The word for 09.01.2010 is FACE.

Today's word is FACE. As many of you will already know, at beginning of each month, l pick the words for my "http://oneimageaday.blogspot.com" blog challenge. My husband calls out numbers between 1-1000 ( which l keep adding to) and l look at the corresponding word for that particular number and that is the word for the day! Sometimes l really hate the words that turn up but today was one of my favorite. There are so many images l could have used for this word. I love taking portraits that have been set up or totally unstaged. But as l came out of my building, there in front of me were two snowmen, made by a family living in my block of flats. The expression on the face and his punk hair style just made me giggle, so decided to use it as my "face" image!

face |fās|noun1 the front part of a person's head from the forehead to the chin, or the corresponding part in an animal.• the face as expressing emotion; an expression shown on the face :the happy faces of these children.• a manifestation or outward aspect of something : the unacceptable face of social drinking.• [with adj. ] a person conveying a particular quality or association :this season's squad has a lot of old faces in it.2 the surface of a thing, esp. one that is presented to the view or has a particular function, in particular• Geometry each of the surfaces of a solid : the faces of a cube.• a vertical or sloping side of a mountain or cliff : the south face of Broad Peak.• the side of a planet or moon facing the observer.• the front of a building.• the plate of a clock or watch bearing the digits or hands.• the distinctive side of a playing card.• short for typeface .• the side of a coin showing the head or principal design.verb [ trans. ]1 be positioned with the face or front toward (someone or something) :he turned to face her.• [ intrans. ] have the face or front pointing in a specified direction :the house faces due east.• [ intrans. ] (of a soldier) turn in a particular direction : they immediately faced about.2 confront and deal with or accept : honesty forced her to face facts | [intrans. ] the candidates choose not to face up to the pragmatic issues.• ( face someone/something down) overcome someone or something by a show of determination : he faced down persistent hecklers at a noontime rally.• have (a difficult event or situation) in prospect : each defendant faced a maximum sentence of 10 years.• (of a problem or difficult situation) present itself to and requireaction from (someone) : if you were suddenly faced with an emergency, would you know how to cope?3 (usu. be faced with) cover the surface of (a thing) with a layer of a different material : the external basement walls were faced with granite slabs.DERIVATIVESfaced |fāst| |feɪst| adjective [in combination ] : red-faced.ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French, based on Latin facies‘form, appearance, face.’

the word for 08.01.2010 is ROUND.

I knew straight away what image l would use today for the word ROUND. The snowman built by the Australian girls on our estate. It has a round head and round seeds for his mouth. He also has round buttons for his eyes and a piece of round carrot for his nose. Everytime l look at this snowman, it just makes me smile!

round |round|adjective1 shaped like or approximately like a circle or cylinder : she was seated at a small, round table.• having a curved shape like part of the circumference of a circle :round arches.2 shaped like or approximately like a sphere : a round glass ball | the grapes are small and round.• (of a person's body) plump.• having a curved surface with no sharp or jagged projections : the boulders look round and smooth.• figurative (of a voice) rich and mellow; not harsh.3 [ attrib. ] (of a number) altered for convenience of expression or calculation, for example to the nearest whole number or multiple of ten or five : the size of the fleet is given in round numbers.• (of a number) convenient for calculation, typically through being a multiple of ten.• used to show that a figure has been completely and exactly reached: a round dozen.• archaic (of a sum of money) considerable : his business is worth a round sum to me.4 archaic (of a person or their manner of speaking) not omitting or disguising anything; frank and truthful : she berated him in good round terms.noun1 a circular piece of a particular substance : cut the pastry into rounds.• a thick disk of beef cut from the haunch as a joint.2 an act of visiting each of a number of people or places : she did the rounds of her family to say goodbye | he made the rounds of the city's churches.• a tour of inspection, typically repeated regularly, in which the safety or well-being of those visited is checked : the doctor is just making his rounds in the wards.3 one of a sequence of sessions or groups of related actions or events, typically such that development or progress can be seen between one group and another : the two sides held three rounds of talks.• a division of a contest such as a boxing or wrestling match.• one of a succession of stages in a sporting contest or other competition, in each of which more candidates are eliminated : the playoffs in the second round.• an act of playing all the holes in a golf course once : Eileen enjoys the occasional round of golf.4 a regularly recurring sequence of activities or functions : their lives were a daily round of housework and laundry.• Music a song for three or more unaccompanied voices or parts, each singing the same theme but starting one after another, at the same pitch or in octaves; a simple canon.• a set of drinks bought for all the members of a group, typically as part of a sequence in which each member in turn buys such a set : it's my round.5 a measured quantity or number of something, in particular• the amount of ammunition needed to fire one shot.• Archery a fixed number of arrows shot from a fixed distance.verb [ trans. ]1 pass and go around (something) so as to move on in a changed direction : the ship rounded the cape and sailed north.2 alter (a number) to one less exact but more convenient for calculations: we'll round the weight up to the nearest pound | the committee rounded down the figure | let's just round it off to an even ten dollars.3 give a round shape to : a lathe that rounded chair legs.• [ intrans. ] become circular in shape : her eyes rounded in dismay.• Phonetics pronounce (a vowel) with the lips narrowed and protruded.DERIVATIVESderivatively |dəˈrɪvəd1vli| adverbORIGIN late Middle English (in the adjective sense [having the power to draw off,] and in the noun sense [a word derived from another] ): fromFrench dérivatif, -ive, from Latin derivativus, from derivare (seederive ).

