Posts Tagged ‘define’

The meaning of spade, or is it spayed?

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Spade: a tool used for digging and moving dirt
The gardener prepared the new flower bed with his spade.

Spayed:the process of desexing an animal to prevent unwanted young.
The vet spayed three cats and one dog today.

Definitely not two words you want to confuse the meanings of!

How summery is your summary?

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Summary: an outline or overview of something
He gave a quick summary of the lecture to date.

Summery: relating to the summer season
The coconut oil and filmy curtains gave the room a summery feel.

What an appropriate pair of words to define this week as they are predicting 37 plus degrees (Celsius of course) tomorrow and Wednesday – summer has certainly reached Melbourne!

Remembrance tip – summer heat is summery.