Encyclopedia - Toilet: Encyclopedia - Toilet
A toilet is a plumbing fixture and a disposal system primarily intended for the disposal of the bodily wastes urine and feces. In additio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toilet: Encyclopedia Ii - Toilet - Etymology
The word toilet came to be used in English along with other French fashions (first noted 1681), and originally referred to the whole comp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toilet: Encyclopedia Ii - Toilet - Etymology
The word toilet came to be used in English along with other French fashions (first noted 1681), and originally referred to the whole comp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bidet: Encyclopedia - Bidet
A bidet is a low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus. Bidet is pronounced u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crap: Encyclopedia - Crap
Crap, depending on one's perspective, is either a slang or vulgar term, referring to ////BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBBBBBBBBSSSSof ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John: Encyclopedia - John
John is a common given name for males. See John (name) for the etymology and versions in other languages. John - New Testament. In the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coach: Encyclopedia - Coach
The original meaning of the term coach was: a horse-drawn vehicle designed for the conveyance of more than one passenger — and of mail ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urban Legend: Encyclopedia - Urban Legend
Urban legends are a kind of folklore consisting of stories often thought to be factual by those circulating them (see rumor). The term is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anagram: Encyclopedia - Anagram
An anagram (Greek ana- = "back" or "again", and graphein = "to write") is a type of word play, the result of rearranging the letters of a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Words: Encyclopedia - Australian Words
According to stereotype, spoken Australian English is thought to be highly colloquial, possibly more so than other spoken variants. Wheth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glossary Of Nautical Terms: Encyclopedia - Glossary Of Nautical Terms
A list of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th-19th century. See also Wiktionary's nautical terms Glossary of nau...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Masturbation: Encyclopedia - Masturbation
Masturbation is the manual excitation of the sexual organs, most often to the point of orgasm. It can refer to excitation either by onese...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canadian English: Encyclopedia - Canadian English
Canadian English is the form of English language used in Canada, spoken as a first or second language by over 25 million – or 85 percen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Euphemism: Encyclopedia Ii - Euphemism - Common Examples
Other common euphemisms include: restroom for toilet room (the word toilet was itself originally a euphemism). This is an Americanism. A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Euphemism: Encyclopedia Ii - Euphemism - Common Examples
Other common euphemisms include: restroom for toilet room (the word toilet was itself originally a euphemism). This is an Americanism. m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Euphemism: Encyclopedia Ii - Euphemism - Etymology
The word euphemism comes from the Greek word euphemos, meaning "auspicious/good/fortunate speech" which in turn is derived from the Greek...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Euphemism: Encyclopedia Ii - Euphemism - Doublespeak
What distinguishes doublespeak from other euphemisms is its deliberate usage by governmental, military, or corporate institutions. Double...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Euphemism: Encyclopedia Ii - Euphemism - Classification Of Euphemisms
Many euphemisms fall into one or more of these categories: Terms of foreign and/or technical origin (derriere, copulation, perspire, uri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Euphemism: Encyclopedia Ii - Euphemism - The Evolution Of Euphemisms
Euphemisms may be formed in a number of ways. Periphrasis or circumlocution is one of the most common -- to "speak around" a given word, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Euphemism: Encyclopedia Ii - Euphemism - Doublespeak
What distinguishes doublespeak from other euphemisms is its deliberate usage by governmental, military, or corporate institutions. Double...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Euphemism: Encyclopedia Ii - Euphemism - The Euphemism Treadmill
Euphemisms can eventually become taboo words themselves through a process the linguist Steven Pinker has called the euphemism treadmill (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Euphemism: Encyclopedia Ii - Euphemism - The Euphemism Treadmill
Euphemisms can eventually become taboo words themselves through a process the linguist Steven Pinker has called the euphemism treadmill (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Euphemism: Encyclopedia Ii - Euphemism - Euphemisms For The Profane
Profane words and expressions are generally taken from three areas: religion, excretion, and sex. While profanities themselves have been ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Euphemism: Encyclopedia Ii - Euphemism - Euphemisms For Death
The English language contains numerous euphemisms related to dying, death, burial, and the people and places which deal with death. The p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bidet: Encyclopedia Ii - Bidet - Popularity
Bidets are common bathroom fixtures in some European countries (especially France, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal), Latin America (esp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Crapper: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Crapper - Crapper And The Syphonic Flush Toilet
Common myth has it that Crapper invented the flush toilet. He did indeed hold nine patents, three of them for water closet improvements s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bidet: Encyclopedia Ii - Bidet - Usage
Bidets are principally used to wash and clean the external genitalia and the anus, as well as the skin near these areas. They may also be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bidet: Encyclopedia Ii - Bidet - History
Bidet is French for pony (and in Old French, bider meant to trot). This odd etymology exists because early bidets were normally on a stan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Crapper: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Crapper - The Words Crap And Crapper
The word "crap" is old in the English language, one of a group of nouns applied to discarded cast offs, like "residue from renderings" (1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crap: Encyclopedia Ii - Crap - Etymology
