Confused words. 2014.
jury-rig / jerry-build — Jury rig means to improvise a temporary repair or substitute : Malcolm jury rigged a tentpole out of a broom. Avoid saying jerry rig. Jerry build is a slang word meaning to build poorly : Malcolm jerry built a shelf that fell before we… … Confused words
jerry-rig — jer·ry rig (jĕrʹē rĭg ) tr.v. jer·ry ·rigged, jer·ry ·rig·ging, jer·ry ·rigs To jury rig. [Alteration (influenced by jerry build), of jury rig.] * * * … Universalium
MacGyver — Genre Action/Adventure Espionage Created by Lee David Zlotoff St … Wikipedia
performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium
Calendar of 2002 — ▪ 2003 January I will not wait on events while dangers gather. I will not stand by as peril draws closer and closer. The United States of America will not permit the world s most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world s most destructive… … Universalium
November 2010 — was the eleventh month of that year. It began on a Monday and ended after 30 days on a Tuesday. Portal:Current events This is an archived version of Wikipedia s Current events Portal from November 2010 … Wikipedia
environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… … Universalium
Necessary Roughness (film) — Necessary Roughness Theatrical release poster Directed by Stan Dragoti Produced by … Wikipedia
March 2011 — was the third month of the current year. It began on a Tuesday and ended after 31 days on a Thursday. International holidays (See Holidays and observances, on sidebar at right, below) Portal:Current events This is an archived version of Wikipedia … Wikipedia
