"Describe It"

wonderful stuff! mixed with oxygen produces entonox - the gas and air given during labour, and I loved it!

childbirth

the process of giving birth to a child.

solenoid

a clickety switch, usually unistable, triggered by electrical current and returned by a spring. I think magnets may be involved... if I'm remembering correctly, the current creates an electro-magnet which pulls the switch and completes the circuit. When the current drops, the spring pulls the switch back and breaks the circuit. I think anyway.

adenoid

A mass of lymphatic tissue at the back of the throat and behind the nose. "The adenoids" is a popular term for the swelling or enlargement of this tissue, which sometimes occurs in children and which makes breathing difficult.

head gasket

a bit you get in an engine. this is the sum total of my knowledge of the head gasket.

inch

something i've got 7 of!! 😃

aerofoil

the shape of the cross-section of a wing that changes the pressure of air passing over and under it, speeding up air over the upper suface to lower the pressure and slowing it down underneath to increase the pressure, resulting in lift.

iceberg

I refuse to make comment on Grim's seven inches 😉

A block of frozen water, viciously attacked Titanic some time ago.

Life boat

an archaic escape pod for sea-going ships. James Bond always seems to end up in one with scantily clad women

ball point pen

Well, if we're talking about James Bond, ball point pens always hide either a laser beam or something explosive in them to harm the enemy. 007 never uses it like normal people would: for writing.

pencil?

Russian cosmonauts' joke on the Americans - NASA spent millions of dollars designing a space pen that would write in zero gravity and low pressure - the Russians used a pencil!

silver

Originally posted by Jadeviper
I refuse to make comment on Grim's seven inches 😉

pity 😉

silver is a precious metal of similar value to gold.

flasher

a flasher is stereotypically a dirty old man wearing an equally dirty raincoat with nothing underneath who hangs around the streets baring his all (airing his balls?) at passers-by.

contraception

Something used to prevent (Contra) Conception like a Condom!

Journal

a daily diary (journal means daily in French) - somewhere to record thoughts, feelings and events.

analgesic

Originally posted by Jadeviper
a daily diary (journal means daily in French) - somewhere to record thoughts, feelings and events.

analgesic

analgesic - Encyclop�dia.com says "any of a diverse group of drugs used to relieve pain. Analgesic drugs include the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as the salicylates , narcotic drugs such as morphine , and synthetic drugs with morphinelike action such as meperidine (Demerol) and propoxyphene (Darvon). Aspirin and other NSAIDs (e.g., acetaminophen , ibuprofen , and naproxen ) reduce fever and inflammation as well as relieve pain. Narcotic analgesics and the morphinelike synthetic drugs depress the central nervous system and alter the perception of pain. They are used to alleviate pain not relieved by the NSAIDs. NSAIDs and other analgesics are also used in combination, as in Tylenol with codeine and Darvocet (Darvon and acetaminophen). Recently, patient-controlled analgesic techniques have been introduced, in which patients have the option of injecting small quantities of narcotic type analgesics to control their own pain. Microprocessor-controlled injections may be made through intravenous catheters, or through a catheter into the epidural (covering of the spinal cord) area. In addition to analgesic drugs, various techniques, such as acupuncture , hypnosis (see hypnotism ), and biofeedback , are used to alleviate pain. ." (Wasn't sure about this one 😃 )

you haven't given a new word to be described. and why did everyone think analgesic was rude??

It wasn't that I thought it was rude. I KNEW it was rude 😃

C'mon Gadgey where's the newbie?

there's nothing rude about analgesic other than the first four letters 😛 it's nothing other than a painkiller. I didn't even think of the slight rudeness before I posted it, I just look around the room for inspiration, and there's a packet of paracetamol on the desk.

I'd better not ask to describe things that are around MY room then 😃

I'm ok, the PC's in the livingroom 😊

So's mine - therein lies the problem 😞

As Gadge is obviously otherwise engaged....

.....Your hair.

My hair is currently about waist-length (and needing cut), wavy and red (it was purple, but the blue part of the dye always fades first). Right now it's in two very long pleats and a bit of a mess because I'm just up 😛

Your eyes

Brown. I'm told they're my best feature - particularly when I'm asleep 😊

Irrigation.

making fields wet using pipes and rivers under the ground or something like that. the Romans invented it (according to Monty Python)

sponge

Sponge - something that is always really soft, gentle and clean when you visit other people's homes but your own always seems to be so grotty it's consigned to the car wash bucket within three minutes of buying it.

Moderator (this one's for GR!!!!)

A moderator can mean a few things:-
1)One that moderates,arbitrates or mediates.
One who presides over a meeting, forum, or debate.

2)The officer who presides over a synod or general assembly of the Presbyterian Church.

3)A substance, such as water or graphite, that is used in a nuclear reactor to decrease the speed of fast neutrons and increase the likelihood of fission.

4)the position that should be offered to GRIM REAPER on the AAS forums. 😃

zetor (this one's for rb14)

Woi, those thur be moi traaaaaatrs. Oi luvs em oi doos. Moind youze, down on our faaaaarm, we be usin them thur Maaaaaasseys, we don't be loiking those thur muricun traaaaaatrs. Thaaaaank eee nippr.

Shear grab.
😃

😃 😃 rolling on the floor here 😃 😃

I have no idea what 'shear grab' means, someone else can take that. I know crab shears, but that's not the issue here. I bet this is something hilarious too 😛
God, I try to catch my breath now after all that laughing 😃

BTW we have a bar in Helsinki that's called Zetor, and there's even a real tractor inside. You can sip your beer while sitting in it. Here's the link 😃