Educating the Peel Region, one word at a time.: Recent Episodes
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Does it mean... a) think deeply and at length, b) the state of finding it hard to get or c) in excellent order?!
Does it mean... a) a small cascade of water from a steep incline, b) to mist or drizzle, or c) smoke that is emitted from a lighted cigarette or cigar?!
Does it mean... a) someone that seeks glory and fame, b) someone that demonstrates erratic behaviour, or c) someone that is morbidly concerned with their health?!
Does it mean... a) demonstrating unhappiness and are unable to be comforted, b) demonstrating aggression and a willingness to fight, or, c) demonstrating friendliness and patience?!
Does it mean... a) quality of distribution, b) equal rights, or c) a mathematics term which means equal to or greater than?!
Does it mean... a) a type of group dance, b) to lounge in bed long after it's time to get up, or c) the word you use when discussing a commotion?!
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Does it mean... a) any group of languages, b) an insufficient quantity, or c) granite-like rocks that form the outer most layer of the earth's crust?!
Does it mean... a) not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily, b) tearful or given to weeping, or c) sullen and ill-tempered?!
Does it mean... a) another name for whistling, b) a baby octopus, or c) someone who collaborates with an enemy's occupying force?!
Does it mean... a) a feeling of anxiety or dismay? b) the state of being in harmonious agreement, c) intense longing for someone that is absent?!
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Does it mean... a) an obsession with wealth and fortune a) an obsession with eating foods that are healthy for you, or c) an obsession with increasing muscle mass?!
Does it mean... a) in sequence, b) something connected with something else, or c) thoughtful?!
Does it mean... a) not sensible about practical matters b) change in circumstances or fortune, b) quick to notice or perceive things?!
Does it mean... a) similar or comparable to something else, b) an inability to forgive, or c) inexhaustible?!
Does it mean... a) pleasing to the ear, b) pompous or extravagant in language, or c) using few words in speech or conversation?!
Does it mean... a) gulping down in haste b) using few words in speech or conversation, or c) playfully quaint and fanciful?!
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Does it mean... a) a native or resident of Connecticut, b) the use of many words where fewer would do, or c) someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms?!
But what does it mean... a) to find fault, b) dark and gloomy, or c) incoherent talking?!
Does it mean... a) a person skilled in table talk, b) one that excites contention and quarrels, or c) laugh loudly with side-splitting laughter?
Does it mean... a) to be completely overcome or feel helpless, b) to lick dishes, or c) displaying feline qualities?!
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Does it mean... a) of, or relating to the characteristics of a mother, of, or relating to, or occurring in the morning, of, or relating to, or occurring in the evening?
Does it mean... a) pertaining to breakfast, b) pertaining to vinegar, or c) pertaining to metals?!
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Does it mean... a) to fester, b) to heap into a pile, or c) having or showing a tendency to be easily angered?!
Does it mean... a) the smallest element on the periodic table, b) a small subterranean insect, or c) a small sea snail?
Does it mean... a) a phenomenon where people have a fear of doilies, b) a phenomenon where people see a likeness on random images, or c) a phenomenon where people collect large earthware vases?!
Does it mean... a) the usual calm particular to the sea b) a beauty that is more than skin deep, or c) a profound longing for something absent or lost?
Does it mean... a) a book, document, or piece of music written by hand, b) a person or thing considered to provide insight, wise counsel, or
c) something reused or altered but still bearing traces of its origin?!
Does it mean... a) an elevated wooden platform, b) a student of law, or c) a plate on which rings rest on a wedding ceremony?!
Does it mean... a) to keep in excellent order, b) agreeable or totally satisfactory, or c) hard to define or vague?!
Does it mean... a) having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire, b) believing your point is more important than anybody else's, or c) having an inability to differentiate between right and wrong?!
Does it mean... a) a state of physical or mental weariness, b) someone who is always late, or c) someone who is influenced by emotion over logic?!
