The Return of Light Joker's definitions

up and coming

promising and energetic (said of a person)

Another up and coming candidate has put himself into a corner.

by The Return of Light Joker August 11, 2008

lumber

a wooden baseball bat

He took his lumber and left the field.

by The Return of Light Joker February 21, 2008

wart

a flaw or imperfection

The single wart in the programming was frequently overlooked.

by The Return of Light Joker May 14, 2009

pressure cooker

a place or situation of high personal stress (from a cooking vessel that does not allow air or water to escape below a certain pressure)

They found themselves in more of a pressure cooker than they expected.

by The Return of Light Joker October 6, 2010

skitter

to move around rapidly,to scurry or scamper

The Kitten skittered about as it batted at the paper ball. (example of skitter)

by The Return of Light Joker September 27, 2009

ferret out

to uncover something by investigation

I was asked to ferret out the cause of the leak in the pipes.

by The Return of Light Joker August 6, 2011

panhandle

to beg on the streets (a back-formation of panhandler)

I ain't go gonna panhandle away my life. I have potential.

by The Return of Light Joker September 30, 2008