Fails in its intended effect
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MISFIRESFails in its intended effect.
spoonerismsA verbal error in which a speaker accidentally transposes the initial sounds or letters of two or more words, often to humorous effect, as in the sentence you have hissed the mystery lectures, accidentally spoken instead of the intended sentence you have missed the history lectures
spoonerismA verbal error in which a speaker accidentally transposes the initial sounds or letters of two or more words, often to humorous effect, as in the sentence you have hissed the mystery lectures, accidentally spoken instead of the intended sentence you have missed the history lectures
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
meditationsMEDITATION, a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
cloudscapesA large cloud formation considered in terms of its visual effect
cloudscapeA large cloud formation considered in terms of its visual effect
poisoningTreat (a weapon or missile) with poison in order to augment its lethal effect
penetrancethe frequency, expressed as a percentage, with which a particular gene produces its effect in a group of organisms
spoofsA humorous imitation of something, typically a film or a particular genre of film, in which its characteristic features are exaggerated for comic effect
hormonea product of living cells that circulates in body fluids (as blood) or sap and produces a specific often stimulatory effect on the activity of cells usually remote from its point of origin
gimbals(used with a sing. v.) contrivance, consisting of a ring or base on an axis, that permits an object, as a ship's compass, mounted in or on it to tilt freely in any direction, in effect suspending the object so that it will remain horizontal even when its
gimbal(used with a sing. v.) contrivance, consisting of a ring or base on an axis, that permits an object, as a ship's compass, mounted in or on it to tilt freely in any direction, in effect suspending the object so that it will remain horizontal even when its