The word for 07.01.2010 is COVERED

Snow,snow and more snow, ice and then more snow! Bad for people trying to go to work but for us..play time! my word today is covered and l thought that will be easybasically because everything is covered with snow!Ha! The problem l had was which tree or bush do l put up as covered! As l was watching the tons of children who were riding down a slope on Wimbledon Common, my eye was caught by three people trying to mend a runner on an old fashioned wooden sledge. I was watching them for a while, when l just casually looked down at their feet. Mainly because l am doing a project on feet at the moment, so l was interested in these. And low and beholed...one of them had interesting things covering his feet....Sainsburies orange plastic bags!Got my word for covered!



cover |ˈkəvər|
verb [ trans. ]
1 (often be covered) put something such as a cloth or lid on top of or in front of (something) in order to protect or conceal it : the table had been covered with a checked tablecloth | she covered her face with a pillow.
• envelop in a layer of something, esp. dirt : he was covered in mud | figurative she was covered in confusion.
• scatter a layer of loose material over (a surface, esp. a floor), leaving it completely obscured : the barn floor was covered in straw.
• lie over or adhere to (a surface), as decoration or to conceal something : masonry paint will cover hairline cracks.
• protect (someone) with a garment or hat : [as adj. ] ( covered) keep children covered with T-shirts.
• extend over (an area) : the grounds covered eight acres.
• travel (a specified distance) : it took them four days to cover 150 miles.
2 deal with (a subject) by describing or analyzing its most important aspects or events : a sequence of novels that will cover the period from 1968 to the present.
• investigate, report on, or publish or broadcast pictures of (an event) : NBC is covering the Olympics.
• work in, have responsibility for, or provide services to (a particular area) : development officers whose work would cover a large area.
• (of a rule or law) apply to (a person or situation).
3 (of a sum of money) be enough to pay (a bill or cost) : there are grants to cover the cost of materials for loft insulation.
• (of insurance) protect against a liability, loss, or accident involving financial consequences : your contents are now covered against accidental loss or damage in transit.
• ( cover oneself) take precautionary measures so as to protect oneself against future blame or liability : one reason doctors take temperatures is to cover themselves against negligence claims.
4 disguise the sound or fact of (something) with another sound or action : Louise laughed to cover her embarrassment.
• [ intrans. ] ( cover for) disguise the illicit absence or wrongdoing of (someone) in order to spare them punishment : if the sergeant wants to know where you are, I'll cover for you.
• [ intrans. ] ( cover for) temporarily take over the job of (a colleague) in their absence : during August ministers cover for other ministers.
5 aim a gun at (someone) in order to prevent them from moving or escaping.
• protect (an exposed person) by shooting at an enemy : [as adj. ] ( covering) the jeeps retreated behind spurts of covering fire.
• (of a fortress, gun, or cannon) have (an area) within range.
• (in team games) take up a position ready to defend against (an opposing player).
• Baseball be in position at (a base) ready to catch a thrown ball.
6 Bridge play a higher card on (a high card) in a trick : the ploy will fail if the ten is covered | [ intrans. ] East covered with his queen.
7 record or perform a new version of (a song) originally performed by someone else : other artists who have covered the song include U2.
8 (of a male animal, esp. a stallion) copulate with (a female animal), esp. as part of a commercial transaction between the owners of the animals.
noun
1 a thing that lies on, over, or around something, esp. in order to protect or conceal it : a seat cover.
• a thin solid object that seals a container or hole; a lid : a manhole cover.
• a thick protective outer part or page of a book or magazine : her life was captured between hard covers in her 1986 autobiography.
• Philately a card or envelope that has traveled through the mail or that contains postal markings.
• ( the covers) bedclothes : she burrowed down beneath the covers.
2 physical shelter or protection sought by people in danger : the sirens wailed and people ran for cover | store seats under cover before the bad weather sets in.
• undergrowth, trees, or other vegetation used as a shelter by hunted animals : the standing crops of game cover | a landscape bare of woodland except for neat little fox covers. See also covert (sense 1).
• an activity or organization used as a means of concealing an illegal or secret activity : the organizations often use their philanthropy as a cover for subsidies to terrorists.
• [in sing. ] an identity or activity adopted by a person, typically a spy, to conceal their true activities : he was worried that their cover was blown.
• military support given when someone is in danger from or being attacked by an enemy : they agreed to provide additional naval cover.
• Ecology the amount of ground covered by a vertical projection of the vegetation, usually expressed as a percentage.
3 short for cover charge .
4 a place setting at a table in a restaurant. [ORIGIN: rendering French couvert.]
5 (also cover version) a recording or performance of a previously recorded song made esp. to take advantage of the original's success.

