Jafje's definitions

Immolation

To kill a person or an animal, e.g. as a ritual sacrifice, or commit suicide as a protest.
Especially by burning, but NOT necessarily.

They performed immolation on a chicken.

by Jafje April 15, 2007

Afflict

To cause severe physical or mental distress or damage to something or somebody.

The weapon's afflict damages the shield beyond repair.

by Jafje April 15, 2007

Rampant

1. Occurring unchecked: Happening in an unrestrained manner, usually so as to be regarded as a menace
rampant inflation.

2. Botany growing wildly: Growing strongly and to a very large size, or spreading uncontrollably.

3. Fierce: Exhibiting ferocious behavior or fierceness of spirit.

4. Heraldry on hind legs: Describes a heraldic beast depicted rearing up, in profile, and with its forelegs raised, the right one above the left.

5. Construction with unequal supports: Having a support or an abutment that is higher on one side than the other.

1. A rampant action.
2. A rampant plant.
3. A rampant person.

by Jafje April 15, 2007

Intermingle

To mix something together with something else, or become mixed together.

The scents of roses and honeysuckle intermingled.

by Jafje April 15, 2007

Gesticulation

To make gestures: To move the arms or hands when speaking, or to express something with movements of the arms or hands.

She uses gesticulation when she speaks.

by Jafje April 15, 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

Promiscuous

1. Sexually indiscriminate: Having many indiscriminate or casual sexual relationships. Choosing a partner for sexual intercourse without care.

2. Choosing carelessly or without discrimination.

3. Confusedly mixed: Mixed in an indiscriminate or disorderly way.

4. Random: Occurring without any set or specific pattern or time.

A sail caught by a promiscuous wind.

by Jafje April 15, 2007