Real Estate Investment Tips DirectoryYou are here » Real Estate Investment Tips » Links Directory » Reference » Thesaury (0)
Thesaury RSS Feedsmill and fill - Colo. 131 was on CDOT?s short-list in the region for repaving, Shanks said. ?It needed it somewhat badly?when they have to do a full-blown ?mill and fill? as they call it, the road clearly needed some rehabilitation,? Shanks said. While there was some grumbling downtown about dust and noise.. ...Feed Source: feeds.feedburner.com snake run - The ?snake run,? a retro design first popular in the 1970s, features bowls with modern radii for gaining speed, pipe coping for hand holds in tricks, and smooth transitions??trannies? as the skaters call them?throughout.. ... hurricane amnesia - I recently received a call from a columnist who had attended a trade show and Gov. Crist?s hurricane conference. He felt industry was using scare tactics to promote their products. This couldn?t be further from the truth. This is what I call ?hurricane amnesia??a condition where people forget the risks when time passes between storms.. ... dollar-a-year man - Before his death in 1955, the Pictou-born man was one of the country?s top corporate lawyers, known for driving around the streets of Halifax in the city?s first Rolls-Royce limousine. During the Second World War, Mr. Stewart was in charge of the country?s coal supplies, working for the federal government as what was known as a dollar-a-year man.. ... tranny - The ?snake run,? a retro design first popular in the 1970s, features bowls with modern radii for gaining speed, pipe coping for hand holds in tricks, and smooth transitions??trannies? as the skaters call them?throughout.. ... secular - In Wall Street parlance, a very long period of falling or, at best, sideways-moving stock prices is termed a ?secular? bear market. And there have been some doozies in relatively recent U.S. history.. ... commuter trip - The reason Wyatt has only heard about being on the road is that since he joined the Chiefs, on June 7, the only road games they?ve played have been commuter trips to Quad Cities and Burlington. In baseball parlance, a commuter trip is an over-and-back trip on the day of the game, done to save on hotel bills. Those trips can be a mixed bag. Players get to sleep in their own beds at night, but it makes for some really long days.. ... wendy - Misogyny, anti-intellectualism, vindictive political opponents, an out-of-control press?the resignation of Wendy Alexander as leader of the Labour party at Holyrood offers something to everyone with a thesis about the loss of public respect for the UK political process. First, misogyny. In recent years the Scottish political classes have introduced a new verb to the English language?the idea of being ?wendied??a term invented to describe the way that Alexander apparently browbeat her civil servants, assistants and anyone else who didn?t match her exacting demands. A wendying was often said to be carried out in a shrill manner?another word that cropped up in descriptions of her style.. ... double-dekker - The two-hour rally, flagged off from a city college grounds in upscale Basavangudi suburb, once populated by conservative Brahmins, culminated at Town Hall for a public meeting to the beats of drums, blaring music and a native dance by about 100 activists comprising hijras, kothis (feminine homosexuals) and ?double-dekkers? (local term for transsexuals).. ... gas-sipper - ?They?re paying $50 to fill up their cars, and they see me pay my $3,? said the Frankenmuth man who recently bought a 50cc Bronc scooter. And gas mileage that can reach up to 100 miles per gallon is exactly what has local dealerships selling the road-ready bikes as fast as they can get them in. It isn?t happening just in mid-Michigan, either. Nationwide, sales of what some affectionately call ?gas-sippers? have jumped 24 percent in the first quarter of 2008.. ... nuke the fridge - In TV land, this phenomenon is known as ?jumping the shark?: the moment when a once proud series swan-dives into putridity. It?s a reference to a dreadful, late-era episode of ?Happy Days? in which a water-skiing Fonz lofts himself over the fin of a great white. But Indy fans were so demoralized, they coined a new phrase just for movie-franchise meltdowns. Ergo: ?nuking the fridge.?. ... mannyhose - Several online sites for outdoorsmen sport tips about how to use pantyhose in the great outdoors. In fact, one couild start calling it ?mannyhose,? which was once a term for pantyhose made by G. Lieberman and Sons, a company that still makes hose for men and now calls it ACTIVSKINŽ.. ... run one?s pockets - The man asked Cooper for a cigarette, and when Cooper said no, the man told him to ?run your pockets,? which is street lingo for ?give me your money.? Cooper grabbed the gun, pushed the man to the ground and