Definitions by zeekage

slithy 

1. Both lithe and slimy where 'lithe' is the same as 'active'

1. The snake was very slithy

slithy by zeekage October 26, 2003

gimble

1. to make holes like a gimlet

1. He's going to gimble the wood.

gimble by zeekage October 26, 2003

gyre

1. To go round and round like a gyroscope

1. She's going to gyre in the ballet.

gyre by zeekage October 26, 2003

brillig 

1. four o'clock in the afternoon
2. the time when you begin broiling things for dinner

1. "'Twas brillig..." (Lewis Carroll, "Through the Looking-glass and What Alice Found There")
2. His mom starts dinner at brillig.

brillig by zeekage October 26, 2003

borogoves 

1. a thin, shabby-looking bird with its feathers sticking out all round
2. something like a live mop

1. "All mimsy were the borogoves..." (Lewis Carroll, "Through the Looking-glass and What Alice Found There")
2. She has a borogove in a cage at home.

borogoves by zeekage October 26, 2003

rath

1. a sort of a green pig

1. "...and the mome raths outgrabe." (Lewis Carroll, "Through the Looking-glass and What Alice Found There")
2.The farmer has a flock of raths.

rath by zeekage October 26, 2003

mome 

1. short for 'from home'
2. losing your way

1. "...and the mome raths outgrabe." (Lewis Carroll, "Through the Looking-glass and What Alice Found There")
2. The mome children found their way home.

mome by zeekage October 26, 2003