Word a Day Revisited Index of Cartoons Illustrating the Meanings of Words
(as presented by Mickey Bach, the cartoonist who defined words with related illustrations)
Click on the image name in this list that you would
like to see and the page where it is located will be presented.
Sometimes you will see more than one illustration for a word entry,
which is meant to provide you with a better understanding of the words.
"A picture is worth a thousand words" refers to the idea that complex ideas can be conveyed with images or illustrations. If this is true, then you will be able to comprehend THOUSANDS of WORDS by clicking on the links in this index.
A remark or comment that is boring or very ordinary; an uninteresting statement. (1)
Something that causes trouble, annoyance, or unhappiness. (1)
A very small and slow moving river that meanders through low areas of land; such as, marshes or farmland. (1)
To influence with flattery, to lead astray, to deceive, or to trick others into doing something by charming them. (3)
Someone who is witty, intelligent, and with a gifted mind. (1)
To give a false idea or statement about something, or to conceal the truth with lies. (2)
Warlike in behavior or temperament; fond of fighting, contentious, quarrelsome. (2)
Relating to the promotion of happiness and well being for others; conveying charitable feelings. (3)
To bawl out, reprimand, castigate, or to severely criticize someone for doing what is considered etremely wrong by another person. (3)
Wild, mad, and violently destructive. (1)
An object of aversion or the dread of a person's existence. (1)
The very strong, or excessive, desire to own many books. (1)
Very enthusiastic readers who are sometimes called "book worms". (1)
Anyone who is very fond of books for reading and/or as a collector of such publications. (2)
Anyone who has strong beliefs about politics, religion, etc. and who refuses to accept any conflicting views that are different.
For special Christmas and
New Year's Mickey Bach images, go to this
Holiday Greetings; 2012 to 2013 unit.
The cartoons are NOT intended to be disrespectful to any one,
neither in the past nor in the present!
The only reason the images are shown is to provide another way to see
the words that are presented from a different perspective
. . . with a touch of humor!
This page has more information about the
Mickey Bach Word a Day Illustrations
presented on the getwords.com and wordinfo.info sites.
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