words with multiple meanings

[wildsweetone]

i'm having such fun with words!

post your favourite multiple meaning word here and help enlighten this dullard.

eg

wasted
adj.

1. Not profitably used or maintained: a wasted inheritance.
2. Needless or superfluous: These are wasted words.
3. Deteriorated; ravaged: a wasted landscape.
4. Frail and enfeebled, as from prolonged illness; emaciated.
5. Slang. Drunk or intoxicated.
6. Archaic. Having elapsed.

 

[BooMerengue]

lol You're cheating! You want to do a Sestina and you want us to find the words!!

How 'bout 'litter'? I just thought of that one.

A litter of kittens

she rode upon a litter

litter was strewn everywhere

I posted a poem so now I'm a Lit er

I just drank a litter of cheap wine

 

[wildsweetone]

...just to help Boo out here... *grin* (you only drank one litre?)


litter
n.

1.
1. A disorderly accumulation of objects; a pile.
2. Carelessly discarded refuse, such as wastepaper: the litter in the streets after a parade.
2. The offspring produced at one birth by a multiparous mammal. See Synonyms at flock1.
3.
1. Material, such as straw, used as bedding for animals.
2. An absorbent material, such as granulated clay, for covering the floor of an animal's cage or excretory box.
4. An enclosed or curtained couch mounted on shafts and used to carry a single passenger.
5. A flat supporting framework, such as a piece of canvas stretched between parallel shafts, for carrying a disabled or dead person; a stretcher.
6. The uppermost layer of the forest floor consisting chiefly of fallen leaves and other decaying organic matter.



and... i'm NOT writing a sestina

but i AM playing with words.

Nice word by the way!

 

[BooMerengue]

...and... i'm NOT writing a sestina

Well, you should be. Ever tried?

 

[BrinkOfDoom]

strut

My mind's been wandering to def. 1. on strut for weeks, but it's too hard to work into me works which sucks cuz it rhymes with some other funky words... oh, I don't know what though... la la la! *plays innocent*
BOD

strut
Function: noun
1 : a structural piece designed to resist pressure in the direction of its length
2 : a pompous step or walk
3 : arrogant behavior

 

[~hellbaby~]

I'll ejaculate this one

SYLLABICATION: e·jac·u·late
PRONUNCIATION: -jky-lt
VERB: Inflected forms: e·jac·u·lat·ed, e·jac·u·lat·ing, e·jac·u·lates

TRANSITIVE VERB: 1. To eject or discharge abruptly, especially to discharge (semen) in orgasm. 2. To utter suddenly and passionately; exclaim.
INTRANSITIVE VERB: To eject semen.
NOUN: (-jky-lt) The semen discharged in an ejaculation.
ETYMOLOGY: Latin iaculr, iacult- : -, ex-, ex- + iaculr, to throw (from iaculum, dart; see y- in Appendix I).
OTHER FORMS: e·jacu·lator —NOUN

 

[Guest]

i'm having such fun with words!

post your favourite multiple meaning word here and help enlighten this dullard.

eg

wasted
adj.

1. Not profitably used or maintained: a wasted inheritance.
2. Needless or superfluous: These are wasted words.
3. Deteriorated; ravaged: a wasted landscape.
4. Frail and enfeebled, as from prolonged illness; emaciated.
5. Slang. Drunk or intoxicated.
6. Archaic. Having elapsed.

LOL! I will never forget this!

I'll have to come back and post some. There are many!

 

[sharingfantasies]

Can:

trash can
I can do it
The boss canned the employee
The vegetables were canned for winter
As the editor finished his job he said the film was in the can.
When he entered the can, there was no paper.
any aluminum or tin container
dance the can can
Can I go with you?
I can hardly blame her.
The ball was in the can
I am going to can your allowance


I am sure there are more

 

[wildsweetone]

Well, you should be. Ever tried?

Yes...

 

[Rybka]

Don't forget homonyms!

BOW​

 

[wildsweetone]

homonyms! *brain spin*

 

[Rybka]

How about this poem?

homonyms! *brain spin*

Here you go. This is a poem project I foisted on the others.
Why don't you try one?

Severed Time In A Row​

 

[wildsweetone]

Here you go. This is a poem project I foisted on the others.
Why don't you try one?

Severed Time In A Row​

thinking about it. thank you, Rybka, for sharing!

 

[wildsweetone]

my all time favourite multiple meaning word:

BLUE

blue
n.

