Vocabulary Cartoons and Comics

'I heard he was a thesaurus editor.'

Artist:
Miller, Wiley
Search ID:
wmi111201
High Res:
1900x2139 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
epitaph, epitaphs, eulogy, eulogies, dictionary, dictionaries, editor, editors, thesaurus, thesauruses, vocab, vocabs, vocabulary, vocabularies, editing, career, careers, career path, career paths, cemetery, cemeteries, graveyard, graveyards, grave, graves, non sequitur

"Mr. Webster and I are, once again, in complete agreement."

Artist:
Shanahan, Danny
Search ID:
CC31018
High Res:
2292x1848 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, marriage, marriages, married life, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, argument, arguments, arguing, fight, fights, fighting, conflict, conflicts, word, words, meaning, meanings, definition, definitions, dictionary, dictionaries, agree, agreement, agreements, game, games, board game, board games, word game, word games, acceptable, entertainment, leisure, hobby, hobbies, vocab, vocabulary

"Excuse me, but was that 'to wit' or 'to woo'?"

Artist:
Levin, Arnie
Search ID:
CC35812
High Res:
2028x1853 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
owl, owls, chicken, chickens, animals, animal, bird, birds, talking animals, talking animal, talking bird, talking birds, business, businesses, office, offices, boss, bosses, manager, managers, assistant, assistants, personal assistant, diction, vocab, vocabulary, speech, speeches, terminology, writing, notes, note taking, double check

A tombstone with an inscription reading: "Eugene R. Traskin - 'Literally died'"

Artist:
Dator, Joe
Search ID:
CC141947
High Res:
3010x1957 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
death, dead, died, cemetery, cemeteries, grave, graves, graveyard, graveyards, tombstone, tombstones, headstone, headstones, epitaph, epitaphs, inscription, inscriptions, literally, word, words, vocabulary, misused word, misused words, grammar, english grammar, language, english language, wordplay, word play

"Did you know that 'decimate' means kill just one out of every ten?"

Artist:
Flake, Emily
Search ID:
CC129593
High Res:
2737x2128 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
decimate, decimates, decimating, decimation, one in ten, historical, definition, definitions, define, defines, defining, conquest, conquests, takeover, takeovers, pillage, pillages, viking, vikings, rome, roman, romans, linguistics, etymology, etymologies, vocabulary, vocabulary word, vocabulary words, overzealous, overdo it, overdoing it, linguist, linguists, linguistics, english, english teacher, historian, historians

'His vocabulary is tiny, but effective.'

Artist:
Campbell, Martha
Search ID:
mcan1175
High Res:
2321x3000 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
baby, babies, vocab, vocabs, vocabulary, vocabularies, baby brother, baby brothers, big brother, big brothers, cry, cries, crying, toddler, toddlers, child development, communicating, communication, family life, family-life, childhood, child developments

"Your vocabulary is enlarged."

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
Search ID:
CC27945
High Res:
1508x1534 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
lit, literature, literary, literatures, lit major, vocab, vocabulary, words, word, language, languages, brain, brains, smart, smarter, smartness, intelligent, intelligence, brain, brains, x-ray, xray, x ray, scan, scans, scanned, medical, doctor, doctors, consultant, consultants, surgery, surgeon, skull, skulls, exam, examination, appointment, word, words, play on words, word play

"Qu'est-ce que c'est?"Title: FRENCH FOR BANKERS.

Artist:
Steiner, Peter
Search ID:
CC30034
High Res:
2163x1771 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
french, learning french, french language, language, languages, foreign language, foreign languages, learning a foreign language, language class, languages classes, language lesson, language lessons, french class, french classes, french lesson, french lessons, french teacher, french teachers, education, teacher, teachers, lesson, lesson, class, classes, classroom, classrooms, qu'est-ce que c'est, bank, banks, baking, banker, bankers, money, argent, l'argent, vocabulary, international, what is this, international trade, international banking

'How do you explain these terrible verbal SAT scores?'

Artist:
Hawkins, Jonny
Search ID:
jhan1627
High Res:
1800x1873 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
man of few words, words, vocabulary, sat scores, sat test, sat tests, personnel, personnel manager, hr, job, work, human resources, job interview, resume, corporations, school, education, language, communication skills, poor grades, management, boss, hirer, employer, employee

'He's a man of few works. He likes to talk, he just has a limited vocabulary.'

Artist:
Lambert, Larry
Search ID:
llan472
High Res:
1500x1800 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
blogger, bloggers, blogging, social media, social medias, blog, blogs, social network, social networks, social networking, man of few words, quiet, quietness, vocab, vocabs, vocabulary, vocabularies, limited, dictionary, dictionaries, thesaurus

'And it's not just me...Ms. Anthrope doesn't seem to like anyone.'

Artist:
Fishman, Loren
Search ID:
lfin472
High Res:
1623x1801 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
misanthrope, misanthropy, teacher, teachers, misanthropes, report card, report cards, parent, parents, parenting, elementary school, school, schools, grade, grades, bad grade, bad grades, vocab, vocabulary, word, words, class, classes, language, spelling, dislike, prejudice

'I've been trying to think of a word for two weeks.'

Artist:
Flanagan, Mike
Search ID:
mfln6048
High Res:
2000x1663 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
dictionary, dictionaries, thesaurus, thesauruses, word, words, vocab, vocabs, vocabulary, vocabularies, week, weeks, fortnight, fortnights, lesson, lessons, class, classes, word game, word games, definition, definitions, define, defines, defining

'Word up homey!'

