Mathematical Definitions — Geometry
Definitions play an important role in mathematics.
Determine the answer to each of the definitions below
(the blanks indicate the number of letters in the word):
1. To indicate something with your finger: _ _ _ _ _
2. "It's a bird! It's a _ _ _ _ _ . It's superman!"
3. "Don't go off on a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ; stay on the subject!"
4. The name of the U.S. Defense Building in Washington, DC:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5. Verty Vedel, upon being healed of his blindness, shouted,
" _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ."
6. The zookeeper affectionately referred to the two newborn lion
cubs as a
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
7. Ferd Freezin, local ice plant manager, described his
uncomfortable working conditions as follows,
"It's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ."
8. B.A. Square, the noted Buffalo Hunter and Zoid Catcher,
entitled his latest book,
"How to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ."
9. A broken angle: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
10. What Noah built: _ _ _
11. A combination of three or more tones sounded together
in harmony: _ _ _ _ _
12. What the prison inmate did to while away his time by
raising insects:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
13. John Handley asked the bus driver whether he stopped at
Eleventh and G Streets, and the bus driver replied,
" _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ."
14. A place where criminals are sent:
_ _ _ _ _ .
15. Dashing Dan, the movie hero, straight-forwardly accused the
crooked gambler of being a _ _ _ _ _ .
16. A Sultan's Act: _ _ _ _ _ _
17. Why the greeting card came after your birthday:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
18. When Leonardo Boloni, the Italian math student, heard about
the ban on firearms, he exclaimed, "You mean-a-we-can't-a-have-a
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ."
19. A tall kettle on the fire:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
20. Bill Harper was introducing his latest girlfriend, Ann, to his
buddy, Alex, and he exuberantly exclaimed to him,
" _ _ _ _ _ _ ."
21. The Roller Derby girl quickly yelled to her teammate,
" _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ."
22. The man in charge: _ _ _ _ _
23. A gauge that won't take nickels:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
24. When the hurricane washed the porch into the sea, little Billie
exclaimed,
" _ _ _ _ _ _ _ !"
25. How a farmer might greet another:
" _ _ _ _ ."
26. What the little acorn said when it grew up, " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ !"
27. What to do when it rains:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
28. What to call a dead parrot:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
29. An impotent witch's spell:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
30. An ill insect: _ _ _ _ _ _
31. King of the Jungle: _ _ _ _
32. The son of Mr. And Mrs. Kole, who became a knight: _ _ _ _ _ _
33. How to track a woman criminal:
_ _ _ _ _ _
34. Lewis and Clark journeyed here:
_ _ _ _ _ _
35. To be in favor of farm machinery:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
36. A dog that is no more: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
37. A prisoner's poem: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
38. How the French Revolutionist would get rid of his enemy: _ _ _ _ _
39. What the prisoner magician did on his wife's birthday:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
40. A flattering remark:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
41. The English teacher was conducting a grammar lesson on tenses.
She said,
"Class, I see the leaves,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ,
I have seen the leaves."
42. After reading these stupid definitions, the math student called
his teacher a real _ _ _ _ _ _ .
43. What you call two handbell ringers:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _