Continuum: A mathematical line reducible to an ordered collection of infinitesimal points. Zeno showed that if real space or time were actually like this no motion could occur.
Singularity:
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Continuum: A mathematical line reducible to an ordered collection of infinitesimal points. Zeno showed that if real space or time were actually like this no motion could occur.
Singularity:
Singularity: 1) The aspect of being singular such as "the singular incident of the dog in the nighttime." 2) The mathematics trying to explain the possibility of black holes, which is where the research grant to study the mathematics has gone
Mathematics:
Mathematics: 1-the power of abstraction in numbers.2-the terror of some schoolchildren, the delight of others.
Politics:
Politics: The art of standing out and becoming too well known.
Standing Out:
Standing Out: Usually putting your worst foot forward
Inside Out:
Inside out:the way you hang clothes out to dry.
Nightmare:
Nightmare: A female horse you ride at night.
Cult Classic:
Cult Classic: A famous picture hanging in a church.
polemic:
Polemic: the microphone in a strip club
Wire Stripper:
continuum: something that goes on, goes on, goes on for ever.
Pumpernickel:
Wire Stripper: A tool used by an electrician to tease off the insulation covering a bare wire.
Pumpernickel: A dark, German, slow-baking bread made from rye flour which some claim, who have plenty of other food to eat, is edible only after hunger has progressed far enough.
Hunger:
Hunger: a very basic necessity of food.
Cold:
Thanks for correcting the sequence Yes/No.:)
Cold: An illusion caused by the perceived absence of heat. For example, when the native people of Tierra del Fuego, which is darn close to Antarctica, first were discovered by European explorers they were able to go pretty much naked in the cold temperatures. After been exploited by those same Europeans they had to bundle up, as they became aware that clothes were needed for heat, despite the fact that they had always been able to go semi to totally naked. Likewise, Victor of Aveyron, a feral child from France also went naked in the cold. He played in the snow without any problem totally nude. Water temperature meant nothing to him until the people who had charge of him taught him that he needed warm water...
Heat:
Heat:Autum in São Paulo 30º midday.
Permanent:
Permanent: A state that lasts longer than we are likely to wait for it to change.
Temporary:
Temporary: Lasting but a moment, so if you have read this far, it's over
Time:
Time: an unstoppable queue.
Moonlight:
Moonlight: The light that leads your steps astray onto the path you’re meant to take.
Star:
Star: In the sky and on stage or screen, a heavenly body
Dismal:
Dismal:sad, sad, sad and somber.
Popcorn:
Popcorn: The father of John Barley Corn
Whiskey:
Whiskey: a bitter alcoholic drink some people love dearly.
Chocolate pudding:
Chocolate pudding: A tasty treat that is wonderful to eat even if it does look like $#*/
Bad Words:
Bad words: words that hurt or shame someone.
Sensibility:
Sensibility: The other half of one of Jane Austen’s novels apparently contrasted with something equally mysterious called “sense”.
Gitgo: (or "Get Go")
Git-go: A rather quaint way to say "start" ex) He was destined to win the race from the git-go.
Here's a local term in these mountains where VA, TN, and NC join together.
Get Shed Of:
Get Shed Of: To get rid of something or someone like a tree shedding its leaves in the fall or a snake shedding its skin or your girlfriend shedding her boyfriend. There is usually an implied sense of relief involved to the one doing the shedding.
Obelisk:
Obelisk: Egyptian phallic symbol used for some reason as President Washington's Monument in DC which is odd since as far as history knows, old George was never a father. He adopted the two children of Martha Washington; and they also raised two of Martha's grandchildren...
Oblique:
Oblique: the opposite of direct. The adjective preferred by eleven under ten politicians.
Politician:
Politician: How some extroverts find employment.
Extrovert:
Extrovert: A reformed pervert, an extro-pervert
Introvert:
Introvert: A form of self-abuse involving stalking oneself.
Stalking:
Stalking: playing hide and seek with someone
Halloween:
Halloween: To many Christian churches-- Devil's Night, except to Catholic Churches-- All Souls Eve To most homeowners--Beggar's Night To parents-- Child Puking Night To Kids--Candy and Fun night
Holiday:
Holiday:if you are employed it´s the day you get up as late as you can.
Fireworks:
Fireworks: Ariel explosions of a controlled nature, used for celebrations, rock concerts, various sports, and WWE
Fake:
Fake:Make believe; everything that isn´t what it seems to be
Vinegar:
Vinegar: If it is apple cider vinegar, pour some hot water into a cup containing a tablespoon of it and a teaspoon of honey to make a beverage.
Apple Cider:
Apple Cider: The fruit of an apple tree placed in close proximity to a female
Proximity:
quick interjection on apple cider vinegar. when I was little my father used to grow cucumbers. among other things, he'd cut them up into thin slices and soak them overnight in apple cider vinegar with black pepper. great snack.
okay, back to pen's proximity: