Object+of+derision
121ridicule — vb Ridicule, deride, mock, taunt, twit, rally are comparable when they mean to make a person or thing the object of laughter. Ridicule implies deliberate and often malicious belittling of the person or thing ridiculed {the old State religion… …
122moon — /mun / (say moohn) noun 1. (often upper case) the body which revolves around the earth monthly at a mean distance of 384 403 km, accompanying the earth in its annual revolution about the sun. It is 3476 km in diameter, and its mass is 0.0123 that …
123ridicule — /ˈrɪdəkjul / (say riduhkyoohl) noun 1. words or actions intended to excite contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision. –verb (t) (ridiculed, ridiculing) 2. to deride; make fun of. –phrase 3. object of ridicule, a person treated with… …
124scoff — I. /skɒf / (say skof) noun 1. an expression of mockery, derision, or derisive scorn; a jeer. 2. an object of mockery or derision. –verb (i) 3. (sometimes followed by at) to speak derisively; mock; jeer. –verb (t) 4. Obsolete to deride. {Middle… …
125scoff — scoff1 [skäf, skôf] n. [ME scof, prob. < Scand: akin to OE scop, singer, OHG skof, poem, ridicule: for IE base see SHOVE] 1. an expression of mocking contempt, scorn, or derision; jeer 2. an object of mocking contempt, scorn, etc. vt. to mock… …
126de|ri|sion — «dih RIHZH uhn», noun. 1. scornful laughter; ridicule; contempt: »Children dread the derision of their playmates. 2. an object of ridicule: »I was a derision to all my people (Lamentations 3:14). ╂[< Latin dērīsiō, ōnis < dērīdēre; see etym …
127Dada — For other uses, see Dada (disambiguation). Cover of the first edition of the publication Dada by Tristan Tzara; Zurich, 1917 Dada (English pronunciation: /ˈdɑːdɑː/) or Dadaism is a cultural movement that began in Zurich, Switzerland, du …
128Flour bomb — There are two types of flour bomb:* The relatively innocuous use of flour in a fragile container, thrown at a person or object to produce an inconvenient stain. * The dangerous explosion that can occur when an air suspension of the fine organic,… …
