Wednesday's Word #5 - Akimbo
This weeks word is akimbo. Akimbo is an adjective. Although adjectives are used to describe nouns, this particular one usually does not come before the noun.
Akimbo means to have your hands on your hips with your elbows turned outward. It can also mean to have your legs spread apart in a bent position.
Here are some examples of the word akimbo used properly.
Marnie was so exasperated that she stood in front of us arms akimbo.
For reading time, the fourth graders sit in a semi-circle, legs akimbo.
Is it easier to write with your arms or your legs akimbo? If your teacher allows, stand or sit akimbo, and then get in a comfortable position to write your own sentence with this word.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/akimbo
Akimbo means to have your hands on your hips with your elbows turned outward. It can also mean to have your legs spread apart in a bent position.
Here are some examples of the word akimbo used properly.
Marnie was so exasperated that she stood in front of us arms akimbo.
For reading time, the fourth graders sit in a semi-circle, legs akimbo.
Is it easier to write with your arms or your legs akimbo? If your teacher allows, stand or sit akimbo, and then get in a comfortable position to write your own sentence with this word.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/akimbo