iter Idiom, Proverb

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a nail-biter

"exciting game or movie; having much suspense" Have you seen the movie The Fugitive? It's a nail-biter.

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biter (curling)

a rock that is touching the twelve-foot circle The Heidt rink is lying four - one is a biter.

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nail-biter

(See a nail-biter)

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writer's block

being unable to think of something to write I told the teacher I couldn't do the paper because of writer's block.

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ankle-biter

a child

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ankle-biters

children, particularly crawling babies

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dumbwaiter

n. A small elevator for carrying food, dishes, etc., from one floor to another in hotels, restaurants, or large homes. The banquet was delayed because the dumbwaiter broke down and the food had to be carried upstairs by hand.

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ghost-writer|ghost|writer

n. A writer whose identity remains a secret and who writes for another who receives all the credit. It is rumored that John Smith's best-selling novel was written by a ghost-writer.

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writer's block|block|writer

n. phr. A condition of being unable to write; a period when the words just won't come. One of the more common problems writers occasionally experience is a writer's block that may last a shorter or a longer time. They say that the reason for Ernest Hemingway's suicide was a severe and seemingly endless writer's block.

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writer's cramp|cramp|writer

n. Pain in the fingers or hand caused by too much writing. Holding your pencil too tightly for too long often gives you writer's cramp. Often used humorously to stress the idea that you have been doing a lot of writing. By the time Mary finished her Christmas cards she complained of writer's cramp.