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Thesaury RSS Feedspark - Trim branches six feet from the ground. This practice, known as ?parking? a tree, prevents ground fires from igniting leaves or needles on higher tree limbs.. ...Feed Source: feeds.feedburner.com whale eye - When a dog turns his head away from you but his eyes are turned as far to the side as possible in your direction, the whites of his eyes take on that crescent shape. When a dog?s eyes take on this appearance, professionals in the field refer to it as ?whale eye.? This visual sign is thought to occur because the dog is so afraid that he is not looking at you, but he?s too afraid to take his gaze away from you entirely. . ... water buffalo - Other times foundations fracture and wells crack, the water draining away. ?Water buffalo??the local term for replacement water tanks wrapped in white insulation?graze in backyards and side lots.. ... Churchill - In common cigar parlance however, a ?Churchill? is a Cuban Havana cigar measuring 178 mm by 18.65 mm.. ... moondust - They must choose between snatching an hour of sleep or using the precious time to clean their weapons, which often jam from the fine sand?which soldiers call ?moondust??that is swept up by incessant winds, penetrating even the tiniest crevices.. ... mouse type - Charter is taking ?for the most part, a high road approach,? according to Mr. Schremp. ?We have told customers exactly what we are doing,? he said. The letter to customers, he added, was ?very forthcoming? and ?not buried in mouse type and legal disclosures.?. ... hung up - I couldn?t see the bird, but I knew he was ?hung up? in turkey hunting vernacular, strutting his stuff with the logical expectation that the hen (me) would come to him. That?s how it usually works in nature, but most hens don?t carry a 12-gauge shotgun.. ... sideways market - The stock market has been sending a series of mixed signals recently?a few days of strong gains followed by a few days of discouraging declines. This is what Wall Street refers to as a ?sideways market??and it?s exactly what many analysts had predicted.. ... Bristol dust - So what is the best tyre to run in ?Bristol Dust? (what Bristolians affectionately call gloopy winter mud) or the slippery Limestone and roots that the autumn and spring bring to Bristol?. ... booth turnaround - One of their ideas was a lockdown procedure commonly called ?booth turnaround.? In the event of a child going missing, personnel secure the entrance and exit points and do not allow patrons to leave until police arrive.. ... YAWN - Now a new generation of the seriously rich has emerged, but with a difference: the ostentation has gone. The new breed is self-made, socially aware, concerned about the planet and gives a lot of money to charity. They are the ?Yawns??young and wealthy but normal.. ... doodlesocking - Spawning crappie are easily frightened by noisy movements, so approach shallow fishing spots quietly. Some anglers use 10-foot rods equipped with short lines, wading and dipping the lure in a technique known as ?doodlesocking.? Dipping the jig in likely-looking habitat, the doodlesocker can fish from spot to spot without spooking the fish. This is an effective method when crappie are in water less than 3 feet deep.. ... job and knock - A regular inquiry theme has been the RailCorp tradition of ?job and knock??a term for leaving a job after only a couple of hours but charging for the whole day.. ... radwaste - Joseph R. Egan, a nuclear engineer-turned-lawyer who led Nevada?s legal campaign to block a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain, died Wednesday at his home in Naples, Fla. He was 53.?He had arranged for his ashes to be spread at Yucca Mountain, in Southern Nevada, with the words ?radwaste buried here only over my dead body.?. ... meat without feet - Professor Omholt knows that persuading many people to overcome their knee-jerk distaste for lab meat?or ?meat without feet,? as one animal organisation has referred to it?will be tricky.. ... night-out money - ?The trouble is that lorry drivers are given what is called night-out money?the industry standard being about £22 a night?which they regard as their money. ?So, instead of spending it in lorry parks, they park up in a lay-by somewhere, which saves them money.?. ... podbusting - The stars of the CMT network?s top series ?Trick My Truck? appear in a series of spots featuring tips on how to maintain your tricked-out truck, including the timely use of oil from Exxon. At its upfront, MTV will be telling advertisers that these techniques?which are called ?podbusting? because they break up commercial pods with content that is almost indistinguishable from the entertainment programming?have greatly enhanced viewer engagement with the commercials and their retention of the ads? messages.. ... short-and-distort - Investigators have requested emails and text messages from fund managers, looking, Hagstrom said, for evidence of irresponsible rumour-mongering?a practice known as short-and-distort, in which short sellers borrow and sell a stock at a high price, then send out a report, email or text message questioning the company?s fundamentals and/or its liquidity, in order to drive down the price.. ... yoging - Amey Mathews of Santa Cruz has been practicing yoga since 1994. She teaches it, too. In fact, Amey puts in lots of hours ?yoging? (as she calls it), and it makes her very hungry.. ... nightstand Buddhist - One in four Americans ages 18 to 29 say they are not affiliated with a religion, according to the survey. Many in this age group?whom Smith teaches at Ripon College?he refers to as ?nightstand Buddhists.? They keep a Buddhist statue on their nightstand, he said, read Buddhist text because they like the message, but do not practice the religion.. ... park - Trim