". Is this another "wannabe" word ?

2007-12-02 04:20:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-02 03:17:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-02 02:45:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-02 02:20:18 · 4 answers · asked by arc* 2

It has something to do with a owner of a hotel that offers a horse rides and there is a rule to the horses, where you have to take the horse that is presented next, no matter how sick or crippled it may look.

2007-12-02 01:10:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

What word would you use to describe somebody who was very quiet, inward and unresponsive?
(If there is such a word). If there isn't, is there a word to describe something similar?

Thanks!

2007-12-02 01:04:06 · 20 answers · asked by Perry 4

2007-12-02 00:53:42 · 1 answers · asked by miss world r 1

2007-12-01 23:36:16 · 21 answers · asked by savethebird 1