| NOUN | a wit [witty person] | wits |
| SYNO | marbles | wits |
NOUN article.ind sg | pl
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- As the picture irises out, a crash is heard (presumably, Porky, at his wits' end, jumped out of the window).
- (2.) A discarded soda can sparks an escalating, one-sided battle of wits between Slappy and her conceited neighbor, Candie Chipmunk.
- The theme of the sonnet is the discrepancy between the poet's physical senses and wits (intellect) on the one hand and his heart on the other.
- He is so dedicated to the concept that when his son Wittypate Oldcraft turns twenty-one, Sir Perfidious kicks him out of the family manse with no income, to live by his wits.
- He is remembered in Mexico as a humorous character, one who lived by his wits but did not use violence.
- . Riddles are mostly used as a way of sharpening children's wits and capturing their attention during story-telling time.
- Player characters are built by allocating a specific number of points to the five different stats. These are edge, heart, iron, shadow, and wits.
- 5 Wits is named after the five inward wits from the writings of William Shakespeare and Stephen Hawes.
- Sadr. K. (Unknown). University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg: http://www.wits.ac.za/academic/science/geography/staff/karim-sadr/5687/karim_sadr.html. 2014-02-24.
- In order to better allow the reader to identify with the invulnerable Man of Steel, Weisinger frequently featured stories in which "Superman lost his powers and had to survive on his natural wits."
- Coker set all his wits to find that fellow. Fortunately for Temple, Coker's wits are not equal to the job.
- A California law student murders a pawnbroker, then matches wits with the detective on the case.
- Wide boy is a British term for a man who lives by his wits, wheeling and dealing.
- The word 'Mannvit' is an ancient Nordic word, from the Icelandic Sagas meaning Wisdom (literally man-wits).
- In the time of William Shakespeare, there were commonly reckoned to be five wits or five senses.
- In the time of William Shakespeare, there were commonly reckoned to be five wits and five senses.
- The paths are called; Wits, Fists and Team path. The first two paths Indiana Jones leaves alone depending to complete mission basses on either thinking (wits) or fighting (fists) whereas in the third Sophia (team) tags along.
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