ran.. ... gay-lister - Hamilton described the chic look as ?Miami style,? with flowing, white drapes and extensive lighting. ?Gay-listers,? as she calls them, are set to attend, such as local business owners, non-profit leaders, the media and Pride entertainer Jen Foster and her crew.. ... cross-shopping - With more car dealers out there now than ever before, consumers also now have more leverage. It?s a common consumer tactic to play two car dealers off each other, or in auto dealer parlance, ?cross-shopping,? to see which one can give you the best deal.. ... weird stacking - Ms. Reel and others had noticed a curious byproduct of the parking experiment, a phenomenon perhaps already studied by transportation specialists. She called it ?weird stacking,? the notion that cars left on a street create unusual, annoying parking gaps that when taken together, can make a driver scream.. ... block busting - A committee of civic politicians wants to know what the city and cops are doing to crack down on ?unscrupulous property owners.? It comes following an inquiry made by Coun. Don Iveson, who was concerned about homes being purposely run down to depress the value of neighbouring properties. Those properties are then bought at a cut rate for redevelopment.?A number of stories have appeared in the Edmonton Sun exposing a similar scheme that cops refer to as ?block busting.? In those cases, organized crime rings are involved.. ... beek - The increase, he said, is due to a growing interest in the ancient practice of beekeeping, as well as what it means to the cycle of life in the natural world.?Arcata resident and Companion Animal Foundation founder Kim Class is also interested in the life of bees. She?s what some refer to as a ?newbee? or a ?beek.?. ... sweatbox - What will happen when they do have to pay it back includes nonstop calls to them and their parents. Credit card collection agencies know how to harass, threaten and then sweet-talk cardholders who are late. They even have a term for people squeezed by debt: ?sweatbox.?. ... bump-out - The streetscape design also calls for an improvement in pedestrian safety. Areas of the sidewalk will protrude into the street, essentially creating pedestrian peninsulas, where walkers can wait to cross the street. The bump-outs, as they are called, will shorten the distance to cross the street and slow down cars that whip around the turns along Main and Franklin.. ... mill and fill - Colo. 131 was on CDOT?s short-list in the region for repaving, Shanks said. ?It needed it somewhat badly?when they have to do a full-blown ?mill and fill? as they call it, the road clearly needed some rehabilitation,? Shanks said. While there was some grumbling downtown about dust and noise.. ... snake run - The ?snake run,? a retro design first popular in the 1970s, features bowls with modern radii for gaining speed, pipe coping for hand holds in tricks, and smooth transitions??trannies? as the skaters call them?throughout.. ... hurricane amnesia - I recently received a call from a columnist who had attended a trade show and Gov. Crist?s hurricane conference. He felt industry was using scare tactics to promote their products. This couldn?t be further from the truth. This is what I call ?hurricane amnesia??a condition where people forget the risks when time passes between storms.. ... dollar-a-year man - Before his death in 1955, the Pictou-born man was one of the country?s top corporate lawyers, known for driving around the streets of Halifax in the city?s first Rolls-Royce limousine. During the Second World War, Mr. Stewart was in charge of the country?s coal supplies, working for the federal government as what was known as a dollar-a-year man.. ... tranny - The ?snake run,? a retro design first popular in the 1970s, features bowls with modern radii for gaining speed, pipe coping for hand holds in tricks, and smooth transitions??trannies? as the skaters call them?throughout.. ... secular - In Wall Street parlance, a very long period of falling or, at best, sideways-moving stock prices is termed a ?secular? bear market. And there have been some doozies in relatively recent U.S. history.. ... commuter trip - The reason Wyatt has only heard about being on the road is that since he joined the Chiefs, on June 7, the only road games they?ve played have been commuter trips to Quad Cities and Burlington. In baseball parlance, a commuter trip is an over-and-back trip on the day of the game, done to save on hotel bills. Those trips can be a mixed bag. Players get to sleep in their own beds at night, but it makes for some really long days.. ... wendy - Misogyny, anti-intellectualism, vindictive political opponents, an out-of-control press?the resignation of Wendy Alexander as leader of the Labour party at Holyrood offers something to everyone with a thesis about the loss of public