verbify

to derive a verb from an already existing noun

We don't need to verbify a word like bread.

by The Return of Light Joker March 04, 2012

keel over

to fall, collapse (from the image of a ship careening so that the keel is raised)

He looks like he could keel over at any minute.

by The Return of Light Joker December 04, 2010

dog-ear

to fold back the corner of a page in a book

For the last time, don't dog-ear my books.

by The Return of Light Joker December 29, 2007

no-frills

restricted to what is essential or with no ornamentation

A no-frills vacation package was reintroduced to consumers.

by The Return of Light Joker September 30, 2009

drifter

a homeless wanderer who travels on foot

The guy was a good for nothing drifter, end of story.

by The Return Of Light Joker November 15, 2007

Vegetable garden

A place where comatose patients are kept.

He was lucky to come out of the Vegetable garden alive.

by The Return of Light Joker April 25, 2010

visiting fireman

an important person who often gets special treatment, such as someone who is visiting to observe the workplace

A visiting fireman passed through town today.

by The Return of Light Joker October 02, 2009