Does it mean... a) a stubborn person, b) a bad-tempered person c) a mean-spirited person?!
Does it mean... a) something inferior to an original item, b) something annoyingly complicated, or c) an intermittent wavelength?!
Today is 'Fun Hard Word' Wednesday... and the word is COLLYWOBBLES.
Have you ever experienced this?
Does it mean... a) a desire to help those in need, b) an intense interest in something or something, or c) a greed for money or possessions?!
Does it mean... a) an obnoxious blend of sounds b) feeling simultaneously bored and annoyed, or c) difficult or impossible to understand?!
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Does it mean... a) playfully quaint and fanciful, b) pleasing to the ear, or c) full of malice or spite?!
Does it mean... a) the honeycomb structures that bees build in hives, b) causing destruction to both sides or c) a lack of concern?!
Does it mean... a) the bony tip of the elbow, b) the fusion of two molecules, or c) the correct name for lead in pencils?!
Does it mean... a) the appearance of being true or real b) highly skilled in music or the arts, or c) displaying high moral standards?
Skeedaddle is a verb: , ske·dad·dled, ske·dad·dling. to run away hurriedly; flee.
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Does it mean... a) a quickness to judge b) to be in a state of confusion or c) thinking of something carefully or thoroughly!?
Does it mean... a) the desire to leave your mark on the world, b) lack of energy, c) the angular distance of a celestial planet or object, or d) female attitude?!
DOES IT MEAN...
a) promising success or fortune, b) universal or everywhere, or c) especially evil or leading to evil?
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Does it mean... a) lacking flavour, weak or tasteless, b) undesirable, or c) displacive?!
Does it mean... a) the usual calm particular to the sea, b) a feeling of anxiety or dismay, c) inclined to love?!
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Does it mean... a) a difference of opinion, b) a harsh criticism, or c) an order of the court?!
Does it mean... a) someone who ignores sound advice, b) being present in the moment, c) having knowledge of events before they take place, or d) someone who is obsessed with buying Christmas presents?!
Does it mean... a) a small room adjacent to a courtroom, b) a feeling of isolation and abandonment, or c) going from one thing to another without a definite plan or purpose?
Does it mean... a) brave, b) spiteful, or c) secretive?
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Does it mean... a) someone who speaks many languages, b) someone skilled in creating or solving crossword puzzles, or c) someone who studies languages?!
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Does it mean... a) one who believes God exists in everything, b) one who believes in the Big Bang theory, or c) one who believes in aliens?
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Does it mean... a) tending to attract the opposite sex during the breeding season, b) attached to; or part of, or c) organic matter?!
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Does it mean... a) the art of perfection b) a show of true loyalty, c), a betrayal of trust, or d) a stupid word?!
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Does it mean... a) a species of very large salt watered clams, b) a multi-channeled canal, or c) a type of stone?!
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Does it mean... a) to heal or soothe, b) to feast or overindulge, or c) to brag or gloat?!
Does it mean... ) a mischievous trick, b) an alcoholic beverage, or c) the actual term for bubble wrap?!
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Does it mean... a) ) wild and frenzied, b) loud and talkative, or c) hollowed and gaunt?
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Does it mean... a) the flora and fauna on the bottom of the sea or lake, b) a term used in Ancient Greece for the care of the elderly, or c) disjointed or not aligned?
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Does it mean... a) showing courage or determination, b) showing a casual lack of concern, or c) a deviant person?!
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Does it mean... a) combining base metals through heat, b) fermentation sciences, or c) magic or performer of miracles?!
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Does it mean... a) free from concern or worry, b) a love song, sung at dawn, or c) appearing younger than one's actual age?!
An example of someone who displays this quality... is Jared Leto - who is 51 but looks like he's frozen in his 30s.
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Does it mean... a) an organism that can produce its own food, b) a trough for livestock that automatically fills up when the level reaches a certain point, or c) the name of a font?