The word for 06.01.2010 is BLUE

One day late..this blog is for 06.01.2010. Today's word is BLUE. I had no idea that my word today would be so unusual when l started out today. Looked at blue doors, beautiful blue sky, people wearing articles of blue clothing,blue books and blue cars. As we were driving around Fulhan Broadway, in london and we suddenly saw this man coming towards us, with something on his arm! We were travelling in our car at the time, so l had to point and shoot and hope!



blue |bloō|
adjective ( bluer , bluest )
1 of a color intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or sea on a sunny day : the clear blue sky | blue jeans | deep blue eyes.
• (of a person's skin) having or turning such a color, esp. with cold or breathing difficulties : Annie went blue, and I panicked.
• (of a bird or other animal) having blue markings : a blue jay.
• (of cats, foxes, or rabbits) having fur of a smoky gray color : the blue fox.
• (of a ski run) of the second lowest level of difficulty, as indicated by colored markers positioned along it.
• Physics denoting one of three colors of quark.
2 informal (of a person or mood) melancholy, sad, or depressed : he's feeling blue.
3 informal (of a movie, joke, or story) with sexual or pornographic content : the blue movies are hugely profitable.
• (of language) marked by cursing, swearing, and blasphemy.
4 informal rigidly religious or moralistic; puritanical.
noun
1 blue color or pigment : she was dressed in blue | the dark blue of his eyes | armchairs in pastel blues and greens.
• blue clothes or material : Susan wore blue.
• a blue uniform, or a person wearing a blue uniform, such as a police officer or a baseball umpire.
• (usu. Blue) the Union army in the Civil War, or a member of that army.
2 a blue thing, in particular
• a blue ball, piece, etc., in a game or sport.
• ( the blue) poetic/literary the sky or sea; the unknown : a lark went trilling up, up into the blue.
3 [usu. with adj. ] a small butterfly, the male of which is predominantly blue while the female is typically brown. • Numerous genera in the family Lycaenidae.
4 another term for bluing .
verb ( blues |bluz|, blued |blud|, bluing |ˈbluɪŋ| or blueing |ˈbluɪŋ|)
1 make or become blue : [ trans. ] the light dims, bluing the retina | [as adj. ] ( blued) blued paper | [ intrans. ] the day would haze, the air bluing with afternoon.
• [ trans. ] heat (metal) so as to give it a grayish-blue finish : [as adj. ] ( blued) nickel-plated or blued hooks.
2 [ trans. ] wash (white clothes) with bluing.
PHRASES
do something until (or till) one is blue in the face informal put all one's efforts into doing something to no avail : she could talk to him until she was blue in the face, but he was just not hearing.
once in a blue moon informal very rarely. [ORIGIN: because a “blue moon” is a phenomenon that never occurs.]
out of the blue (or out of a clear blue sky) informal without warning; unexpectedly : she phoned me out of the blue. [ORIGIN: with reference to a “blue” (i.e., clear) sky, from which nothing unusual is expected.]
talk a blue streak informal speak continuously and at great length.
DERIVATIVES
blueness |ˈblunəs| noun
ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French bleu, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to Old English blǣwen [blue] and Old Norse blár ‘dark blue’ .

