Tag Archives: Calvin and hobbes

i’d rather read

Posted on June 16, 2010 by chandra

On the other hand provides contrast between?

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mayhem, destruction and calvin

Posted on April 23, 2010 by rohan

mayhem Part of Speech:     noun Definition:     chaos, confusion Synonyms:     anarchy, commotion, destruction, disorder, fracas, havoc, pandemonium, trouble, violence Antonyms:     calm, harmony, peace destruction Part of Speech:     noun Definition:     demolition, devastation Synonyms:     abolishing, abolition, … Continue reading →

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Synonym Burst

Posted on February 27, 2010 by nishant

indestructible adjective indestructible plastics: unbreakable, shatterproof, durable; lasting, enduring, everlasting, perennial, deathless, undying, immortal, inextinguishable, imperishable; informal heavy-duty, industrial-strength; literary adamantine impenetrable adjective 1 impossible to pass through or enter : a dark, impenetrable forest. • (of a club or … Continue reading →

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Textbooks are for ninnys

Posted on February 9, 2010 by nishant

TV uses meaning 2 ravish verb [ trans. ] 1 archaic seize and carry off (someone) by force. • dated (of a man) force (a woman or girl) to have sexual intercourse against her will; rape. 2 (often be ravished) … Continue reading →

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Stuff

Posted on February 6, 2010 by nishant

stuff noun 1 matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or indeterminate kind that are being referred to, indicated, or implied : a pickup truck picked the stuff up | a girl who’s good at the technical stuff. • … Continue reading →

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Reclusive

Posted on February 3, 2010 by nishant

reclusive adjective avoiding the company of other people; solitary : a reclusive life in rural Ireland. Synonyms: a reclusive life in the mountains solitary, secluded, isolated, hermitlike, hermitic, eremitic, eremitical, cloistered. antonym gregarious. It’s been 15 years since Calvin and … Continue reading →

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