The Smurfs fulfill simple archetypes of everyday people: Lazy Smurf, Grouchy Smurf, Brainy Smurf, and so on. All Smurfs, with the exception of Papa, Baby, Smurfette, Nanny and Grandpa, are said to be 100 years old.
wail verb. âº to make a âlong, high âcry, usually because of âpain or âsadness, or to make a âsound like this: [I] The four âbabies were wailing in âunison. [I] Air-raid âsirens wailed.
Waive and waiver should not be confused with wave and waver. Waive is a transitive verb that means âsurrender (a right or claim),â and waiver is its related noun, meaning âan instance of waivingâ or âa document recording such waivingâ: he waived potential rights in the case by signing the waiver.