1. The hue of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between green and indigo, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 420 to 490 nanometers; any of a group of colors that may vary in lightness and saturation, whose hue is that of a clear daytime sky; one of the additive or light primaries; one of the psychological primary hues.
2.
1. A pigment or dye imparting this hue.
2. Bluing.
3.
1. An object having this hue.
2. Dress or clothing of this hue: The ushers wore blue.
4.
1. A person who wears a blue uniform.
2. blues A dress blue uniform, especially that of the U.S. Army.
5. often Blue
1. A member of the Union Army in the Civil War.
2. The Union Army.
6. A bluefish.
7. A small blue butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.
8.
1. The sky.
2. The sea.


adj. blu·er, blu·est

1. Of the color blue.
2. Bluish or having parts that are blue or bluish, as the blue spruce and the blue whale.
3. Having a gray or purplish color, as from cold or contusion.
4. Wearing blue.
5.
1. Gloomy; depressed. See Synonyms at depressed.
2. Dismal; dreary: a blue day.
6. Puritanical; strict.
7. Aristocratic; patrician.
8. Indecent; risqué: a blue joke; a blue movie.


tr. & intr.v. blued, blu·ing, blues

To make or become blue.


Idioms:
blue in the face

At the point of extreme exasperation: I argued with them until I was blue in the face.

into the blue

At a far distance; into the unknown: spontaneously take a trip into the blue.

out of the blue

1. From an unexpected or unforeseen source: criticism that came out of the blue.
2. At a completely unexpected time: a long-unseen friend who appeared out of the blue.

 

[Angeline]

Synonymous synonyms sewn
in active sameness, sympathetic
symbiotics surrounding similes
cemented in like or as, soldered
in similar categorical sameness
and unalike antonyms, sinistral
antitheses, antithetical opposites.

Antipathy is anathema and I
am not against all that,
just apathetic in opposition
and inclined to verisimilitude.

 

[wildsweetone]

design

de.sign
v. de·signed, de·sign·ing, de·signs
v. tr.

1.
1. To conceive or fashion in the mind; invent: design a good excuse for not attending the conference.
2. To formulate a plan for; devise: designed a marketing strategy for the new product.
2. To plan out in systematic, usually graphic form: design a building; design a computer program.
3. To create or contrive for a particular purpose or effect: a game designed to appeal to all ages.
4. To have as a goal or purpose; intend.
5. To create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner.


v. intr.

1. To make or execute plans.
2. To have a goal or purpose in mind.
3. To create designs.


n.

1.
1. A drawing or sketch.
2. A graphic representation, especially a detailed plan for construction or manufacture.
2. The purposeful or inventive arrangement of parts or details: the aerodynamic design of an automobile; furniture of simple but elegant design.
3. The art or practice of designing or making designs.
4. Something designed, especially a decorative or an artistic work.
5. An ornamental pattern. See Synonyms at figure.
6. A basic scheme or pattern that affects and controls function or development: the overall design of an epic poem.
7. A plan; a project. See Synonyms at plan.
8.
1. A reasoned purpose; an intent: It was her design to set up practice on her own as soon as she was qualified.
2. Deliberate intention: He became a photographer more by accident than by design.
9. A secretive plot or scheme. Often used in the plural: He has designs on my job.



(keeping my dictionary open so i can read what angeline just posted )

 

[RhymeFairy]

Tempt ~

Pronunciation: 'tem(p)t
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French tempter, tenter, from Latin temptare, tentare to feel, try
1 : to entice to do wrong by promise of pleasure or gain

2 a obsolete : to make trial of : TEST b : to try presumptuously : PROVOKE c : to risk the dangers of

3 a : to induce to do something b : to cause to be strongly inclined <was tempted to call it quits>

synonym see LURE
- tempt·able /'tem(p)-t&-b&l/ adjective

 

[Jennifer C]

Attraction

at·trac·tion

1. The act or capability of attracting.
2. The quality of attracting; charm.
3.
1. A feature or characteristic that attracts.
2. A person, place, thing, or event that is intended to attract: The main attraction was a Charlie Chaplin film.
4.
1. The electric or magnetic force exerted by oppositely charged particles, tending to draw or hold the particles together.
2. The gravitational force exerted by one body on another

 

[RhymeFairy]

at·trac·tion

1. The act or capability of attracting.
2. The quality of attracting; charm.
3.
1. A feature or characteristic that attracts.
2. A person, place, thing, or event that is intended to attract: The main attraction was a Charlie Chaplin film.
4.
1. The electric or magnetic force exerted by oppositely charged particles, tending to draw or hold the particles together.
2. The gravitational force exerted by one body on another

Grrr ~ I lovvvvve this word.
Think I might have it as our new One word~
A yummy word, I shall borrow it and make it mine ... *Grr

Writing time ~ ...

 

[Jennifer C]

Grrr ~ I lovvvvve this word.
Think I might have it as our new One word~
A yummy word, I shall borrow it and make it mine ... *Grr

Writing time ~ ...

LOL

You're a naughty little poet

 

[wildsweetone]

bloom

bloom
n.

