iGoogle. Listes thématiques - Mot relatif à la Belgique (belgicisme) - N'ayons plus peur des mots. Visuwords™ online graphical dictionary and thesaurus. WordCounter. Tropes. MyEtymology.com - A universal etymology dictionary. British Street Slang.
We are always on the look-out for sexy, sassy and witty slang that screenwriters in the Raindance network can borrow and bend to write snappy dialogue to help them write a really ‘cool’ script. Here are some current street phrases. Can you add to them? SALAD DODGER. An excellent phrase for an overweight person. SWAMP-DONKEY A deeply unattractive person. TESTICULATING. MESTORMING. SEAGULL MANAGER. ASSMOSIS. SALMON DAY. CUBE FARM. PRAIRIE DOGGING. SITCOMs. SINBAD. AEROPLANE BLONDE. The Source: Slang Dictionary. The GymGlish Blog. La conjugaison des verbes français. Units of Measurement. Home. Helwig's smiley dictionary. On december 2, 1994 i found a smiley directory on the net. i sat down and restructured it, sorted it and combined the multiple definitions. i converted the list to a html definition list and here it is... if you are searching for a specific smiley, you currently have to use the inbuilt text search function of your www browser. maybe i will find some time in the near future to do some indexing, but i've a lot of other (better) things to do.
(to my home-page) - (to the bottom of this page) ...the invisible smiley ...ghost smiley in invisible state ...smiley invisible man ...yuppie smiley ...user has been staring at a green screen for 15 hours straight ...user is braindead &-l ...that made me cry ...winking smiley ...left hand smiley. Navajo Code Talkers' Dictionary. Artillery Glossary. BURSTING-CHARGE: 1.
A small charge of fine powder, placed in contact with a charge of coarse powder or nitroleum to insure the ignition of the latter. It is usually fired by voltaic means. 2. The charge of powder required for bursting a shell or case-shot; it may be poured in loose, or placed in a burster-bag. Glossaries. The 'Lectric Law Library's Legal Lexicon - Dictionary of legal terms. Welcome to what many consider the Net's Best Law Dictionary with Thousands of Definitions & Explanations of Legal Terms, Phrases & Concepts. 1.
"*" Indicates terms with more extensive explanations, case cites, etc., and 2 to 25KB in size. 2. A number of the Lexicon's files contain material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's. Such files usually have a "--b--" after the definition... something like this: LAWYER - A universally beloved & respected professional who's always honest, fair, trustworthy, brave, blah, blah, blah... Be aware that some of Bouvier's grammar & spelling is even more peculiar than our own, so don't complain to us -- we didn't do it. Legal Issues: Practice Area Definitions - Learn About the Law. S Free Dictionary of Law Terms and Legal Definitions. Legal Dictionary. A Pagan Glossary of Terms. Index / Languages - LookLex Encyclopaedia. Aardvark - Wordsmyth - The Premier Educational Dictionary - Thesaurus. The Word Detective.
Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster Online. Find Similar or Opposite words at WordHippo.com. Grandiloquent Dictionary. This is the result of an ongoing project to collect and distribute the most obscure and rare words in the English language.
It also contains a few words which do not have equivalent words in English. At present, the dictionary contains approximately 2700 words, though it is constantly growing. Following a large number of requests, pronounciations are now being (slowly) added to the listing, although it will be a long time before they are all added. After almost three years of work, the new Third Edition of the Grandiloquent Dictionary is now available as a PDF File. Including ~500 Words Not in the Online Version! Getting English words, word lists, word knowledge, vocabulary words, and indexes of science and technology terms with vocabulary quizzes or word tests for learning English vocabulary.
The Tower of Babel. Dictionary of Victorian London - Victorian History - 19th Century London - Social History. Twists, Slug and Roscoes: A Glossary of Hardboiled Slang. Compiled by William Denton <wtd@pobox.com>.
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A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices. Robert A.
Harris Version Date: January 19, 2013. A Glossary of Literary Terms. Blank Verse.
Unrhymed iambic pentameter. Shakespeare's plays are largely blank verse, as are other Renaissance plays. Blank verse was the most popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in England. Here are some examples you likely won't see elsewhere: At last, The clouds consign their treasures to the fields, And softly shaking on the dimpled pool Prelusive drops, let all their moisture flow In large effusion o'er the freshened world. Delightful task! Le Dictionnaire de la Zone © Cobra le Cynique. Français argot. Commonly Misused Words. On January 11th, 2011 by Fiction Editor Beth Hill and last modified on February 1, 2011 You’ve probably seen many lists of misused words.
These are a few of the words I’ve found that confuse writers or that friends who write have shared. Consider this an evolving article—I’m sure I’ll add other words over time. And I’ll apologize ahead of time for the length of this post. While you may not learn everything about a certain word or pair of words in this article, I hope to give you enough information that you can use these words correctly. Word Choice Resources and Lessons. Melissa Connors, a Michigan middle school teacher, shared the following mentor texts us.
We sent her a copy of the NNWP's Secondary Writing Guide as our thanks for her being so willing to give back to our site. Shared ideas can be directed to: webmaster@writingfix.com. Urban Dictionary, November 29: pop tags. Speech Accent Archive. Lake Superior State University. UCL/ROM - Base de données Julibel. Scholastic Word Wizard. Which versus that. To judge from correspondence, people are confused about which and that and, especially, which one to use when introducing clauses that modify nouns. This isn’t surprising, as there has been a shift in usage over the past century or so and older guides give different advice from newer ones. The usage is intimately tied up with the distinction that grammarians make between two types of clause, which they call restrictive and non-restrictive. A restrictive clause is one that limits, or restricts, the scope of the noun it is referring to.
Take these examples: The house that is painted pink has just been sold. Here’s another example: Another cause of stress is a traumatic event that is out of the ordinary and has a major impact on the person’s life. The argument here is that the clause “that is out of the ordinary and has a major impact on the person’s life” modifies and constrains “event”. Older grammar books make two firm points about the difference between the two types of clause:
Synonyms for words commonly used in student's writing. Amazing- incredible, unbelievable, improbable, fabulous, wonderful, fantastic, astonishing, astounding, extraordinary Anger- enrage, infuriate, arouse, nettle, exasperate, inflame, madden Angry- mad, furious, enraged, excited, wrathful, indignant, exasperated, aroused, inflamed Answer- reply, respond, retort, acknowledge Ask- question, inquire of, seek information from, put a question to, demand, request, expect, inquire, query, interrogate, examine, quiz. Confusing Words. The Jargon File. Definr - incredibly fast dictionary. The largest database of acronyms and abbreviations on the web. The Chicago Manual of Style Online.
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