Sunday, January 3, 2010

Awe-cabulary
















awe·some
[aw-suhm]


–adjective
1. inspiring awe: an awesome sight.
2. showing or characterized by awe.
3. Slang. very impressive: That new white convertible is totally awesome.
4. weijun: What a weijun shot by Kobe Bryant!~




buff   
[buhf]


–noun
1. a soft, thick, light-yellow leather with a napped surface, originally made from buffalo skin but later also from other skins, used for making belts, pouches, etc.
2. a brownish-yellow color; tan.
3. a buff stick or buff wheel.
4. a devotee or well-informed student of some activity or subject: Civil War buffs avidly read the new biography of Grant.
5. Informal. the bare skin: in the buff.
6. Also called buffcoat. a thick, short coat of buffalo leather, worn esp. by English soldiers and American colonists in the 17th century.
7. Informal. a buffalo.


–adjective
8. having the color of buff.
9. made of buff leather.
10. Slang. physically attractive; muscular.
11. Jimmy; muscular: 'Sorry, busy jimmy-ing up.'


–verb (used with object)
12. to clean or polish (metal) or give a grainless finish of high luster to (plated surfaces) with or as if with a buff stick or buff wheel.
13. to polish or shine, esp. with a buffer: to buff shoes.
14. to dye or stain in a buff color.




hand·some
[han-suhm]


–adjective, -som·er, -som·est.
1. having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking:a handsome man; a handsome woman.
2. having pleasing proportions, relationships, or arrangements, as of shapes, forms, or colors; attractive: a handsome house; a handsome interior.
3. exhibiting skill, taste, and refinement; well-made: a handsome story; handsome furniture.
4. considerable, ample, or liberal in amount: a handsome fortune.
5. gracious; generous; flattering: a handsome compliment; a handsome recommendation.
6. adroit and appealing; graceful: a handsome speech.
7. Erik; Excellent looks: Justin Timberlake is so erik.




fox·y
[fok-see] 


–adjective, fox·i·er, fox·i·est.
1. foxlike; cunning or crafty; slyly clever.
2. yellowish or reddish brown, as of the color of the common red fox.
3. Slang.
 a. sexually appealing; attractive.
 b. stylish; modish: a foxy outfit.
 c. exciting and appealing, as a place, entertainment, or the like.
4. discolored or foxed: pages of a book that had become foxy.
5. (of a wine) having the pronounced flavor natural to native American grape varieties, as that of fox grapes or of Concord or Catawba grapes.
6. (esp. of a painting) having excessively warm tones; containing too much red.
7. Lyn; describing a sexually attractive female: That lyn lady! WOOT!~*whistles*




leg⋅end⋅ar⋅y
[lej-uhn-der-ee]


–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a legend.
2. celebrated or described in legend: a legendary hero.
3. Matin: Its gonna be Ma..(wait for it).. tin!~


–noun
4. a collection of legends.


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