Contrary to popular belief, crap is not derived from Thomas Crapper's name. It is, in fact, much older. It is one of a group of nouns app...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urban Legend: Encyclopedia Ii - Urban Legend - Examples
Many early historians recycled hearsay and anecdotal accounts as historical facts. These writings served as the basis for other accounts,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Crapper: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Crapper - Thomas Crapper And His Company
The story of Thomas Crapper and his achievements has been somewhat confused by Wallace Reyburn's 1969 book Flushed With Pride: The Story ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - False Etymology: Encyclopedia Ii - False Etymology - Examples
False etymology - Eponyms. Here are some words which are commonly thought to be eponyms, but are not: Asphalt – Leopold von Asphalt ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anagram: Encyclopedia Ii - Anagram - Astronomy
Perhaps the only practical use to which anagrams have been turned is to be found in the transpositions in which some of the astronomers o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roma People: Encyclopedia Ii - Roma People - Rejection
Because of their nomadic lifestyle and the difficulties with integration that nomadism can present, there has been a great deal of mutual...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anagram: Encyclopedia Ii - Anagram - Methods
Before the computer age, anagrams were constructed using a pen and paper or lettered tiles, by playing with letter combinations and exper...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anagram: Encyclopedia Ii - Anagram - Crosswords
Cryptic crossword puzzles frequently use anagrammatic clues, usually indicating that they are anagrams by the inclusion of a word like "c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anagram: Encyclopedia Ii - Anagram - History
The construction of anagrams is an amusement of great antiquity. Jews are often credited with the invention of anagrams, probably because...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anagram: Encyclopedia Ii - Anagram - Pseudonyms
The pseudonyms adopted by authors are often transposed forms, more or less exact, of their names; thus "Calvinus" becomes "Alcuinus" (V =...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nickname: Encyclopedia Ii - Nickname - Sport Stadiums And Their Nicknames
Nickname - Australia. Melbourne Cricket Ground - the 'G Woolongabba Cricket Ground - the 'Gabba Subiaco Oval - 'Subi ... See also:...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Dwarf - Scenario
In the show, the Red Dwarf is a spaceship 5 miles long belonging to the Jupiter Mining Corporation. An on-board radiation leak kills ever...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Words: Encyclopedia Ii - Australian Words - General Vocabulary
This list is not intended to be comprehensive. Some words are listed under other sections, such as "Terms for people". Australian words...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Words: Encyclopedia Ii - Australian Words - Australian Vocabulary
This list is not intended to be comprehensive. Words like "mate", "bloke" etc are listed under other sections such as "terms for people"....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Masturbation: Encyclopedia Ii - Masturbation - Humour And Masturbation
Masturbation, mainly male masturbation, has long been the subject of humour. Even in the early Twentieth Century, Mail Pouch Tobacco adve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nickname: Encyclopedia Ii - Nickname - Nicknames Of Geographical Places
Nickname - Cities. See also: list of city nicknames for a more comprehensive list. Heart of America (It's in the Heart of America), Ci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Masturbation: Encyclopedia Ii - Masturbation - Humour And Masturbation
Masturbation, mainly male masturbation, has long been the subject of humour. Even in the early Twentieth Century, Mail Pouch Tobacco adve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nickname: Encyclopedia Ii - Nickname - Sports Clubs And Their Nicknames
Sporting clubs are often given nicknames. These may or may not be incorporated into official names or be used by the club. The names of a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nickname: Encyclopedia Ii - Nickname - Nicknames For People
Types of personal nickname: Also known as pet name, shortened name, truncated name, alternate name, name derivative, associated name, hyp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Google: Encyclopedia Ii - Google - History
Google - Beginnings. Google began as a research project in January 1996 [2] by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two Ph.D. students at Stanfo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meme: Encyclopedia Ii - Meme - Biological Analogies
In much the same way that the selfish gene concept offers a fruitful way of understanding and reasoning about aspects of biological evolu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meme: Encyclopedia Ii - Meme - Biological Analogies
In much the same way that the selfish gene concept offers a fruitful way of understanding and reasoning about aspects of biological evolu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Backronyms: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Backronyms - Backronyms As Humor
List of backronyms - Audio and video. Akai - Another Kaput Audio Invention Bose - Buy Other Sound Equipment Koss - K-tel's Obsolete ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toilet: Encyclopedia Ii - Toilet - Types Of Toilets
There are many different types of toilets around the world. There are also many different ways to clean oneself after using the toilet. A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toilet: Encyclopedia Ii - Toilet - Types Of Toilets
There are many different types of toilets around the world. There are also many different ways to clean oneself after using the toilet. A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toilet: Encyclopedia Ii - Toilet - History
Toilets appeared early in history. In the year 2500 BCE, the people of Harappa in India had water borne toilets in each house that were l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toilet: Encyclopedia Ii - Toilet - Culture
Toilet - Disposal. The connection made between toilets and dirt, or distasteful items, has led to them being also used to dispose of we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toilet: Encyclopedia Ii - Toilet - History
Toilets appeared early in history. In the year 2500 BCE, the people of Harappa in India had water borne toilets in each house that were l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toilet: Encyclopedia Ii - Toilet - Culture
Toilet - Disposal. The connection made between toilets and dirt, or distasteful items, has led to them being also used to dispose of we...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Vi - T
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages VI - T . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article