respect for the UK political process. First, misogyny. In recent years the Scottish political classes have introduced a new verb to the English language?the idea of being ?wendied??a term invented to describe the way that Alexander apparently browbeat her civil servants, assistants and anyone else who didn?t match her exacting demands. A wendying was often said to be carried out in a shrill manner?another word that cropped up in descriptions of her style.. ... double-dekker - The two-hour rally, flagged off from a city college grounds in upscale Basavangudi suburb, once populated by conservative Brahmins, culminated at Town Hall for a public meeting to the beats of drums, blaring music and a native dance by about 100 activists comprising hijras, kothis (feminine homosexuals) and ?double-dekkers? (local term for transsexuals).. ... gas-sipper - ?They?re paying $50 to fill up their cars, and they see me pay my $3,? said the Frankenmuth man who recently bought a 50cc Bronc scooter. And gas mileage that can reach up to 100 miles per gallon is exactly what has local dealerships selling the road-ready bikes as fast as they can get them in. It isn?t happening just in mid-Michigan, either. Nationwide, sales of what some affectionately call ?gas-sippers? have jumped 24 percent in the first quarter of 2008.. ... nuke the fridge - In TV land, this phenomenon is known as ?jumping the shark?: the moment when a once proud series swan-dives into putridity. It?s a reference to a dreadful, late-era episode of ?Happy Days? in which a water-skiing Fonz lofts himself over the fin of a great white. But Indy fans were so demoralized, they coined a new phrase just for movie-franchise meltdowns. Ergo: ?nuking the fridge.?. ... mannyhose - Several online sites for outdoorsmen sport tips about how to use pantyhose in the great outdoors. In fact, one couild start calling it ?mannyhose,? which was once a term for pantyhose made by G. Lieberman and Sons, a company that still makes hose for men and now calls it ACTIVSKINŽ.. ... run one?s pockets - The man asked Cooper for a cigarette, and when Cooper said no, the man told him to ?run your pockets,? which is street lingo for ?give me your money.? Cooper grabbed the gun, pushed the man to the ground and ran.. ... gay-lister - Hamilton described the chic look as ?Miami style,? with flowing, white drapes and extensive lighting. ?Gay-listers,? as she calls them, are set to attend, such as local business owners, non-profit leaders, the media and Pride entertainer Jen Foster and her crew.. ... cross-shopping - With more car dealers out there now than ever before, consumers also now have more leverage. It?s a common consumer tactic to play two car dealers off each other, or in auto dealer parlance, ?cross-shopping,? to see which one can give you the best deal.. ... weird stacking - Ms. Reel and others had noticed a curious byproduct of the parking experiment, a phenomenon perhaps already studied by transportation specialists. She called it ?weird stacking,? the notion that cars left on a street create unusual, annoying parking gaps that when taken together, can make a driver scream.. ... block busting - A committee of civic politicians wants to know what the city and cops are doing to crack down on ?unscrupulous property owners.? It comes following an inquiry made by Coun. Don Iveson, who was concerned about homes being purposely run down to depress the value of neighbouring properties. Those properties are then bought at a cut rate for redevelopment.?A number of stories have appeared in the Edmonton Sun exposing a similar scheme that cops refer to as ?block busting.? In those cases, organized crime rings are involved.. ... beek - The increase, he said, is due to a growing interest in the ancient practice of beekeeping, as well as what it means to the cycle of life in the natural world.?Arcata resident and Companion Animal Foundation founder Kim Class is also interested in the life of bees. She?s what some refer to as a ?newbee? or a ?beek.?. ... sweatbox - What will happen when they do have to pay it back includes nonstop calls to them and their parents. Credit card collection agencies know how to harass, threaten and then sweet-talk cardholders who are late. They even have a term for people squeezed by debt: ?sweatbox.?. ... bump-out - The streetscape design also calls for an improvement in pedestrian safety. Areas of the sidewalk will protrude into the street, essentially creating pedestrian peninsulas, where walkers can wait to cross the street. The bump-outs, as they are called, will shorten the distance to cross the street and slow down cars that whip around the turns along Main and Franklin.. ... meticulous: Dictionary.com Word of the Day - meticulous: extremely careful about details.... Copyright © 2008, Real Estate Investment Tips. All Rights Reserved. |