The Definition of Timeous
“A stitch in time saves nine,” is heard,
But takes too long to say.
TIMEOUS is a quicker way
To lend a timely word.
By Author Peter Grant of
Showing posts with label words that start with the letter t. Show all posts
Showing posts with label words that start with the letter t. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
The Meaning of Tyro
But am only still a tyro
In other words I've only just begun,
So if I played you'd notice
That I'm really just a novice
And hearing my attempt wouldn't be fun!
By Kerin Gedge
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
The Meaning of Truculent
Truculent
When I come to think of it
I am the sort who gets a bit
Truculent or in an angry way,
It doesn't take at all that much
To get me contentious or such
And far from calm or mood that's deemed okay!
And when I get that way it's best
I guess to stay well away lest
You face my wrath and cruel ferocity,
When destructive I become
It's not a bad idea to run
And quickly try to get away from me!
For when my truculence does reign
I'm scathing, harsh and quite a pain
Vitriolic, also critical
Aggressively belligerent
Assertively malevolent,
Confrontational, mean and awful!
By Kerin Gedge
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
The Meaning of Tmesis
Tmesis is a word that’s quite absurd
Describing as it it does a word in a word
Abso-blooming-lutely is an example of one
But that's not all, we're not quite done,
In the whole dictionary there’s not one of them
It’s the only word that starts with T and M!
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
The Meaning of Taurine
Whenever I'm passing through
A paddock I am careful to
Make sure that what I'm wearing isn't red,
For there might be a taurine
Bull or ox that is inclined
To chase me down to trample on my head!
By Kerin Gedge
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
The Meaning of Thrasonical
I found it rather comical
My friend was being thrasonical
About the features of his brand new phone,
About the gadget he did boast
And brag as if it was the most
Exciting thing that anyone could own...
And whilst on this thrasonic high
He claimed that it could even fly
And threw it high as high as he could throw,
Needless to say that he was wrong
His smart phone wasn't smart for long
And left my friend sobbing a loud, "Oh no!"
By Kerin Gedge
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
The Meaning of Tintinnabulation
I decided for the fun of it
To play with bells outside a bit
Jingling to my neighbors consternation
After a wee while I found
They did not like the tinkling sound
Crying "Stop that Tintinnabulation!"
By Kerin Gedge
Sunday, December 7, 2014
The Meaning of Ta
If you give something to me
And I take it happily
There is a certain thing that I should do
So as not to seem too rude,
I wish to show my gratitude,
So "Ta" I say, a way of saying "Thank you."
By Kerin Gedge
Sunday, November 30, 2014
The Meaning of Testudine
Did you hear the one about
The hare who liked to brag about
His speed but when he raced a testudine
Animal he hoped to beat,
A tortoise large and slow of feet,
He was the last to cross the finish line!
By Kerin Gedge
Saturday, November 29, 2014
The Meaning of Tigrine
At my house you'll find a sign
Warning you of the tigrine
Pet of mine, you best beware of her...
She is a hungry vicious sort
Who prey on people just for sport,
A cat who is convinced she is a tiger!
By Kerin Gedge
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
The Meaning of Trebuchet
At home I keep a trebuchet
For those times when I might get
Salesmen selling in my doorway.
I say, "Hello, please sit right here!"
And hurl them to goodness knows where
With my machine built for throwing away.
Hailing from the days when kings
And queens used them for throwing things
At cities under siege in days of war,
Like a catapult to throw
Rocks and other missiles though
Salesmen were not what they were for!
By Kerin Gedge
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
What is the Meaning of Talpine?
There is a tiny hill outside
A mound of earth beside a wide
Opening or otherwise a hole,
Not a mountain but the kind
Of hill and hole from a talpine
Creature or in other words a mole
By Kerin Gedge
What is the Meaning of Termitine?
Oh dear the house I once called mine
Has been consumed by termitine
Creatures leaving only wooden chips!
So next time I'll avoid the likes
Of those wee nasty termites
By building me a house made out of bricks!
By Kerin Gedge
Saturday, August 9, 2014
What is the Meaning of Turdine?
Turdine
My date and I went out to dine,
Her dress made her appear turdine,
I told her so and she left in a rush!
What did she think I meant instead?
It was a lovely thing I said,
For I meant she was as pretty as a thrush!
Turdine
My date and I went out to dine,
Her dress made her appear turdine,
I told her so and she left in a rush!
What did she think I meant instead?
It was a lovely thing I said,
For I meant she was as pretty as a thrush!
My date and I went out to dine,
Her dress made her appear turdine,
I told her so and she left in a rush!
What did she think I meant instead?
It was a lovely thing I said,
For I meant she was as pretty as a thrush!
By Kerin Gedge
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Thursday, August 7, 2014
The Meaning of the Prefixes Terat and Terato
In the case of abnormality
TERAT or TERATO
Will fit quite nicely at the start
Where prefixes oft go.
In the case of abnormality
TERAT or TERATO
Will fit quite nicely at the start
Where prefixes oft go.
By Kerin Gedge
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The Meaning of the Prefixes Tach-, Tacheo- and Tachy-
Acceleration is in fact
An idea that can be
Infused into a word with TACH,
TACHEO or TACHY.
Acceleration is in fact
An idea that can be
Infused into a word with TACH,
TACHEO or TACHY.
By Kerin Gedge
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Monday, August 4, 2014
The Meaning of the Prefixes Epi-,Hyper-, Sur-, Trans, Super- and Supra-
Epi- / Hyper- / Sur- / Trans / Super- / Supra- (Prefixes)
EPI, HYPER, SUR and TRANS
Or even the word SUPER
Denote the idea of "Above"
Along with the word SUPRA!
Epi- / Hyper- / Sur- / Trans / Super- / Supra- (Prefixes)
EPI, HYPER, SUR and TRANS
Or even the word SUPER
Denote the idea of "Above"
Along with the word SUPRA!
By Kerin Gedge
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Saturday, August 2, 2014
The Prefixes Dia- and Trans-
Dia- / Trans- (Prefixes)
The concept of "across" can be
Incorporated by
DIA as in "diadem"
Or TRANS as in transcribe.
Dia- / Trans- (Prefixes)
The concept of "across" can be
Incorporated by
DIA as in "diadem"
Or TRANS as in transcribe.
The concept of "across" can be
Incorporated by
DIA as in "diadem"
Or TRANS as in transcribe.
By Kerin Gedge
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Saturday, March 1, 2014
What is the Meaning of Travail?
Travail
If you ever hear me wail
About my hard day of travail
The thing that I'm bemoaning is hard work,
For it’s my assertion
That physical exertion
Is a torment I would rather shirk!w
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Saturday, February 15, 2014
Transitive Verbs Explained
Transitive Verbs
Hopefully by now you've heard
That a verb’s a doing word
But what of verbs said to be transitive?
Well they are the sort of verbs
That make sense only when heard
Along with the thing that they’re doing it with,
For example if I were
To write the sentence, “I love her”
“Love” here is the kind of verb I mean,
The sort of verb that needs the word
“Her” to make sense when it’s heard
Otherwise “I love” would just mean nothing!
Hopefully by now you've heard
That a verb’s a doing word
But what of verbs said to be transitive?
Well they are the sort of verbs
That make sense only when heard
Along with the thing that they’re doing it with,
For example if I were
To write the sentence, “I love her”
“Love” here is the kind of verb I mean,
The sort of verb that needs the word
“Her” to make sense when it’s heard
Otherwise “I love” would just mean nothing!
By Kerin Gedge
Copyright 2014
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