1.
1. The flower of a plant.
2. Something resembling the flower of a plant: “Her hair was caught all to one side in a great bloom of frizz” (Anne Tyler).
2.
1. The condition of being in flower: a rose in full bloom.
2. A condition or time of vigor, freshness, and beauty; prime: “the radiant bloom of Greek genius” (Edith Hamilton).
3. A fresh, rosy complexion: “She was short, plump, and fair, with a fine bloom” (Jane Austen).
4.
1. A waxy or powdery whitish to bluish coating on the surface of certain plant parts, as on cabbage leaves or on a plum or grape.
2. A similar coating, as on newly minted coins.
3. Grayish blotches or streaks on the surface of chocolate produced by the formation of cocoa butter crystals.
4. Chemistry. See efflorescence.
5. Glare that is caused by a shiny object reflecting too much light into a television camera.
6. A visible, colored area on the surface of bodies of water caused by excessive planktonic growth.

 

[RhymeFairy]

Aphrodisiac

Main Entry: aph·ro·di·si·ac
Pronunciation: "a-fr&-'dE-zE-"ak, -'di-zE-
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek aphrodisiakos sexual, gem with aphrodisiac properties, from aphrodisia heterosexual pleasures, from neuter plural of aphrodisios of Aphrodite, from AphroditE
1 : an agent (as a food or drug) that arouses or is held to arouse sexual desire
2 : something that excites
- aphrodisiac also aph·ro·di·si·a·cal /"a-fr&-di-'sI-&-k&l, -'zI-/ adjective


Thesaurus ~

1. arousing or intensifying sexual desire.
Similar Words titillating {titillate} , arousing {arouse (vt)} , stimulating {stimulate (vi)} , exciting , orgiastic

Related Words ~ erotic

 

[Lauren Hynde]

Main Entry: aph·ro·di·si·ac

It's a good word, but where are the multiple meanings?

 

[Du Lac]

Heart

heart ( P ) Pronunciation Key (härt)
n.
Anatomy.
The chambered muscular organ in vertebrates that pumps blood received from the veins into the arteries, thereby maintaining the flow of blood through the entire circulatory system.

A similarly functioning structure in invertebrates.
The area that is the approximate location of the heart in the body; the breast.

The vital center and source of one's being, emotions, and sensibilities.

The repository of one's deepest and sincerest feelings and beliefs: an appeal from the heart; a subject dear to her heart.

The seat of the intellect or imagination: the worst atrocities the human heart could devise.

Emotional constitution, basic disposition, or character: a man after my own heart.

One's prevailing mood or current inclination: We were light of heart.

Capacity for sympathy or generosity; compassion: a leader who seems to have no heart.

Love; affection: The child won my heart.

Courage; resolution; fortitude: The soldiers lost heart and retreated.

The firmness of will or the callousness required to carry out an unpleasant task or responsibility: hadn't the heart to send them away without food.
A person esteemed or admired as lovable, loyal, or courageous: a dear heart.

The central or innermost physical part of a place or region: the heart of the financial district. See Synonyms at center.

The core of a plant, fruit, or vegetable: hearts of palm.

The most important or essential part: get to the heart of the matter.

A conventional two-lobed representation of the heart, usually colored red or pink.

Games.
A red, heart-shaped figure on certain playing cards.

A playing card with this figure.
hearts (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The suit of cards represented by this figure.

A card game in which the object is either to avoid hearts when taking tricks or to take all the hearts.

tr.v. Archaic heart·ed, heart·ing, hearts
To encourage; hearten.

 

[Jennifer C]

Form

1.
1. The shape and structure of an object.
2. The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal considered separately from the face or head; figure.
2.
1. The essence of something.
2. The mode in which a thing exists, acts, or manifests itself; kind: a form of animal life; a form of blackmail.
3.
1. Procedure as determined or governed by regulation or custom.
2. A fixed order of words or procedures, as for use in a ceremony; a formula.
4. A document with blanks for the insertion of details or information: insurance forms.
5.
1. Manners or conduct as governed by etiquette, decorum, or custom.
2. Behavior according to a fixed or accepted standard: Tardiness is considered bad form.
3. Performance considered with regard to acknowledged criteria: a good jump shooter having an unusual form.
6.
1. Proven ability to perform: a musician at the top of her form.
2. Fitness, as of an athlete or animal, with regard to health or training.
3. The past performance of a racehorse.
4. A racing form.
7.
1. Method of arrangement or manner of coordinating elements in literary or musical composition or in organized discourse: presented my ideas in outline form; a treatise in the form of a dialogue.
2. A particular type or example of such arrangement: The essay is a literary form.
3. The design, structure, or pattern of a work of art: symphonic form.
8.
1. A mold for the setting of concrete.
2. A model of the human figure or part of it used for displaying clothes.
3. A proportioned model that may be adjusted for fitting clothes.
9. A grade in a British secondary school or in some American private schools: the sixth form.
10.
1. A linguistic form.
2. The external aspect of words with regard to their inflections, pronunciation, or spelling.
11.
1. Chiefly British. A long seat; a bench.
2. The resting place of a hare.
12. Botany. A subdivision of a variety usually differing in one trivial characteristic, such as flower color.