School Night It’s late And I’m supposed to be sleeping But instead, I’m wide awake and hiding Beneath my blue Spider-Man blanket Holding a plastic flashlight in one hand And a brand-new comic book in the other Eagerly devouring the thrilling adventures Of that wonderful web-slinging wall-crawler While the neighbor’s pint-sized pug Yaps on and on in the apartment next door Just like it does every night © Shaun Jex

The #wordoftheweek from @thetoypress.bsky.social is "yap" and here's the poem I came up with. Thanks to the folks at The Toy Press for another wonderful prompt!

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Nan's wheels on her red frame rolled along with us, squealing, all a hear‑me whistle,
piercingly high with its talk to the flowers and the earth in a loud yap.

On a play date with my bestie
I love to have a yap
with a large vanilla milkshake
and a soft Nutella bap.

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An image of a young boy next to an older sister who is working at a desk. Word of the Week: interrupt Class: verb Definition: to stop something from happening for a short time, often in relation to stopping someone from speaking. Synonyms: disturb, break off. Antonyms: continue, allow. In use: Ava did not like it when her brother interrupted her doing her homework. Challenge: Can you come up with three more synonyms and three more antonyms for interrupt.

Our #WordOfTheWeek is interrupt - to stop something from happening for a short time, often in relation to stopping someone from speaking. Can you come up with three more antonyms and three more synonyms for interrupt.
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Beam moving time: Moving Time during which either the position or the tilt of the Beam is altered.

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From the person who failed physics A-level! Who’d have thought - a poem about the conservation of momentum! 😂
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Thank you for the last word of the week, crisp. It has inspired a winter Christmas poem from me, based on a true memory.
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as a treat
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frustration tolerance
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This week's word is tenacity. 💪✨ It's something I strive to have no matter what I do. However, even with the best of intentions, it can be hard 😅.

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Thanks as always to @thetoypress.bsky.social for their #wordoftheweek . With opening day less than a month away, I knew exactly what I'd write about when I saw that this week's word as "swing"

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An image of two friends sat at a table with cups of tea. Word of the Week: faithful Class: adjective Definition: trusted, or loyal to a person, organisation or idea. Synonyms: honest, dependable. Antonyms: dishonest, unfaithful. In use: Anya was a faithful friend who would always turn up when needed, whatever the problem. Challenge: Can you come up with three more synonyms and three more antonyms for faithful.

Our #WordOfTheWeek is faithful - trusted, or loyal to a person, organisation or idea. Your challenge is to come up with three more antonyms and three more synonyms for faithful.
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Focal Point: Point which is defined by the intersection of the optical axis and the backwards extrapolated path of a ray that (1) is tending towards infinity, (2) was parallel to the optical axis in the Incident Beam, and (3) that was deflected by an electron lens.

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Word-of-the-Week Wednesday 📖✨ I actually love this word. I feel so elegant when I use it 💬💫.

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Have you heard of endocrine disruptors?

They can interfere with our endocrine system, which is responsible for producing hormones.

How can we avoid them? 👉 diccionario.isglobal.org/disruptores-endocrinos/

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I have a vague memory of telling Mum, when I was young, I love her as much as cheese and onion crisps😆. This #WordoftheWeek was made for me. Apologies to #Shakespeare. And @walkerscrispsuk.bsky.social, get in touch for your next advertising strategy meeting - I'm your man! 😜 #crisps #chips

Thanks to @thetoypress.bsky.social for another wonderful #wordoftheweek. Here's my offering.

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Tilt Correction: An imaging setting which can be used during acquisition to correct perspective distortion when imaging a tilted surface or cross section.

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An image of gargoyles on the side of an old building and the following text: Word of the Week: grotesque Class: adjective Definition: unnatural and unpleasant in a bizarre or frightening way. Synonyms: absurd, eerie, ridiculous. Antonyms: ordinary, normal. In use: The medieval building was covered with grotesque gargoyle figures. Challenge: Write a paragraph about something grotesque.

Our #WordOfTheWeek is grotesque. Something unnatural and unpleasant in a bizarre or frightening way. The challenge this week is to write a paragraph about something grotesque.
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I probably shouldn't be admitting this, because it's strictly need to know. But in the interest of participating in @thetoypress.bsky.social #wordoftheweek I'll let you in on my secret:

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How fractious the sky,
its two sides in a quarrel
unstitching the ink-dark air.
A horizontal pulse of drifting blue
jellyfish, and the sky becomes night.

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Bragg Diffraction: Diffraction which follows Bragg's Law.

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An image of a cat in a multi coloured knitted hoodie. The following wording is included. Word of the week: ridiculous. Class: adjective. Definition: silly or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at. Synonyms: absurd, bizarre, crazy. Antonyms: believable, serious, sensible. In use: Phoebe’s cat looked ridiculous in the jumper she had knitted for it. Challenge: Write a paragraph describing something ridiculous.

Our #WordOfTheWeek is ridiculous – silly or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at. This week’s challenge is to write a paragraph describing something ridiculous. Find more #11PlusResources at www.bofa11plus.com.
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