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to whirl wɜːl |
to move, or make somebody/something move, around quickly in a circle or in a particular direction |
The blackbird whirled in the autumn winds H.Perrin |
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indecipherable ˌɪndɪˈsaɪfrəbl |
adjective impossible to read or understand. |
• The mood Traced in the shadow An indecipherable cause. • His signature is indecipherable. Romain Labat x |
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an innuendo /ˌɪnjuˈendəʊ/ /ˌɪnjuˈendoʊ/ |
noun an indirect remark about somebody/something, usually suggesting something bad or rude; the use of remarks like this |
"I do not know which to prefer, The beauty of inflections Or the beauty of innuendoes" Pierre GUIDEZ x |
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a pantomime ˈpæntəmaɪm |
noun - (in Britain) a type of play with music, dancing and jokes, that is based on a fairy tale and is usually performed at Christmas - the use of movement and the expression of your face to communicate something or to tell a story - a ridiculous situation, usually with a lot of confusion |
"The blackbird whirled in the autumn winds. It was a small part of the pantomime." Hortense Odile x |
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an icicle ˈaɪsɪkl |
noun a pointed piece of ice that is formed when water freezes as it falls down from something such as a roof |
"Icicles filled the long window with barbaric glass." Hortense Odile x |
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to and fro
frəʊ / froʊ |
adverb backwards and forwards |
"The shadow of the blackbird crossed it, to and fro." Hortense Odile x |
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a bawd bɔːd |
noun (archaic) a woman who keeps a brothel |
'At the sight of blackbird flying in the green light, even the bawds of euphony would cry out sharply.' Claude LANOT x |
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euphony ˈjuːfəni |
noun the quality in words or sounds of being pleasant to listen to a pleasant sound |
'At the sight of blackbird flying in the green light, even the bawds of euphony would cry out sharply.' Claude LANOT x |
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a cedar ˈsiːdə(r) / 'siːdər |
noun a tall evergreen tree with wide spreading branches |
'The blackbird sat in the cedar-limbs.' Claude LANOT x |
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a limb lɪm |
noun • an arm or a leg; a similar part of an animal, such as a wing • a large branch in a tree |
'The blackbird sat in the cedar-limbs.' Claude LANOT x |