branches six feet from the ground. This practice, known as ?parking? a tree, prevents ground fires from igniting leaves or needles on higher tree limbs.. ... whale eye - When a dog turns his head away from you but his eyes are turned as far to the side as possible in your direction, the whites of his eyes take on that crescent shape. When a dog?s eyes take on this appearance, professionals in the field refer to it as ?whale eye.? This visual sign is thought to occur because the dog is so afraid that he is not looking at you, but he?s too afraid to take his gaze away from you entirely. . ... water buffalo - Other times foundations fracture and wells crack, the water draining away. ?Water buffalo??the local term for replacement water tanks wrapped in white insulation?graze in backyards and side lots.. ... Churchill - In common cigar parlance however, a ?Churchill? is a Cuban Havana cigar measuring 178 mm by 18.65 mm.. ... moondust - They must choose between snatching an hour of sleep or using the precious time to clean their weapons, which often jam from the fine sand?which soldiers call ?moondust??that is swept up by incessant winds, penetrating even the tiniest crevices.. ... mouse type - Charter is taking ?for the most part, a high road approach,? according to Mr. Schremp. ?We have told customers exactly what we are doing,? he said. The letter to customers, he added, was ?very forthcoming? and ?not buried in mouse type and legal disclosures.?. ... hung up - I couldn?t see the bird, but I knew he was ?hung up? in turkey hunting vernacular, strutting his stuff with the logical expectation that the hen (me) would come to him. That?s how it usually works in nature, but most hens don?t carry a 12-gauge shotgun.. ... sideways market - The stock market has been sending a series of mixed signals recently?a few days of strong gains followed by a few days of discouraging declines. This is what Wall Street refers to as a ?sideways market??and it?s exactly what many analysts had predicted.. ... Bristol dust - So what is the best tyre to run in ?Bristol Dust? (what Bristolians affectionately call gloopy winter mud) or the slippery Limestone and roots that the autumn and spring bring to Bristol?. ... booth turnaround - One of their ideas was a lockdown procedure commonly called ?booth turnaround.? In the event of a child going missing, personnel secure the entrance and exit points and do not allow patrons to leave until police arrive.. ... YAWN - Now a new generation of the seriously rich has emerged, but with a difference: the ostentation has gone. The new breed is self-made, socially aware, concerned about the planet and gives a lot of money to charity. They are the ?Yawns??young and wealthy but normal.. ... doodlesocking - Spawning crappie are easily frightened by noisy movements, so approach shallow fishing spots quietly. Some anglers use 10-foot rods equipped with short lines, wading and dipping the lure in a technique known as ?doodlesocking.? Dipping the jig in likely-looking habitat, the doodlesocker can fish from spot to spot without spooking the fish. This is an effective method when crappie are in water less than 3 feet deep.. ... job and knock - A regular inquiry theme has been the RailCorp tradition of ?job and knock??a term for leaving a job after only a couple of hours but charging for the whole day.. ... radwaste - Joseph R. Egan, a nuclear engineer-turned-lawyer who led Nevada?s legal campaign to block a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain, died Wednesday at his home in Naples, Fla. He was 53.?He had arranged for his ashes to be spread at Yucca Mountain, in Southern Nevada, with the words ?radwaste buried here only over my dead body.?. ... meat without feet - Professor Omholt knows that persuading many people to overcome their knee-jerk distaste for lab meat?or ?meat without feet,? as one animal organisation has referred to it?will be tricky.. ... night-out money - ?The trouble is that lorry drivers are given what is called night-out money?the industry standard being about £22 a night?which they regard as their money. ?So, instead of spending it in lorry parks, they park up in a lay-by somewhere, which saves them money.?. ... podbusting - The stars of the CMT network?s top series ?Trick My Truck? appear in a series of spots featuring tips on how to maintain your tricked-out truck, including the timely use of oil from Exxon. At its upfront, MTV will be telling advertisers that these techniques?which are called ?podbusting? because they break up commercial pods with content that is almost indistinguishable from the entertainment programming?have greatly enhanced viewer engagement with the commercials and their retention of the ads? messages.. ... short-and-distort - Investigators have requested emails and text messages from fund managers, looking, Hagstrom said, for evidence of irresponsible rumour-mongering?a practice known as short-and-distort, in which short sellers borrow and sell a stock at a high price, then send out a report, email or text message questioning the company?s fundamentals and/or its liquidity, in order to drive down the price.. ... yoging - Amey Mathews of Santa Cruz has been practicing yoga since 1994. She teaches it, too. In fact, Amey puts in lots of hours ?yoging? (as she calls it), and it makes her very hungry.. ... nightstand Buddhist - One in four Americans ages 18 to 29 say they are not affiliated with a religion, according to the survey. Many in this age group?whom Smith teaches at Ripon College?he refers to as ?nightstand Buddhists.? They keep a Buddhist statue on their nightstand, he said, read Buddhist text because they like the message, but do not practice the religion.. ... subfusc: Dictionary.com Word of the Day - subfusc: dark or dull in color.... Copyright © 2008, Magic Maldives. All Rights Reserved. |