rezbipul  +  61399 Tue, 14 Dec 04 02:19 PM Hi, Could anybody tell me what the following things are called? I will be very grateful for this. 1. The thing is found in kindergarten school. It has ladder on one side and a smooth ramp on the other side so that when u reach the top of the ramp using the ladder u fall towards the bottom of the ramp. 2. It is a laxative in powder form. when mixed with water it forms a jelly like substance. 3. It is found in barber shops. which consists of a chair and a bowl like thing attached to the chair with the help of a shaft like thing. by the way what is this thing used for? rezbipul Joined on Sat, Nov 20 2004 New Member 24

	Teacher Eric  +  61401 Tue, 14 Dec 04 02:36 PM 1. Slide 2. Gel (this is the jelly-like substance) 3. Sorry, I have no idea! Teacher Eric Joined on Mon, Aug 16 2004 Full Member 171 Manila-based ESL/ESP teacher with a TESOL. Hoping to get a "Pass" in the DELTA.

	nona the brit  +  61472 Tue, 14 Dec 04 11:45 PM 3. Is it the basin for washing hair? nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,743 The name says it all.

	rezbipul  +  61594 Wed, 15 Dec 04 10:21 AM I skipped something. For thing #3 the shaft is attached to the middle of the top of the back of the chair and the bowl is upside down to fit the head. rezbipul

	Teacher Eric  +  61731 Thu, 16 Dec 04 03:56 AM I don't think a dictionary would work if you don't know what the thing is called in the first place. Teacher Eric

	rezbipul  +  61754 Thu, 16 Dec 04 07:44 AM Thank you for saving my a$$ teacher eric. I forget to follow up one thing. Gel seems to be a more generic thing. Moreover not all gels can be treated as laxative. For instance u cannot eat hair gel to clear your bowel . I want to know the name in particular which is used as a laxative. rezbipul

	MrPedantic  +  61817 Thu, 16 Dec 04 03:54 PM Rez, I suspect that the more familiar a person is with the substance in question, the less likely he or she will be to advertise the fact online. There are some good 'reverse dictionaries' available. Reader's Digest publishes one called a 'Reverse Dictionary' (it doesn't seem to include the technical term for a 'reverse dictionary', though), while Dorling Kindersley publishes a good Visual Dictionary with something of the same function. Neither however seem to include pictures of laxatives, either in gel or powdered form, which is a pity. I'm glad Guest worked out the 'basin' question. Quite a good game, really. MrP MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 13,616 ...opella forensis / adducit febris...