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(via skeletonbed)
Source: ulan-bator
4 months ago
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FLABBERGAST
[verb]
to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
Etymology: variant of flabagast.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcbszyR9O91riwadfo1_500.gif)
Source: thattrippybitchFLABBERGAST
[verb]
to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
Etymology: variant of flabagast.
6 months ago
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david bowie what are you doing that is not an object of lust
(via blameitontheblack-star)
Source: mashsux7 months ago
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MALEFACTOR
[noun]
1. a person who violates the law; criminal.
2. a person who does harm or evil, especially toward another.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9ho2up9jV1r47bczo1_500.jpg)
Source: victoriousvocabularyMALEFACTOR
[noun]
1. a person who violates the law; criminal.
2. a person who does harm or evil, especially toward another.
7 months ago
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7 months ago
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Source: victoriousvocabularyOSTEOLOGER [aka OSTEOLOGIST]
[noun]
one who is versed in osteology - re; the scientific study of bones.
9 months ago
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SKELETON KEY
[noun]
also known as a passingkey - either a key that has been altered in such a way as to bypass the wards placed inside a warded lock, or a card that contains information necessary to open locks for a certain area like a hotel etc., or an American term for a lever or “bit” type key. The term derives from the fact that the key has been reduced to its essential parts.
The term “skeleton key”, in a more general sense, is also sometimes used in reference to a key or similar object capable of opening any lock regardless of make or type, the term is self-explanatory, referring to the a skeletal structure which can bypass all locks. Skeleton keys are similar to master keys and bump keys.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5us1svlvy1r47bczo1_r1_500.jpg)
Source: victoriousvocabularySKELETON KEY
[noun]
also known as a passingkey - either a key that has been altered in such a way as to bypass the wards placed inside a warded lock, or a card that contains information necessary to open locks for a certain area like a hotel etc., or an American term for a lever or “bit” type key. The term derives from the fact that the key has been reduced to its essential parts.
The term “skeleton key”, in a more general sense, is also sometimes used in reference to a key or similar object capable of opening any lock regardless of make or type, the term is self-explanatory, referring to the a skeletal structure which can bypass all locks. Skeleton keys are similar to master keys and bump keys.
