Jafje's definitions

Sombre

1. Dark and gloomy: Lacking light or brightness and producing a dull, dark, or melancholy atmosphere.

2. Dark in color: Having a color or tone that is dark, dull, or suitable for a serious mood or occasion.

3. Serious and melancholy: Marked by or conveying strict seriousness combined with sadness or a troubled state of mind.

NOTE: Sombre is the American version of the word 'Somber'. Somber is Canadian and UK spelling.

A sombre song, depressing and without variety.

by Jafje April 5, 2007

Laden

From the Dutch language;

*In Dutch: Laden (infinitive), (past tense, plural) (be/ge)laden.
*In English: To load (inf.), (past tense)loaded.

In English it's an adjective meaning;

1. Heavily loaded.

2. Oppressed by something: weighed down by a problem or an unpleasant feeling such as doubt or unhappiness.

1. Fruit-laden boughs.
2. Laden with guilt.

by Jafje September 9, 2007

Trowel

1. A small hand tool with a short handle and a flat, usually pointed blade used for spreading, shaping, and smoothing plaster, cement, mortar or dirt.

2. A gardner's hand tool with a short handle and a curved tapering blade, used for making holes to put plants and seedlings in and for other light digging work.

So in fact it's just a small spade-ish tool.

1. Builders use trowels to flatten cement.
2. A gardner uses a trowel to dig SMALL holes.

by Jafje April 15, 2007

Languid

1. without energy: lacking vigor and energy.

2. sluggish: moving slowly.

1. A languid gesture.
2. A languid afternoon breeze.

by Jafje April 10, 2007

Industrialist

A factory owner or other business person.

A factory owner is an industrialist.

by Jafje May 25, 2007

VS

Short for versus.

The fight's gonna be 12 vs 11.

by Jafje September 9, 2007

Ylympics

Word used for Yeti-sports Olympics. Involves a series of games that are part of the Yeti-sport online games.

The Ylympics is the tournament.

by Jafje September 12, 2007