Word: caveness
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...Madison Avenue took it over. Another early ness-builder was Mr. Justice Holmes, who defended his decisions by saying: "I do accept a rough equation between isness and oughtness." Teacher Foote has spotted the malpractice as far back as a rare 16th century book that describes Fingal's Cave in the Hebrides as having cavern-nesse. So perhaps, as George Eliot put it, "Men's men: gentle or simple, they're much of a muchness...
...organized action, solid leadership and well-defined aims." On an inspection of border outposts within gunshot of French positions. Ben Bella, though still pale and out of condition from his long imprisonment, gamely climbed up and down hills. Colonel Boumedienne. F.L.N. chief of staff, invited reporters to inspect the cave headquarters, which were simply furnished with cots and rough tables, lit by candles stuck in tin cans. One F.L.N. officer proudly exhibited his silver belt buckle with its legend in Spanish: "Fidel Castro for the F.L.N." Grinned Colonel Boumedienne: "That won't make the Americans happy." Contagious Guns. While...
...mystic and prophetic types of religion deal differently with the problem of immortality. Plato bridges these types in maintaining that understanding the universe is recollecting what we knew when we were with God. The philosopher, said Tillich, "is the man liberated from illusions of the cave" and not necessarily the professor of philosophy...
...when an enemy air attack occurs, your family happens to be out on a picnic in nature's wide open spaces, "try to get to some substantial structure, such as a large commercial or civic building, a tunnel, or cave. If none of these is readily available, look for a culvert, underpass or ditch--anything that will get you below ground level--and improvise a shelter"--presumably with any old sandbags or concrete blocks that happen to be lying around...
Domesticity sets in. A cave is found and furnished, and the men go out to hunt. Pretty soon they find something that pretty well fills the pot-a chicken 20 ft. tall. But next day they have trouble with bugs-bees as big as rhinos. And that same afternoon the island is invaded by pirates-just regular-size pirates. At the height of the battle, the pirate ship blows up and sinks. How come? Moments later, a weird figure comes gliding through the surf. It's a fish. It's a sub. It's-Captain Nemo...