Does it mean... a) lava that forms smooth undulating or ropey masses, b) a name for abalone in New Zealand, or ) natives in Hawaii referring to big storms?!
Does it mean... a) the usual calm; particular to the sea, b) beauty that is more than skin-deep, or c) something unusual, strange, or causing wonder or terror?!
Does it mean... a) a state of being happy and healthy, b) anxiety and distress, or c) the gas that escapes rotting wood?!
Does it mean... a) the fear of hippopotamuses or hippopotami b) the fear of long words or c) the fear of large animals?!
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Does it mean... a) along with dentine and enamel, it makes up part of the tooth, b) bone fibers, or c) fibers that cover the brain?
Does it mean... a) a language, b) a type of shoe, c) a place to shelter, or d) the collective for badgers?!
Does it mean... a) ignoring the true details of an issue, b) reserved or uncommunicative in speech, or c) connected with the sense of touch?!
Does it mean... a) an ornate jug, b) the roof of the mouth or c) earwax?!
Source: HarryPotter/WarnerBrosEntertainment
Does it mean... a) extremely and uncritically fond of someone, b) reluctant acceptance, or c) having a shoing a disinclination for physical exertion?!
Does it mean... a) stomach growling, b) colour blindness, or c) the ability to write or draw simultaneously?!
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Does it mean... a) a social gathering at which lively folk dancing takes place, b) an ungainly and awkward teenager, or c) a social event stressing the playing of musical instruments (ie the fiddle, guitar, or piano)?!
Does it mean... a) a pot, b) a second firing of ceramic ware, or c) a type of arcade shopping precinct?!
Does it mean... a) to keep in excellent order, b) an aromatic resin used for Columbian ceremonies, or c) a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing?!
Does it mean... a) someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms, b) part of a French uniform or a French uniform, or c) a waltz?!
Does it mean... a) a larger-bodied bird species in the genus Corvus, b) an expert or connoisseur, or c) a Eurasian shrub or small tree of the olive family?
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Does it mean... a) an all-night gathering to keep vigil, b) the fear of falling asleep with other people in the room, or c) the space that stretches between sleeping and waking?!
Does it mean... a) a slow-moving river, b) someone who pretends to be ill to avoid work, or c) someone who shows great care and perseverance?!
Does it mean... a) something unusual or strange, b) beauty that is more than skin deep, or c) free from concern or worry?!
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Does it mean... a) the moment in a story when the main character realises something that leads to a resolution, b) a Greek philosopher or c) an inability to sweat?!
Does it mean... a) quaint or fanciful, b) reserved or quiet, or c) reddening, or a full flush on the cheeks?
Does it mean... a) producing living young and not eggs, b) plants that require little or no water, or c) any ocean living creature that feeds on micro-organisms?!
Does it mean... a) an irresistible urge to scratch, b) an irresistible urge to exercise, or c) an irresistible urge to pull your hair out?!
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Does it mean... a) an inflammatory disease, b) an antiquated word for money, or c) the degeneration of the bones and discs in the neck?!
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Does it mean... a) two sheets of paper, b) two dozen sheets of paper, or c) a roll of paper?!
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Does it mean... a) another word for love, b) a pet name or nickname, or c) being hypocritical about the one you love?
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Does it mean... a) angry and dissatisfied, b) calm and relaxed, or c) carefree and cheerful?!
Does it mean... a) rapid cooling of substances, b) the collection of items of little interest or value, or c) the devising or choosing of names of things?!
Does it mean... a) the cultural movement developed in Europe in the aftermath of WWI depicting illogical scenes, b) the worship of the sun, moon, and stars, or c) a glass or other transparent object in the form of a prism?!
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Does it mean... a) a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another, b) the master of a port or port authority, or c) a maker of fine textiles like silks and decorative cloth?!
Does it mean... a) a Portuguese herbal medicine containing healing properties, b) the moment at dawn when the night greets the day or c) a species of the plant genus Mandragora in the nightshade family?!