the word for 05.01.2010 is LINE

The word today is LINE.
One of the things the dictionary says about line is, "a long, narrow mark or band" and l thought this will be so easy but also could be very boring. Looking in the newspaper gives you hundreds of lines and the house is full of them. Every where l looked there were lines.  Nothing that would make people want to look forward to the next blog word image! I don't know how many people visit or read my blog but at least l could make it interesting for those that do! Also to remind myself why l do this..to get my creative juices going each day. If l found this boring, why would other people bother to want to read it!
Anyway, went about my daily work, while still remembering to look for my word. Then as l was thinking about Christmas wreaths and how, after more than a week, most are still on people's doors, l came across my image. There on the large ground floor window, was this very colourful painting of flowers, and also lines going the space, which belonged to a cloth-blind covering the window.

One of the many reasons l like this image, is because of the reflections in the background, which shows the houses on the street opposite. Also you can clearly see the blue sky surrounding the brick chimmney pots. The flowers look similar and yet if you look carefully you will see small differences. And the stems are different lengths and one of them is cut in two. I like the fact that the texture of the cloth- blind comes out in this image.




line 1 |līn|noun1 a long, narrow mark or band : a row of closely spaced dots will look like a continuous line | I can't draw a straight line.• Mathematics a straight or curved continuous extent of length withoutbreadth.• a positioning or movement of a thing or things that creates or appears to follow such a line : her mouth set in an angry line | the ball rose in a straight line.• a furrow or wrinkle in the skin of the face or hands.• a contour or outline considered as a feature of design orcomposition : crisp architectural lines | the artist's use of clean line and color.• (on a map or graph) a curve connecting all points having a specified common property.• a line marking the starting or finishing point in a race.• a line marked on a field or court that relates to the rules of a game or sport.• Football the line of scrimmage.• ( the Line) the equator.• a notional limit or boundary : the issue of peace cut across class lines |television blurs the line between news and entertainment.• each of the very narrow horizontal sections forming a television picture.• Physics a narrow range of the spectrum noticeably brighter or darker than the adjacent parts.• ( the line) the level of the base of most letters, such as h and x, in printing and writing.• [as adj. ] Printing & Computing denoting an illustration or graphic consisting of lines and solid areas, with no gradation of tone : a lineblock | line art.• each of (usually five) horizontal lines forming a stave in musicalnotation.• a sequence of notes or tones forming an instrumental or vocal melody : a powerful melodic line.• a dose of a powdered narcotic or hallucinatory drug, esp. cocaine orheroin, laid out in a line.2 a length of cord, rope, wire, or other material serving a particularpurpose : wring the clothes and hang them on the line | a telephone line.• one of a vessel’s mooring ropes.• a telephone connection : she had a crank on the line.• a railroad track.• a branch or route of a railroad system : the Philadelphia to Baltimore line.• a company that provides ships, aircraft, or buses on particular routes on a regular basis : a major shipping line.3 a horizontal row of written or printed words.• a part of a poem forming one such row : each stanza has eight lines.• ( lines) the words of an actor's part in a play or film.• a particularly noteworthy written or spoken sentence : his speech ended with a line about the failure of justice.• ( lines) Brit. an amount of text or number of repetitions of a sentence written out as a school punishment.4 a row of people or things : a line of acolytes proceeded down the aisle.• a row or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed.• a connected series of people following one another in time (used esp. of several generations of a family) : we follow the history of a family through the male line.• (in football, hockey, etc.) a set of players in the forwardmost positions for offense or defense.• Football one of the positions on the line of scrimmage.• a series of related things : the bill is the latest in a long line of measures to protect society from criminals.• a range of commercial goods : the company intends to hire more people and expand its product line.• informal a false or exaggerated account or story : he feeds me a line about this operation.• the point spread for sports events on which bets may be made.5 an area or branch of activity : the stresses unique to their line of work.• a direction, course, or channel : lines of communication | he opened another line of attack.• ( lines) a manner of doing or thinking about something : you can't run a business on these lines | the superintendent was thinking along the same lines.• an agreed-upon approach; a policy : the official line is that there were no chemical attacks on allied troops.6 a connected series of military fieldworks or defenses facing an enemy force : raids behind enemy lines.• an arrangement of soldiers or ships in a column or line formation; a line of battle.• ( the line) regular army regiments (as opposed to auxiliary forces or household troops).verb [ trans. ]1 stand or be positioned at intervals along : a processional route lined by people waving flags.2 [usu. as adj. ] ( lined) mark or cover with lines : a thin woman with a lined face | lined paper.3 Baseball hit a line drive.

