Definition: (verb) Desire strongly or persistently. Synonyms: long, yearn. Usage: There, my lady cousin; there stands the most undutiful child in the world; she hankers after a beggarly rascal, and won't marry one of the greatest matches in all England. Discuss

© Stefan Rogal(*1965), Autor, Herausgeber und Kolumnist

Definition: (verb) Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis. Synonyms: spin, reel, whirl. Usage: The airplane gyrated about in the sky in a most alarming fashion. Discuss

Fallen ist weder gefährlich noch eine Schande. Liegenbleiben ist beides. Konrad Adenauer1. Bundeskanzler von Deutschland1876 – 1967

noun: 1. A current moving contrary to the main current, especially in a circular motion, in a fluid such as air or water. 2. A trend, fashion, or opinion that runs counter to the prevailing one. verb tr., intr.: To move or cause to move in a circular, countercurrent motion.

Definition: (noun) The attribute of being brief or fleeting. Synonyms: brevity, briefness. Usage: The superficiality and transience of the club scene is part of its appeal for young people. Discuss

«Sapevo che da ragazzine i Solara ci erano sembrati molto belli, che andavano avanti e indietro per il rione sul loro Millecento come i guerrieri antichi sui carri da guerra, che una sera ci avevano difeso in piazza dei Martiri dalla gioventù agiata di Chiaia, che Marcello avrebbe voluto sposare Lila ma che poi aveva…

© Thomas Häntsch(*1958), Fotograf

Definition: (noun) A conceited and self-centered person. Synonyms: swellhead. Usage: Mr. Whittleworth is an insufferable egotist with delusions of omnipotence, but we tolerate him because he pays us well. Discuss

Klamer Schmidt(1746 – 1824), Klamer Eberhard Karl Schmidt, deutscher Dichter, gehörte zu dem von Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim gegründeten Halberstädter Freundschafts- und Dichterkreis

Definition: (noun) A building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions. Synonyms: greenhouse, nursery. Usage: This kind of plant is very delicate and needs to be grown in a glasshouse. Discuss

«E' più importante fare clic con la gente che cliccare il pulsante che scatta le fotografie.» (Alfred Eisenstaedt)

Sei deines Willens Herr und deines Gewissens Knecht. Marie von Ebner-EschenbachÖsterreichische Schriftstellerin1830 – 1916

© Gerhard Kocher(*1939), Dr. rer. pol., Schweizer Politologe und Gesundheitsökonom

noun: 1. A megalomaniac tyrant, especially one whose arrogance is undone by time. 2. A symbol of the impermanence of power and pride.