Artist:
RR -Rupert Redway-
Search ID:
rrd0029
High Res:
2858x2374 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
graffiti, crime, crimes, criminal, criminals, teenager, teenagers, youth, youths, adolescent, adolescents, vocab, vocabulary, word, words, vocabulary lesson, vocabulary lessons, juvenile crime, juvenile crimes, grunge, grunges, teenage crime, teenage crimes

'I can't find the words to express my anger with you.' - 'She needs a dictionary.'

Artist:
Flanagan, Mike
Search ID:
mfln4931
High Res:
2000x1663 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
dictionary, dictionaries, expression, expressions, thesauruses, thesaurus, vocab, vocabs, vocabulary, vocabularies, language, languages, script, scripts, actor, actors, kid, kids, movie, movies, films, television, televisions, tvs, writer, writers, screen

'My teacher said the school has tough new standards and I need to improve my vocabulary. What's 'Vocabulary'?'

Artist:
Bacall, Aaron
Search ID:
aba0530
High Res:
2600x3177 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
vocab, vocabulary, speech, speaking, speak, speaks, language, languages, english language, school, schools, teach, teaches, teaching, taught, teacher, teachers, school, schools, standard, standards, improve, improvement, improvements, improved, learn, learning, learns, learned

'What does the word ‘Face' mean in this sentence: 'He was only trying to save face.' A) The front of the head. B)To look at something. C) The surface of a solid. D) Dignity.

Artist:
McCracken, Theresa
Search ID:
tmcn2891
High Res:
2160x2400 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
english, english class, vocabulary test, vocabulary tests, vocabulary, dignity, saving face, medicine, student, students, education, school, schools, teacher, teachers, instructor, instructors, kid, kids, children, teen, teenager, teenagers, high school, elementary school

Girl to boy: 'My vocabulary is bigger than your vocabulary!'

Artist:
Hawkins, Jonny
Search ID:
jhan1263
High Res:
1800x2380 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
vocabulary, vocabularies, word, words, spelling bee, spelling bees, brag, boast, boats, school, schools, english, language, school, primary, learning, kids, boys and girls, elementary school, bullying, bragging, boasting, fighting, arguing, self esteem, reading, literature

"Learned counsel should use shorter words. Learned counsel is forgetting that this Court was not an 'A' student."

Artist:
Handelsman, J. B.
Search ID:
CC79178
High Res:
1455x1611 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
court, courts, courtroom, courtrooms, trial, trials, legal system, justice system, law, laws, legal, judge, judges, lawyer, lawyers, counselor, counselors, counsellors, counsellors, attorney, attorneys, solicitor, solicitors, barrister, barristers, legal counsel, education, schooling, literacy, literate, illiterate, illiteracy, student, students, bad student, bad students, studying, big words, intelligence, language, vocab, vocabulary, learned, forgetting, forgot, unprofessional, unqualified

"Sometimes, from time to time, now and again, at times I wish I'd never been given this Thesaurus."

Artist:
Fran
Search ID:
for0364
High Res:
1368x2457 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
thesaurus, thesauruses, synonyms, synonym, vocabulary, vocab, words, word, language, languages

"I'm tardy? Whew! I was afraid I was going to be late for school!"

Artist:
Hill, Doug
Search ID:
dhgn844
High Res:
2203x2409 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
school, tardiness, time management, time manager, time managers, late for school, schools, teachers, students, pupil, pupils, misunderstanding, misunderstandings, vocabulary, vocab, vocabs, lateness, tardy, teacher, boy, student, late, going to be, afraid, hallway

'I've lost my thesaurus, I can't describe how I feel about it.'

Artist:
Delgado, Roy
Search ID:
rde9829
High Res:
2039x2088 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
thesaurus, thesauruses, description, descriptions, descriptive language, descriptive languages, describing, describe, describes, described, dictionary, dictionaries, book, books, lost, vocab, vocabulary, vocabularies, word, words, pun, puns

'There is pressure on your opticpoopular nerve, which is causing a flutter in your isis. This makes your vision blurry when you look through your corn hole.'

Artist:
Ewer, Mark
Search ID:
mewn584
High Res:
1800x1840 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
medical, treatment, doctor, doctors, patient, terminology, confusion, vocabulary, vocab, confusing, diagnosis, diagnoses, diagnose, straight talk, optical, optics, optometrist, eye doctor, optical nerve, iris, eye hole, socket, eyehole, eye-hole, eye-holes, eye doctors, optometrist, optometrists, jargon, medical jargon

'You're fired, eliminated, laid off, let go, downsized, terminated ...'

Artist:
Hawkins, Jonny
Search ID:
jhan1592
High Res:
2385x2657 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
fired, fire, fires, firing, terminate, terminates, contract, dictionary, vocab, vocabulary, terminated, laid off, employment, employers, employees, boss, bosses, work, thesauruses, thesaurus, books, definitions, synonyms, downsized, change, management, personnel, synonym

"Anne and Frank exchange vowels"

Artist:
Ewer, Mark
Search ID:
mewn607
High Res:
1800x1716 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
marriage, vocabulary, language, vows, exchange vows, wedding, marriage, service, ceremony, couple, english, language, grammar, spelling

'My teacher said that the school has tough new standards and I need to improve my vocabulary. What's vocabulary?'

Artist:
Bacall, Aaron
Search ID:
aba0129
High Res:
2167x2256 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
schools, school, student, students, pupil, pupils, vocab, vocabulary, word, words, new word, new words, question, questions, asking questions, standards, ofsted, league tables, high standards, improve, improves, improvement, improvements