“A surface coated in spiky polymer molecules destroys the flu virus at a touch,” Scientific American reported last month. From Wordnik.com. [Biocidal Terrain] Reference
The problem with renewables is that most renewable types of generation are "spiky" - they are intermittent; they come at night. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Colleagues recalled her spiky wit and den-mother affection for fellow writers. From Wordnik.com. [Amanda Davis, 1971-2003] Reference
I had to think what you were referring to as the spiky pup, Pineapple Princess?. From Wordnik.com. [Bloom Day/Foliage Day Combo-February 2010 « Fairegarden] Reference
Dypsis dracaenoides, which resembles another plant known as the spiky dragon tree. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
A quiet word from Carl and I even seen Huw Lewis at his most 'spiky' just fade away. From Wordnik.com. [Bonds Galore in Wales] Reference
3 comment (s) “A surface coated in spiky polymer molecules destroys the flu virus at a touch,” Scientific American reported last month. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-12-01] Reference
It was a shame, because it was getting quite spiky. From Wordnik.com. [Liberal Democrat conference live - Monday 20 September] Reference
Her spiky blond hair doesn't wilt, even in this heat. From Wordnik.com. [House] Reference
She does, in tall spiky letters that look just like her. From Wordnik.com. [Sadie Hawkins Day] Reference
His hair was, black, short and a little spiky at the ends. From Wordnik.com. [Arcana Magi - c.18: Me?] Reference
"How many of those spiky-haired groups can exist?" asks Thomson. From Wordnik.com. [Viva La Franz] Reference
Mary is an elegant, pensive girl with a basket of spiky red flowers. From Wordnik.com. [Picture books for young children: there's a buzz about the place] Reference
Readying for the task ahead, Mr. Leow swept back his spiky black hair. From Wordnik.com. [The Macphersons: Week 41: Chinese Torture-Sort Of] Reference
Well, maybe he gets his inspiration from his spiky, poop-shaped plants. From Wordnik.com. [Una LaMarche: Meet The Project Runway Season 8 Contestants] Reference
Good drift partnersIn shade Hostas with ferns and spiky-leaved libertia. From Wordnik.com. [Gardens: Planting in drifts] Reference
Her hair is short and spiky, lighter than I remembered, the color of her eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Moratorium] Reference
And then the lily pads; floating circles of green with spiky white and pink blossoms. From Wordnik.com. [Monet The Gardener: Life, And Art, Grow At Giverny] Reference
After Simon warned him he'd never win looking like that, he got contacts and a spiky do. From Wordnik.com. ['Idol' Worship] Reference
Its director is a spiky-haired Australian, a postmodern match for James Bond's gadget man, Q. From Wordnik.com. [AGENTS OF GEAR] Reference
It's vivid and spiky and brought into quick-moving life in Jeremy Herrin's excellent production. From Wordnik.com. [Spur of the Moment; Pygmalion; The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist; The Magical Menagerie] Reference
I've swapped the Docs for stilettoes and the short, spiky hairdo is a mercifully distant memory. From Wordnik.com. [It will take more than Bill Gates to save the world] Reference
She wore the game Boss 'black and purple dress, and holding the black spiky staff used to capture the prince. From Wordnik.com. [The Impossible Man - Ep.15: Journey and a Half] Reference
Huzi, the young vendor with orange-tinted spiky hair, said he has never had a customer come back and complain. From Wordnik.com. ['Gray market' for counterfeit gadgets is red hot in China] Reference
PESCA: British quartet, the Futureheads, return with their third album of spiky pop songs, "This is Not the World.". From Wordnik.com. [Shearwater, Journey Back with New Albums] Reference
Huge bows made of twinkling strings festoon Bond Street, and South Molton Street is hung with spiky golden sunbursts. From Wordnik.com. [London Streets Flicker To Life For Holidays] Reference
Looking at Sylvia with her spiky, imitation Brittany Spears hairdo, I think of how much I preferred her Jennifer Aniston look. From Wordnik.com. [We'll Always Have Paris] Reference
Rina and older sister Yosefa inherit the sorrowful eyes of their much-loved father and the pragmatic nature of their spiky mother. From Wordnik.com. [First novels] Reference
The mild buzzing in his head from the beer and the spiky aftertaste of the sandwich kept him half-awake in the darkness of the cabin. From Wordnik.com. [Fifty-One] Reference
Picture Imogen Heap at the Grammys a couple of years ago in a dress covered with lily pads with spiky plants sprouting from her hair. From Wordnik.com. [Imogen Heap: Even The Kitchen Sink] Reference
Calvin and Rosalie were led to a banquette in a corner of the main room, and a spiky-haired waiter named Finn took their food order. From Wordnik.com. [Tooth Decay] Reference
Jen looked up to see the girl standing right in front of her, red lipstick shiny in the bar's light, raven-colored hair spiky and toussled. From Wordnik.com. [... and I liked it!] Reference
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