List

List is one of those words which has been on my list to feature. It's a word we don't really think about as having much meaning. For the most part it's just an ordinary everyday word. Even in it's secondary and alternate meanings it's still not that interesting of a word. But I want to write about "list" because the primary meaning is so common that many of us don't realize the word has other meanings.

I will begin with the most obvious. Most people see some sort of list every day of their lives. Whether it be a price list you see at a store when you are shopping or a "to do" list of your own chores. I tend to be overflowed with the latter, there's always something that needs to be done.

a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence. 

a bordering strip or the finished edge of fabric, usually made of cloth. 

a selvage.

The next time someone mentions the list in your jeans - you'll know how to respond.

to prepare the ground for planting by making ridges and furrows.

A furrow can be dug with hand tools such as a shovel, stick, hoe or any object you can find to dig with. 

a careening, or leaning to one, as of a ship

Any number of circumstances would cause a ship to list. It could be thrown off balance from strong winds or a tight turn at a higher than usual speed. The failure of a stabilizer system on the ship.
A tall tree can also list to one side.

I hope you enjoyed this list of meanings for the word list...

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Dig

Today's word is a simple everyday word - I like simple everyday words because those can sometimes be the most complex and most diverse words.

Dig, although is really a simple word. You don't really have to dig too deep to understand the various meanings of the word.

Today, I will review the word DIG using dictionary definitions, quotes and a few images.

Definition: to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.

Quotes:

 

“He who seeks vengeance must dig two graves: one for his enemy and one for himself”

Chinese proverb

“There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy's life that he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure”

Mark Twain

 

Definition: a cutting, sarcastic remark.

Quote:

“My favorite review described me as the cinematic equivalent of junk mail. I don't know what that means, but it sounds like a dig”

Steve Buscemi

  Definition: to find or discover by effort or search. 

Quotes: 

“Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it”

Tori Amos

“Being in front of all these people staring at you and it helps you to dig down and become more emotional and get lost in it as you're feeding on people's energy”

Fred Durst

Definition: to like, love, or enjoy

 Quote:

 

“When I played God Bless The Queen, I was wondering if they was gonna dig us, then quite naturally I'd go on and try to get it together”

Jimi Hendrix

Definition: to understand

Quote:

“Those big-shot writers could never dig the fact that there are more salted peanuts consumed than caviar”

Mickey Spillane

 

 Incubus - Dig (2006)

 

  
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