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Does it mean... a) the light emitted from a prism, b) the position or direction of an object appears to differ when viewed from different angles, or c) the science of attempting to bend light?!
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Does it mean... a) a type of orange, b) a favourite place where one feels safe, c) the feeling of having one's thirst quenched?!
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Does it mean... a) a tree frog, b) a calculation table used by Egyptians, or c) a group or set of eight?!
Does it mean... a) nothing, I totally made this word up, b) the process of fully flowering, c) estimating something as worthless, or d) an irregular rise and fall of energy
Does it mean... a) looking at someone's crotch, b) a fit of laughter, or c) riding sidesaddle?!
Does it mean... a) to object strenuously, b) to throw someone out the window, or c) to solve a difficult problem?!
Does it mean... a) to purse one’s lips, b) to speak in a prissy manner, or c) to dodder or falter?!
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Does it mean... a) someone with a superficial interest in a subject, b) an expert in the arts and culture, c) the cape a bullfighter uses, or d) a dill who gets highly irritated?!
Does it mean... a) a disease originating in a hospital, b) the edge of space immediately after the heliosphere, or c) incoherent ramblings?!
Does it mean... a) well organised, or methodical, b) brightly shining or radiant, c) opulent or prosperous?!
Does it mean... a) a device, action or opening remark typically one entailing an element of risk, b) an iron rivet used to secure the ribs of a ship's hull or c) a migratory bird?!
Does it mean... a) a watered-down wine, b) a dull ache of the soul or c) one who stays up late?!
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Does it mean... a) wise advice or guidance, b) well grounded, or c) a person's face or facial expression?!
Does it mean... a) a disagreement, b) a waistcoat or c) a widespread and severe wind storm?!
Does it mean... a) a feeling of nervousness b) the shifting of the ocean at low tide or c) the low rumble of distant thunder?!
Does it mean... a) to perform in slow tempo, b) to perform softly, or c) to perform quickly?!
Does it mean... a) ridicule or exposed to public scorn, b) to freeze, or c) to rake our scour?!
Does it mean... a) a really bad joke, b) a really good joke, or c) a master joke teller?!
Does it mean... a) relating to the tides of the sea, b) encircling mountains, or c) refraining from eating?!
Does it mean... a) a type of non-porous granite, b) a person who indulges in luxury or c) to justify?!
Does it mean... a) someone who is obsessed with dental hygiene, b) someone who hides pain behind a smile or c) someone who handles dental forensics and evaluation?!
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Does it mean... a) to have a fierce, savage nature, b) to be arrogant, or c) to ignore?!
Does it mean... a) a narrowing of the airways, b) thinning of the skin, or c) curly hair?
Does it mean... a) a person who lives by the sea b) a person who is obsessed with aliens, or c) a person who lives by the sea?!
Does it mean... a) characterised by dignity, b( characterised by deceitfulness, or c) characterised by intensity?!
Does it mean... a) a person who frequently shifts opinions, attitudes, or interests, b) a subtly pervasive quality or atmosphere, or c) a distinctive, typically pleasant smell?!
Does it mean... a) a feeling of hopelessness, b) to be in two minds, or c) hostility or ill-feeling?!
Does it mean... a) a medical device, b) a project considered a waster of time and money. or c) a pacifier used in a primate enclosure at the zoo?
Does it mean... a) a type of hat, b) a small dry one-seeded fruit, or c) the name given to the moon on your fingernail?!
Or, Ali's first choice... Prince Akeem from Coming to America?
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Does it mean... a) a severe hangover, b) an uproar, or c) an exceptional person, or thing?
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Does it mean... a) another name for the eyelids, b) the inner lining of early blimps, or c) a traditional Russian drinking vessel?
Does it mean... a) a small plum-like fruit, b) a small bird native to Sweden, or c) they symbolic apron that hangs from the front and back of a nun's tunic?!