The word for 04.01.2010 is YELLOW (I day late uploading)

Today's word is YELLOW. Within two mins of leaving the flat, we came apon a yellow football but that was too easy for me. So l decided to carry on looking, as we were going out for some time. We walked to Putney the normal way, then on the way back we wiggled and wound our way pass all the big gorgeous houses and some council houses and so took our time. Saw some roads we hadn't been up before aand many building we had not seen before either. Living in London is still an adventure to us.
Anyway on the way back we saw quite a few yellow objects but the one l decided on was on the pavement and l spotted it from quite away away. The yellow packet was sitting on top of crisp brown leaves and snow all round.

yellow |ˈyelō|adjective1 of the color between green and orange in the spectrum, a primary subtractive color complementary to blue; colored like ripe lemons or egg yolks : curly yellow hair.• offensive having a naturally yellowish or olive skin (as used to describe Chinese or Japanese people).• denoting a warning of danger that is thought to be near but not actually imminent : he put Camp Visoko on yellow alert.2 informal cowardly : he'd better get back there quick and prove he's not yellow.• archaic showing jealousy or suspicion.3 (of a book or newspaper) unscrupulously sensational.noun1 yellow color or pigment : the craft detonated in a blaze of red and yellow |painted in vivid blues and yellows.• yellow clothes or material : everyone dresses in yellow.2 the yolk of an egg.3 ( yellows) any of a number of plant diseases in which the leaves turn yellow, typically caused by viruses and transmitted by insects.verb [ intrans. ]become a yellow color, esp. with age : the cream paint was beginning to yellow| [as adj. ] ( yellowing) yellowing lace curtains | [as adj. ] ( yellowed) a yellowed newspaper cutting.PHRASESthe yellow peril offensive the political or military threat regarded as being posed by the Chinese or by the peoples of Southeast Asia.DERIVATIVESyellowish |ˈjɛləwɪʃ| adjectiveyellowly adverbyellowness |ˈjɛloʊnəs| nounyellowy |ˈjɛləwi| adjectiveORIGIN Old English geolu, geolo; related to Dutch geel and Germangelb, also to gold .

the word for 01.12.201009 is REFLECTION.

Today's word is reflection.
Today was such an amazing day, bright blue sky, no clouds, no wind but...very cold! So we decided to go to Kew Gardens, which is one of our favorite places to visit. So we wrapped up VERY warmly (see images in http://chocolatelifeandjazz.blogspot.com/..they are worth seeing..l promise!) and put the roof down. If you could see the expressions on people's faces, as we drove past ......roof down! Ha!
Anyway back to the word. Kew was packed with people and loads of children running around and having great fun. Lots of people only think of Kew in the Summer and the Autumn(Fall) but believe me it is amazing in the Winter as well.
I was very busy taking images of fungi and in my element, when l suddenly remembered, l still didn't have my word. So off l went in search of my word. We were almost all the way round the pond, having seen peacocks, moorhens and some amazing plants when we came to a bridge. On this bridge, people were feeding swans, ducks and unintentionally seagulls ! Then l saw my image from the bridge.

The reflection is from the wooden fence of the bridge, which is over the pond and I think the effect is amazing.

reflection |riˈflek sh ən|noun1 the throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it : the reflection of light.• an amount of light, heat, or sound that is thrown back in such a way : the reflections from the streetlights gave us just enough light.• an image seen in a mirror or shiny surface : Marianne surveyed herreflection in the mirror.• a thing that is a consequence of or arises from something else : a healthy skin is a reflection of good health in general.• [in sing. ] a thing bringing discredit to someone or something : it was a sad reflection on society that because of his affliction he was picked on.• Mathematics the conceptual operation of inverting a system or eventwith respect to a plane, each element being transferred perpendicularly through the plane to a point the same distance the other side of it.2 serious thought or consideration : he doesn't get much time for reflection.• an idea about something, esp. one that is written down or expressed: reflections on human destiny and art.ORIGIN late Middle English : from Old French reflexion or late Latinreflexio(n-), from Latin reflex- ‘bent back,’ from the verb reflectere.