Tag: The Free Dictionary

Posted in Bonkers Away, Tortuous

Tortuous

Posted on by Hope

Hi Everyone!

Okay, gang here we go down the crooked road to aunt Mabel’s home.

There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile,
He found a crooked sixpence, against a crooked stile,
He bought a crooked cat which caught a crooked mouse,
And they all lived together in a little crooked house.
Poem by Mother Goose
Poetry Foundation.org

Can’t get any more crooked than that!

Have a great day! Hope
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Tortuous word & definition from M-W’s Word of the Day.com
Additional definition assistance from The Free Dictionary.com
The Crooked Man Poem found on Poetry Foundation.org & Bing.com search

Posted in Abibliophobia, Bonkers Away

Abibliophobia

Posted on by Hope

Hi Everyone!

Oh my gosh! I’m almost done reading the fourth novel by Ransom Riggs “A Map of Days”.

Oh my gosh! The book store has a new book out called “The Conference of Birds”.
Part of Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series.
I have to hurry to the book store before they close!

Got it!
Almost had nothing to read!

Have a great day! Hope
Clip Art and book covers from Bing.com
Word Abibliophobia found on Bing.com listing Express Writers.com thirty-four (34) craziest words
Addition definition assistance from The Free Dictionary.com

PS: Are you an “abibliophobia”?

Posted in Bonkers Away, Garniture

Garniture

Posted on by Hope

Hi Everyone!

Come along everyone, we have to keep moving. Another tour will be starting in thirty (30) minutes.
Now, who do you think wore these tap shoes?

The story behind this guitar is out of this world.

Earrings were worn by????

A very unique painting of Alice in Wonderland of a different era!

Have a great day! Hope
Garniture word from M-W’s Word of the Day
Garniture definitions from Merriam-Webster Dictionary.com and The Free Dictionary.com
Clip Art from Bing.com

Posted in Bonkers Away, Possibility

Possibility

Posted on by Hope

Hi Everyone!

Yes, Watson, it’s a great possibility that Moriarty is involved.

Hope: Hey Abby! Look, look they’re planning a party. What is the possibility of us going to one?

Abby: Hope there’s a great possibility in the year 2075. Do you think we’ll be around?

Have a great day! Hope
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Possibility word definition from The Free Dictionary.com

Posted in Bonkers Away, Dumbledore

Dumbledore

Posted on by Hope

Hi Everyone!

Dumbledore – did you know the dumbledore proper is Emerson’s “burly dozing humblebee”? aka “The Humble Bee” In American prose always a “bumblebee”.

Word origin – old English dumble, variant of drumble to move sluggishly + dor humming insect. (drumble-drone)

Here’s my favorite “Dumbledore”.
In case you don’t know this is a picture of Albus Dumbledore of Harry Potter’s movies. On his shoulder is Fawkes, Dumbledore’s faithful feathered friend.

Time to relax. Get your favorite coloring tools out.
Enjoy!

Have a great day! Hope
Clip Art from Bing.com
Emerson information from Bumblebee Odyessey.Weebly.com
Dumbledore word from Dictionary.com
Word definition from Dictionary.com, Bing.com, The Free Dictionary.com and Merriam-Webster Dictionary.com.

Posted in Blogging Blogger, Bumfazzled

Bumfuzzled

Posted on by Hope

Hello Everyone!

Words are not necessary.

If you do need further assistance check out:
Merriam-Webster Dictionary.com
The Free Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com
Urban Dictionary.com
Etc, etc, etc, etc, and many, many, many more – Enjoy!

Have a great day! Hope
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Bufuzzled word from
Merriam-Webster Dictionary.com
and
The Free Dictionary.com

Posted in Blogging Blogger, Catawampus, Cattywampus

Cattywampus

Posted on by Hope

Hi Everyone!

Whoops! I just spotted we forget to add a level on that side of the tower.

No! No! The building is kitty corner from the blue one down the road.

Remember to watch out for the temperature. Things can go awry!!

Have a great day! Hope
Clip Art from Bing.com
Cattywampus aka Catawampus from M-W’s Word of Play funny sounding words.
Definition from Merriam-Webster Dictionary.com
and
The Free Dictionary.com

Posted in Befuddle, Bonkers Away

Befuddle

Posted on by Hope

Everyone!

Have you been befuddled?
Or discombobulated?

Do you get befuddled when a person starts talking, keeps on, keeps on, on, on, etc.
Now this can happen by email, phone, in-person, shopping at the same store, etc, etc, etc.
You can’t even get your opinion in. Then all of a sudden they say to you “what’s your problem today, you don’t want to talk to me?”
Me I just slowly drink a glass of water! Think about walking down a quiet beach, all you hear is the water moving around.
And then I say to them “can you repeat that?”

Or how about when reading one of my blogs, you get a befuddled look and scratch your head, what the heck is Hope blogging about????

Have a great day! Hope
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Befuddle word of the day and difinition from The Free Dictionary.com

#befuddle #confused #discombobulated #bonkers #water #water #by email, phone, in-person #blogging blogger

Synonyms: befuddle, addle, discombobulate, fuddle, muddle

Posted in Bonkers Away, Nuance

Nuance

Posted on by Hope

Hi Everyone!

Nuance is great in this one don’t you think?

No! No! This one with it’s different lines of color will be the best!

You both need to brush up on your artwork. This one is the one. When the soft lights are on you will be able to picture yourself right there with Alice and Absalom. The nunce is perfect.

Have a great day! Hope
Clip Art from Bing.com
Painting of Milo from my iPhone
Nuance word from M-W’s Word or the Day
Nuance definition from Merriam-Webster Dictionary.com & The Free Dictionary.com

#nuance #MC Escher #Amanda Sage #Milo #perfect #Alice in Wonderland #Absalom #artwork #Ekaterina Guseva Statue

Posted in Blogging Blogger, Bonkers Away, Smitten

Smitten

Posted on by Hope

 

Hi Everyone!

Have you ever been smitten? For one thing I dragged out my paper dictionary The New Merriam-Webster with a copyright of 1989 to see what smitten is all about.

Are pages yellow you ask? Yes they are!

Here’s the meaning of smite – 1989 doesn’t even have smitten – says to strike heavy, to affect as a heavy blow. Yikes! I thought it meant more like the statements below.

See the source image

Now at Merriam-Webster website it has –
deeply affected with or struck by strong feelings of attraction, affection, or infatuation.

Now The Free Dictionary one definition has –
to afflict or attack with deadly or disastrous effect: smitten by polio.
to affect mentally, morally, or emotionally with a strong and sudden feeling: They were smitten with terror.

to impress favorably; enamor:  he was smitten by her charms

Have you been smitten lately?

Have a great day! Hope

  • Clip Art from Bing.com
  • Definition assistance from Merriam-Webster Dictionary.com and
  • The Free Dictionary.com
  • Word of the Day Challenge.com

  • #wotd #smitten #2/18/2019 #blog #dictionary book #dictionary online