Synonyms for TALES: stories, whispers, canards, gossip, talks, fables, lies, scuttlebutt; Antonyms of TALES: truths, facts, verities, truisms, confirmations, substantiations, verifications, validations
I shall havewordswith these stupid friends of mine! 我真应该跟我这些愚蠢的朋友理论理论! 柯林斯例句 In a fewwordsshe had put him in his place. 她简单几句话就杀了他的威风。 柯林斯例句 The things that stuck out were his cockiness and his four-letterwords. ...
The character Shahrazad narrates a set of fairy tales to the King Shahriyar, leaving him in suspense each night to prevent him from executing her. Some of the tales Shahrazad spins were later translated into familiar stories like, "Aladdin's Lamp", "Sinbad the Sailor", and "Ali Baba and...
A bad smell, usually invisible, often associated with waste-treatment facilities. Bad breath qualifies as effluvium. The smell of apple pie does not. Say EH-FLU'VEE'UM. effulge To shine brightly, both literally and figuratively. A child's face effulges at the sight of a toy store; the...
By this time America had been conditioned to accept as gospel whatever fairy tales MGM happened to be selling … for corroboration on that, just check out their ‘informational’ seriesCrime Does Not Pay. Documentary films as we now know them were not yet fully formed. But who took movies ...
The elaborate cookie-walled houses, decorated with foil in addition to gold leaf, became associated with Christmas tradition. Their popularity rose when the Brothers Grimm wrote the story of Hansel and Gretel, in which the main characters stumble upon a house made entirely of treats deep in the...
) To view or look at with side glances, as in fondness, or with a design to attract notice. Ogle (n.) An amorous side glance or look. Ogler (n.) One who ogles. Oglio (n.) See Olio. Ogre (n.) An imaginary monster, or hideous giant of fairy tales, who lived on human beings...
“Pūran lōpī” translates to “night of the full moon.” This term is commonly associated with Halloween in Punjab, as it emphasizes the association with spirits or ghosts. During this night, it is believed these spirits can roam freely and interact with the living. The concept of “ਪ...
For further reading:Why are Red and Green Associated with Christmas? Who Invented the First Christmas Card? Yes, Virginia There is a Santa Claus Twas the Night Before Christmas A Christmas Carol and It’s A Wonderful Life Best Quotes from A Christmas Story ...
When dusted with white frost particles they look delicious. My favourite cultivar for the chilly months is ‘Wintermärchen’, sometimes sold as Winter Fairy Tales. It has slightly smaller leaves than some, and excellent colour in both leaf and flower. The whitest blooms belong to ‘Beethoven...