Vonnegut: Cat's Cradle

Bosse B. (Sweden)
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  1. cradle
    a baby bed with sides and rockers
  2. tendril
    slender structure by which some plants attach to an object
  3. flue
    a conduit to carry off smoke
  4. mawkish
    very sentimental or emotional
  5. peevish
    easily irritated or annoyed
  6. mistletoe
    Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas
  7. sleek
    having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
  8. turret
    a small tower extending above a building
  9. gawky
    awkward and clumsy in movement or posture
  10. trestle
    a supporting tower used to support a bridge
  11. repair
    fix by putting together what is torn or broken
  12. avocation
    an auxiliary activity
  13. chevron
    a V-shaped figure or design
  14. garnet
    any of a group of hard glassy minerals used as gemstones
  15. rhinestone
    an imitation jewel made from crystal, glass, or paste
  16. jump seat
    a folding seat in an automobile
  17. squalor
    sordid dirtiness
  18. spatter
    dash a liquid upon or against
  19. cantilever
    a projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only
  20. cat's cradle
    a game played with string looped over the fingers
  21. apoplexy
    a loss of consciousness from the lack of oxygen in the brain
  22. chivvy
    annoy continually or chronically
  23. goose
    a large long-necked water bird with short feet
  24. parapet
    a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
  25. scarp
    a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
  26. fata morgana
    a mirage in the Strait of Messina
  27. tiller
    someone who prepares the soil for the planting of crops
  28. painter
    an artist who paints
  29. oarlock
    a part of a boat that holds a rowing implement in place
  30. reticule
    a network of lines in the eyepiece of an optical instrument
Created on Sat Jan 26 00:02:21 EST 2013 (updated Sun Jan 27 21:39:20 EST 2013)

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