(n.) little black bird that suddenly appears every time roadkill is near

(noun phrase) A metaphorical beacon that embodies the selfless dedication of teachers, illuminating the path of knowledge for generations. Yet, tragically, this luminary role often remains underappreciated and underpaid.

(also: teaching)

A type of monkey that have anxiety

Having an actual existence, as distinguished from an imaginary one. Important.

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Material things I know, or feel, or see;
All else is immaterial to me.
—Jamrach Holobom
(also: moral backsliding)
(also: the devils dictionary)

(n.) an Australian creature similar to a dog; it rejects the human partnership of its domestic cousin in favor of a life of eating babies

(n.) the study of precious precious blood and its constituent components

precious precious constituent components

It always seems impossible until it's done. Nelson Mandela
(also: Nelson Mandela)

(also: creation of the universe)

A place where criminal lets you know he's sorry.

(n.) a derogatory term used to indicate that one is unacceptably different from the person causing an unwelcome spectacle by yelling "freak"

"you're so ugly you could be a modern art masterpiece!"

-a carefully crafted insult intended to describe one whose appearance might be called grabastic

An ancient faith having all the certitude of religion and all the mystery of science. The modern Theosophist holds, with the Buddhists, that we live an incalculable number of times on this earth, in as many several bodies, because one life is not long enough for our complete spiritual development; that is, a single lifetime does not suffice for us to become as wise and good as we choose to wish to become. To be absolutely wise and good — that is perfection; and the Theosophist is so keen-sighted as to have observed that everything desirous of improvement eventually attains perfection. Less competent observers are disposed to except cats, which seem neither wiser nor better than they were last year. The greatest and fattest of recent Theosophists was the late Madame Blavatsky, who had no cat.
(also: buddha)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)

(n.): A brooding, melodramatic strategist who's convinced he's always the smartest person in the room. Often found lounging on a throne while his minions do the grunt work. Has a flair for dramatic entrances and is known to monologue for hours on end.

(also: anime)

a title typically bestowed upon one highly trained in the practice of medicine and restorative health treatments. typically found either in a hospital or a golf course

for the highly trained in other fields, the label is still typically applicable but nobody is ever gonna use it. sorry.

a quote whose author needn't be MLA-cited

so called money that make me have less money
(also: money losing methods)

(n.) red pulsing thing in the chests of most animals, which keeps the blood flowing to the important bits. one of the more vocal organs, which strongly complains in times of great emotional turmoil or physical exercise

Freedom without limits is just a word.
(also: error)

Something that is supposed to typify or stand for something else. Many symbols are mere "survivals" — things which having no longer any utility continue to exist because we have inherited the tendency to make them; as funereal urns carved on memorial monuments. They were once real urns holding the ashes of the dead. We cannot stop making them, but we can give them a name that conceals our helplessness.
(also: SYMBOLIC)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)

(n.) one of few surviving aquatic dinosaurs. serves as an inspiration for many middle aged men by compensating for its unimpressive build with a very dapper style of dress