November 15, 2006 on 8:52 am | In Small Poetry Words | No Comments
en·chant
tr.v. en·chant·ed, en·chant·ing, en·chants
- To cast a spell over; bewitch.
- To attract and delight; entrance. Synonyms at charm.
November 1, 2006 on 8:49 am | In Small Poetry Words | No Comments
wit
–noun
| 1. |
the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. |
| 2. |
speech or writing showing such perception and expression. |
| 3. |
a person having or noted for such perception and expression. |
| 4. |
understanding, intelligence, or sagacity; astuteness. |
| 5. |
Usually, wits.
| a. |
powers of intelligent observation, keen perception, ingenious contrivance, or the like; mental acuity, composure, and resourcefulness: using one’s wits to get ahead. |
| b. |
mental faculties; senses: to lose one’s wits. |
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—Idioms
| 7. |
keep or have one’s wits about one, to remain alert and observant; be prepared for or equal to anything: to keep your wits about you in a crisis. |
| 8. |
live by one’s wits, to provide for oneself by employing ingenuity or cunning; live precariously: We traveled around the world, living by our wits. |
—Synonyms 1. drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, repartee. 4. wisdom, sense, mind.
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