When a female is described as pneumatic it means she has large breasts (possibly artificially augmented by plastic surgery). To my mind, there's also the implication of her being both well …

Mar 11, 2015 · I'm taking a medical terminology class right now and I'm having issues discerning which word roots I'm supposed to use when they have the same meaning. For example, the …

Apr 28, 2016 · The protagonist of 1984, Winston, works in the Ministry of Truth, which is responsible for editing all documentation that conflics with the current positions and …

I'd appreciate your assistance in helping me particularly understand how to use the phrase "as of" properly. What is the proper interpretation of the following sentence? "I need you to get me all

I am on it in your first example sounds like a shortened version of I’m on the case, a colloquial way of saying that the speaker is dealing with it. In the context of some kind of dispute, as in …

May 4, 2016 · The timeline would it was possible, with the first use of ‘Bang’ meaning “have sexual intercourse with” first being recorded 1937. Questions: Was the saying an adaptation …

Nov 17, 2022 · As adjectives the difference between recalcitrant and incalcitrant is that recalcitrant is marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority while incalcitrant is …

Feb 16, 2013 · The likeliest intended meaning of any contextless instance of "hold out a promise," in my opinion, is the meaning that I gave above for "hold promise." But it's at least possible …

Kinetic means "relating to, or resulting from motion"; strike means "a sudden attack, typically a military one." Kinetic strike means "an attack done in movement," which is the opposite of, for …

Sep 17, 2014 · I am always confused when I get an email stating "out of office until Thursday". Is the sender back on Thursday or still out of office (o.o.o.) on Thursday and only back on …