Mild substitute for taboo word |
EUPHEMISM |
N on-permanent worker |
TEMP |
Paraffin oil |
KEROSENE |
Pointed humour |
SATIRE |
Rain/ice mix |
SLEET |
Rebound (off a surface) |
RICOCHET |
Relating to time |
TEMPORAL |
School bag |
SATCHEL |
Shy reticent person |
INTROVERT |
Spanish male title |
DON |
Sports defeat |
LOSS |
Terse and vigorously expressive |
PITHY |
Top of a wave |
CREST |
Turn on a chair, say |
SWIVEL |