Interesting Dictionary Definitions

[Colin Zeal EFM]

From www.dictionary.co.uk ....

 

Zeal - Passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything; eagerness in favor of a person or cause

 

Thorns - something that causes irritation and annoyance; "he's a thorn in my flesh" [syn: {irritant}]

 

 

Well, it amused me!!

 

 

[GHA EFM]

Grand

adj 1: impressive in scale; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner" [syn: {expansive}] 2: of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage" [syn: {august}, {lordly}] 3: impressive in size or scope; "heroic undertakings" [syn: {heroic}]

 

High

high adj 1: greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself" [ant: {low}] 2: (literal meanings) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension; "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"; sometimes used in combination; "knee-high grass" [ant: {low}] 3: standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community" [syn: {eminent}] 4: used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency [syn: {high-pitched}] [ant: {low}] 5: happy and excited and energetic [syn: {in high spirits}] 6: used of the smell of game beginning to taint [syn: {gamey}, {gamy}] 7: slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) [syn: {mellow}] n 1: a lofty level or position or degree: "summer temperatures reached an all-time high" [ant: {low}] 2: an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high" [syn: {high pressure}] 3: a state of sustained elation; "I'm on a permanent high these days" [ant: {low spirits}] 4: a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on" 5: a high place; "they stood on high and observed the coutryside" or "he doesn't like heights" [syn: {heights}] 6: a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool" [syn: {senior high school}, {senior high}, {highschool}, {high school}] 7: a forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed [syn: {high gear}] adv 1: at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder" [syn: {high up}] 2: in or to a high position, amount, or degree; "prices have gone up far too high" 3: in a rich manner; "he lives high" [syn: {richly}, {luxuriously}] 4: far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river"

 

Aviator

aviator n : someone who operates an aircraft [syn: {aeronaut}, {airman}, {flier}, {flyer}]

 

 

That wasn't too hard.

[GHA EFM]

Tony Lazarou

tony lazarou n : someone who cannot hold their drink particularly well; someone who vomits soon after consuming 1 (sometimes 2) pints of weak lager.

[EFM's Librarian]

Quote:

From www.dictionary.co.uk ....

Zeal - Passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything; eagerness in favor of a person or cause

Thorns - something that causes irritation and annoyance; "he's a thorn in my flesh" [syn: {irritant}]


Well, it amused me!!

Strange that your dictionary which claims to be a .co.uk decides to spell favour in the silly U.S. way. I always thought it was thorn in my SIDE as well?

[Colin Zeal EFM]

If you don't believe me, Librarian, try the link for yourself.

 

 

[The Lyrical Tarantula]

Sniffer - sniffer n : a person who sniffs, A network monitoring tool that can capture data {packet}s and decode them to show {protocol} data.

 

Paul - United States feminist (1885-1977) [syn: {Paul}, {Alice Paul}] 2: (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity" [syn: {Paul}, {Saint Paul}, {St Paul}, {Apostle Paul}, {Paul the Apostle}, {Apostle of the Gentiles}, {Saul}, {Saul of Tarsus}], n. An Italian silver coin

 

[EFM's Librarian]

I tried it and its a pile of crap. Try typing in the word favour, and see what this authority on the english language comes up with!

[The Lyrical Tarantula]

Hello EFM'sL

My mate Steve was wondering if you can lend him a couple of grand!