Wacky Definition Word Game

barbe1958

Pressure: Promising to get the ironing done in time

Iron:

Meece

iron- when your pressing device is heating (Iron-on)

promise

Marple

promise~intending to make a commitment but not following through

commitment

konakat

Commitment -- when you meant to commit but it really was a promise (see "promise" above).

Eternal

Meece

Eternal:  Something like Nocturnal, only it means you are online all the time

nocturnal

Meece

Hey Kona, a new avatar!!!

Eph3_12

I really wish previous posts would remain with the avatar of origin instead of changing.  My pea brain registers konakat's new photo; can I remember the old one? No!

nocturnal: when someone announces their presence @ your front door & they know you are inside

they

Meece

(I think I remember kona's, I think she was diggin' into to a bowl of icecream?)

Suzanne3131

(yes....and she had dark hair with bangs!  I like your new look kona!)

ooooh Joni, THEY??  Could be quite a stumper! Can't wait to see what these clever ladies come up with! 

pj12

They: how you refer to the staff at the local sports facility (The Y)

facility  

konakat

It was a black wig (from chemo baldness) and I was shoveling cake into my mouth.

Here's PJ's word:

facility

NativeMainer

facility:  being very good with facts

very

barbe1958

Very: The process of verifying something

Verify:

pj12

verify: the act of being sure when something seems very iffy

certainty:  

Eph3_12

certainty: the delicate, dainty way of popping a breath mint into one's mouth

dainty

allalone

dainty - the art of saying "ain't" without sounding uneducated

edited to add new word:

education

Marple

education~a working vacation

work

barbe1958

Work: The job of the person who cooks with a wok

Wok:

Eph3_12

wok: the gait displayed by those climbing the Great Wall of China

gait

barbe1958

Gait: The maneouver you make to get around the gate that won't open far enough

Gate:

MaiTai

Gate - The best way to shoo someone away. "Gateoutahere"

Shoo: 

Suzanne3131

shoo:  footwear for someone with reeeeaaalllly wide feet

possessed 

NativeMainer

possessed--being  recruited into the local possee (sp)

recruit

Marple

recruit~redoing a crew cut that isn't short enough the first time

crew

pj12

crew : regretting the really short haircut

regret :  

Marple

regret~offspring of an egret

egret

Suzanne3131

egret:  something you ought to regret, but somehow...you just don't!  Like eating that cupcake!

complacent 

Meece

complacent:  Uncaring about setting things down and then forgetting where they are

grit

Eph3_12

grit: a grin with "things" between the teeth

potter

MaiTai

potter - A boy who mucks around reading a famous book.

famous: