Improving words (7)
Alarmist: A fine vapor sprayed on fruit trees
Boosting: To jeer at a wasp's attack
Churchill: An ailment proceeding from religion
Citizen: An urban form of Japanese Buddhism
Commodore: The mineral from which miners extract the material toilets are made of
Dilute: The official musical instrument of Princess Diana
Flamingo: A Cheerio that's been set on fire
Induce: Swallowed by Mussolini
Literacy: Low in calories and sexually provocative
Locomotive: A crazy reason for doing something
Pathology: The study of walkways
Peeking: Donald Trump's new nickname, if stories of his Moscow hotel romp are verified
Pentagram: A male sheep bearing labels written in sharpie
Pigeon: A very long time period dominated by swine
Proverb: Supportive of words which denote actions
Rebuff: To polish again
Shellacking: A slug, as described by a snail
Strumpet: To idly play your dog or cat
Sublime: What British sailors traditionally eat on an undersea vessel
Trivial: A small container that can hold three different substances
[The previous "improving words" post is here.]
7 Comments:
All funny ... I think my favourites are 'boosting', 'pigeon', and 'strumpet'! Thanks for the humour!
You have quite the imagination!
All were funny once again. Boosting is my favorite even though I hate wasps.
I think my Funk and Wagnall's needs revision.
Thanks everyone!
Funk and Wagnalls -- that brings back memories!
I am acquainted with locomotion. I think it's in the water.
There's a lot of stuff in the water these days.....
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