Thread: Words that should mean something else

Ever read a word and think it should have a different definition? Share...

Example: toothsome-adj. can eat an apple through a picket fence(same as toothy)

poignant- with child

potable - able to be put into a pot

Artificial - The 'official' in charge of studying art.

xP

Capable - ability to wear a hat.
Giant - A military insect (G.I Ant)
Hindsight - Able to see out of your bottom.

I laughed so hard at the 'G.I. Ant' xD

Forums - What you say when you are nervous during a speech (Um.. Um.. Um.. Um..)

Nonplussed - Two numbers that can not be added together

Onomatopoeia - A mat to put your friends on.... (on a mat a peer)





sorry.

poignant- with child

Don't be silly, that means 'stabbed with a small triangular knife', or a small,lentil loving, insect.

Cyanide - Sounds like a slang term for Sigh and Hide.

Uninhibited - A place that is not suitable to house living things. (Such as my room in it's current state...)

Suitable - Able to wear a suit.

Sandwiches, like the psammeade