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Does it mean... a) the study of bone marrow, b) the study of leaf structures, or c) the study of wine?!
Does it mean... a) to unpick, b) to daydream, or c) or walking in a clockwise direction?!
Does it mean... a) a mathematical theorem, b) to bring down or abolish, or c) lying down in bed?!
Does it mean... a) to critique, b) to consult, or c) to create?!
Source: Netflix/SchittsCreek/CatherineO'Hara
Does it mean... a) the bony tip of the elbow, b) the fusion of two molecules, or c) the correct name for lead in pencils?
Does it mean... a) a German percussion instrument similar to a xylophone, b) a German style of rapid fire speech, or c) a traditional German dish that originated in Hamburg?!
Does it mean... a) web like scratches usually found on pain work, b) a shrill wailing sound, especially that of bagpipes, or c) a hat pin?
Does it mean... a) something that relates to origami, b) a cylindrical military hat, or c) a pattern in knitting?!
Does it mean... a) relating to the banks of a river, b) someone who separates wheat from chaff, or c) someone who collects snails?!
Does it mean... a) is it the brother of Megatron, b) a medieval entertainer, or c) a buffoon?!
Does it mean... a) to be repeatedly annoying, b) to be finely dressed, or c) to be restored to its original condition?!
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Does it mean... a) when your boat runs aground in shallow waters, b) when you're coerced into doing something, or c) a class of mounted infantry?!
Does it mean... a) a painter who uses light and shade rather than colour to create the illusion of volume, b) a watchmaker, or c) someone who is incapable of making a commitment?!
Does it mean... a) nervously awkward and ungainly, b) having a mocking or cynical sense of humour, or, c) above a weight considered normal or desirable?!
Does it mean... a) a small residual of something, b) a top of a hill, or c) lint found in the belly button?!
Does it mean... a) a sudden passing shudder of emotion or excitement, b) hair affected by humidity, or c) a breed of cow?!
Does it mean...a) to spray flea repellant around your pet's areas, b) to bicker or quibble over unimportant matters, or c) the correct terminology for brain fog?!
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Does it mean... a) to talk at length, b) to walk at pace, or c) to eat too much?!
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Does it mean... a) dark and gloomy, b) devoid of empathy, or c) causing misfortune or disaster?!
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Does it mean... a) plastic buttons on a computer keyboard, b) 24 sheets of paper, or c) the twine used to secure bundles of hay?!
Does it mean... a) to be indecisive ,b) talking in a long-winded way, or c) to move in a feeble or unsteady way?!
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Does it mean... a) relating to, or resembling hedgehogs, b) said to be unlikely, or c) someone that compliments others frequently?!
Does it mean... a) to take a simplistic approach, b) elaborately sneaky, or c) to consider with seriousness?!
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Does it mean... a) one of the musketeers, b) a large flowering plant, c) an Italian derived word for changing seasons, or d) a word for 'face' in Latin?
Does it mean... a ) a planet consisting mostly of rock and or/iron, b) the shed skin of a caterpillar, or c) a birthmark or a mole on the skin?!
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Does it mean... a) a tiny amount or part of something, b) the act of hesitating while introducing someone cos you've forgotten their name, or c) nonsensical chatter?!
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Does it mean... a) a person who abandons a belief or principle, a system of ancient governance, or c) a government sanctioned murder?!
Source: Leonardo da Vinci
Does it mean... a) to make hasty decisions, b) spreading hurtful rumours and gossip, or c) hurried or confused movement?!
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Does it mean... a) showing great care and perseverance, b) careless and apathetic, or c) determined?!
Does it mean... a) a term used for any substance that has water repelling properties, b) sewers were sometimes referred to as acquihires, or c) buying out a company for the skills and expertise of its staff rather than the products or services it supplies?!
Does it mean... a) lacking vigour or interest, b) to cause pain or harm, c) incorrect view on something that a person refuse to let go, or, d) the name of a Gladiator?!