Friday, March 20, 2009

define words

intuition-
direct perception of truth, fact, etc., independent of any reasoning process; immediate apprehension. shawn thinks his father is gonna kill him but he really isnt.

womb-the place in which anything is formed or produced: the womb of time. becoming tidal and loud, the fetus, turning, crying out a tiny beast a braying sigh.

horsd'oeuvres-literally 'outside of work'; English IPA: /ɔrˈdɝv/) or appetizers are food items served before the main courses of a meal. The French (singular and plural) is hors d'œuvre; in English, the œ ligature is usually replaced by the 2-letter sequence "oe" with the plural often written as "hors d'oeuvres" and pronounced IPA: /ɔrˈdɝvz/. There are several related terms, such as a one-bite appetizer, as an amuse-bouche (or other terms below, under:

fortnight-the space of fourteen nights and days; two weeks

gimpedout- messed up or broken asays become a week and the week draws into a fortnight.

1 comment:

Fun on Fountain Street said...

Needs explanations of the word in the context; also, "gimped-out" gets mixed up with fortnight - ???