Ross Howard filted: Sidebar question: What's the antonym of the verb "dwarf"? If a sequoia dwarfs a sycamore, what does the sycamore do to the sequoia? Envies..r Ha! (Best I can come up with so far is "pales in comparison

Ross Howard filted: Sidebar question: What's the antonym of the verb "dwarf"? If a sequoia dwarfs a sycamore, what does the sycamore do to the sequoia? Envies..r

On 22 Oct 2003 16:23:13 -0700, Evan Kirshenbaum Sidebar question: What's the antonym of the verb "dwarf"? If a sequoia dwarfs a sycamore, what does the sycamore do to the sequoia? "Towers over"? Perhaps

Sidebar question: What's the antonym of the verb "dwarf"? If a sequoia dwarfs a sycamore, what does the sycamore do to the sequoia? "Towers over"? Perhaps "eclipses"? Evan Kirshenbaum + HP Laboratories

A number of dictionaries are telling me that size, not ontology, matters in the usage of "dwarfish". I don't quite believe it. Does "dwarfish sword" denote nothing except "small sword"? In LOTR it'd denote

Clued-up = well informed about somebody or something. It's informal. No hyphenated when used after a verb. Synonyms: knowledgeable, on the ball, in the know, competent. Antonym: clueless. About 'room' . I was talking about words, new words

"covert" as a part of the definition of terrorism is not naturally there. If you're talking about covert action, then why not use that phrase instead of terrorism? Because that might simplify this portmanteau too much for the purpose

Ummm.. my Dad just told me that I had what's called a 'wet dream' last night, coz I asked him about it just now, and that's what he said it's called. I looked around on the Net, and I get it already, OK? So, nobody panic, OK? I

Is there an antonym for "amulet"? I'm thinking there ought ... it. Or if you know a newsgroup that might know. I think that in FRPGs it would be a "cursed amulet". Go ahead, tell us the homework assignment that led you to

Is there an antonym for "amulet"? I'm thinking there ought to be (some sort of cursed item that you sneak into someone's luggage?) but can't for the life of me think of it. Or if you know a newsgroup that might know. I think