Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits write by Rod L. Evans Ph.D.. This book was released on 2011-06-07. Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Have you been guilty of catachresis* at work? Have you defenestrated* your dictionary in frustration? Do you have phloem bundles* stuck in your diastema*? Scratching your occiput* now? Rod L. Evans's Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits will help take the mystery out of some of our most obscure words. Containing hundreds of words from agitron (the phenomenon of wiggly lines in comic strips indicating that something is shaking) to zarf (the holder for a paper cone coffee cup), this lively reference will enable you to easily locate your thingamajig or whatchamacallit, be it animal, vegetable, mineral, or punctuation mark. Leave no linguistic oddity unexamined-your brain will thank you. *catachresis: strained, paradoxical, or incorrect use of a word; *defenestrate: to throw out a window; *phloem bundles: stringy bits between the skin and the edible parts of a banana; *diastema: the gap between teeth in a jaw; *occiput: the back part of the head or skull
Whacky Toys, Whirligigs and Whatchamacallits
Whacky Toys, Whirligigs and Whatchamacallits - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Whacky Toys, Whirligigs and Whatchamacallits write by . This book was released on 2002. Whacky Toys, Whirligigs and Whatchamacallits available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. What makes these charming mechanical marvels spring into action? Cranks, propellers, levers, and other mechanisms trigger a variety of eye-catching movements, from arms that rise and fall to jaws that work up and down. The author reveals his process for designing and creating a series of ingenious toys and objects from wood.
I Can't Find My Whatchamacallit
I Can't Find My Whatchamacallit - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook I Can't Find My Whatchamacallit write by Julia Cook. This book was released on 2015-10-01. I Can't Find My Whatchamacallit available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Cletus and Bocephus are cousins, yet they are nothing alike. Extremely creative Cletus, can't find anything in his room. He is constantly losing things and is very disorganized and messy. Bocephus, on the other hand, is the most organized, uptight person on the planet. If Bocephus ever misplaces anything... he totally freaks out! After Cletus mom refuses to let him play with Bocephus until his room is cleaned, Bocephus steps in to help out his disorganized cousin. "Cletus... There's a home for everything. Every whatchamacallit has its spot. Let's sort through your stuff and put it where it goes. I'm organized... Cletus you're not!" This storybook is the first in the "Functioning Executive" book series. It highlights the importance of being organized in a creative, applicable way. It also spotlights the unique differences and strengths that live in all of us. This book will help teach children to understand, develop, and apply organization a vital executive function skill. Children who possess effective organizational skills can learn to manage not only daily responsibilities, but can also learn how to effectively plan ahead.
The Whatchamacallit Book
The Whatchamacallit Book - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Whatchamacallit Book write by Bernice Kohn Hunt. This book was released on 1976-01-01. The Whatchamacallit Book available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Under such section headings as "Gizmos You Might See around the House" and "Whatchamacallits You Might See on a Trip" the reader is invited to name the elusive words for dozens of definitions such as "the feelers of insects," "the roller in a typewriter," and "a boat race."
The Whatchamacallit
The Whatchamacallit - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Whatchamacallit write by Danny Danzinger. This book was released on 2009. The Whatchamacallit available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Those everyday objects you just can't name and things you think you know about, but don't.
