Prompts - zb5- drabble - tyrant, shortfic - zw5 - fox
Round: zb5
Drabble: tyrant
Due: Thursday 24th January.
Main Entry: ty·rant
Pronunciation: \ˈtī-rənt\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English tyraunt, from Anglo-French tyran, tyrant, from Latin tyrannus, from Greek tyrannos
Date: 14th century
1 a: an absolute ruler unrestrained by law or constitution b: a usurper of sovereignty
2 a: a ruler who exercises absolute power oppressively or brutally b: one resembling an oppressive ruler in the harsh use of authority or power
Round: zw5
Shortfic: Fox
Due: Thursday 31st January.
Main Entry: 1fox
Pronunciation: \ˈfäks\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural fox·es also fox
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fuhs fox and perhaps to Sanskrit puccha tail
Date: before 12th century
1 a: any of various carnivorous mammals (especially genus Vulpes) of the dog family related to but smaller than wolves with shorter legs, more pointed muzzle, large erect ears, and long bushy tail b: the fur of a fox
2: a clever crafty person
3archaic : sword
4capitalized : a member of an American Indian people formerly living in what is now Wisconsin
5: a good-looking young woman or man
Posted definitions are taken from the Merriam Webster Dictionary, interpretations may be as literal or metaphorical as you desire.
For the purposes of this challenge community, drabbles are considered to be less than 400 words, shortfic more than 300.
Drabble: tyrant
Due: Thursday 24th January.
Main Entry: ty·rant
Pronunciation: \ˈtī-rənt\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English tyraunt, from Anglo-French tyran, tyrant, from Latin tyrannus, from Greek tyrannos
Date: 14th century
1 a: an absolute ruler unrestrained by law or constitution b: a usurper of sovereignty
2 a: a ruler who exercises absolute power oppressively or brutally b: one resembling an oppressive ruler in the harsh use of authority or power
Round: zw5
Shortfic: Fox
Due: Thursday 31st January.
Main Entry: 1fox
Pronunciation: \ˈfäks\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural fox·es also fox
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fuhs fox and perhaps to Sanskrit puccha tail
Date: before 12th century
1 a: any of various carnivorous mammals (especially genus Vulpes) of the dog family related to but smaller than wolves with shorter legs, more pointed muzzle, large erect ears, and long bushy tail b: the fur of a fox
2: a clever crafty person
3archaic : sword
4capitalized : a member of an American Indian people formerly living in what is now Wisconsin
5: a good-looking young woman or man
Posted definitions are taken from the Merriam Webster Dictionary, interpretations may be as literal or metaphorical as you desire.
For the purposes of this challenge community, drabbles are considered to be less than 400 words, shortfic more than 300.