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.
To engage in or to take risks with financial transactions; such as, investing in commodities with the chance that a big profit will result. (1)
Referring to anyone who is showing a desire to be mean to others with bad behavior. (2)
Actions that are natural and the result of impulses which are not planned in advance. (1)
Descriptive of something that happens or takes place without any apparent external cause; self-generated, instinctive and without prompting. (1)
A reference to being false or not genuine. (3)
A small salary, an allowance, or a minor amount of money that is paid regularly. (1)
Something that expresses a demand, or an arrangement; an agreement. (2)
A reference to being agreeable, pleasant, and gracious in behavior or manners. (3)
That which is covert or secret and private or confidential. (1)
To bring under control; to subdue; to defeat. (2)
A reference to someone who is in a position or rank that has less power or authority than another person or not as important as something else. (1)
To bribe or to get someone to unlawfully perform some misdeed or to commit a crime. (1)
Having or presenting a friendly smile. (1)
To substitute someone for another person. (1)
Speaking privately, or confidentially, and secretly. (1)
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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