Archive | September, 2014


20 Sep
verb: travel; 3rd person present: travels; past tense: travelled; past participle: travelled; gerund or present participle: travelling; past tense: traveled; past participle: traveled; gerund or present participle: traveling
  1. 1.
    make a journey, typically of some length.
    “the vessel had been travelling from Libya to Ireland”
    • journey along (a road) or through (a region).
      “he travelled the world with the army”
      travel the world

      roam, rove, range, wend one’s way, cruise, hike, trek, tramp, ride, roll;
      cross, traverse, cover, make one’s way over, circumnavigate, go round, move round;
      informalgallivant, knock about/around;
      “people seeking an exit visa to travel abroad”
    • withstand a journey without illness or impairment.
      “he usually travels well, but he did get a bit upset on a very rough crossing”
    • be successful away from the place of origin.
      “accordion music travels well”
      life is an adventure
  2. 2.
    (of an object or radiation) move, typically in a constant or predictable way.
    “light travels faster than sound”
    no plans
    synonyms: move, proceed, progress, advance; More

    be transmitted, carry
    “light travels faster than sound”
    • go or be moved from place to place.
      “a travelling exhibition”
    • informal
      (of a vehicle) move quickly.
      let's go

      informalbomb, put one’s foot down
      “that lorry’s travelling!”
travel the world
noun: travel
running out of time
  1. 1.
    the action of travelling.
    “my job involves a lot of travel”
    what are you waiting for

autumn – time for change

1 Sep

autumn leaves



noun: autumn; plural noun: autumns
    “the countryside is ablaze with colour in autumn”
    • Astronomy
      the period from the autumn equinox to the winter solstice.

big chinky scarf






conker fight


autumn berries