Notices tagged with wordoftheday
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@tregeagle Oh! #WordOfTheDay I take my hat off to you sir, which is just as well, because it's stinking of sweat. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/susurration
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#WordOfTheDay: Agonism, "a political theory that emphasizes the potentially positive aspects of certain (but not all) forms of political conflict". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agonism #ThingsIDidNotKnow
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#WordOfTheDay astringent: drawing together and/or constricting of tissues; also used to describe pungent, penetrating, sharp, severe.
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#WordOfTheDay ameliorate: to make something (bad or unsatisfactory) better.
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The supplementary #WordOfTheDay is "blithely". https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blithely Blithely.
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For those following along at home, the #WordOfTheDay is "opprobrium". https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opprobrium Opprobrium.
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#WordOfTheDay "unkennell" 1. a. To drive from a lair or den. b. To loose from a kennel. 2. To bring to light; uncover or disclose.
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#WordOfTheDay: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipalization Yes, I'm looking at you, #NBN.
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Today's (temporarily revived) #wordoftheday is nutation: a deviation in the rotation of a mostly-symmetric object. http://ur1.ca/8mhe8
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Today’s #wordoftheday is duopsony: a market in which there are only two buyers.
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Today’s #wordoftheday is bailiwick: a given person’s area of expertise or skill.
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Today’s #wordoftheday is vacillate: to swing indecisively between two courses of action.
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Today’s #wordoftheday is ecosphere: the regions of the universe capable of supporting life.
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Today’s #wordoftheday is numinous: an adjective describing something supernatural or mysterious.
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Today’s #wordoftheday is defenestrate: to throw (someone or something) out of a window.
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Today’s #wordoftheday is horripilation: the process of getting “goosebumps”. (Also, horripilations: goosebumps themselves.)
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Today’s #wordoftheday is platyrrhine: an adjective describing having a broad, flat nose.
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Today’s #wordoftheday is arbalest: a crossbow with a mechanism that automatically draws back and releases the string.
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Aw nuts. Only two queued words left for #wordoftheday. Now I need to go hunt for some more. (Suggestions via email welcome. :D)
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Today’s #wordoftheday is fozy: an adjective describing either an unripe fruit or a flabby person.
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Today’s #wordoftheday is schlockmeister: someone who sells low-quality goods/products.
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Today’s #wordoftheday is gobioid: an adjective describing something which resembles a goby.
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Today’s #wordoftheday is slurb: a shabby or badly-planned suburban area.
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Today’s #wordoftheday is quixotic: a word describing someone unpredictable. Similar to “capricious”.
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Today’s #wordoftheday is cortege: a ceremonial procession.
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Today’s #wordoftheday is susurrus: a soft rustling or whispering sound.
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Today’s #wordoftheday is lugubrious: an adjective describing something sad, dismal or gloomy.
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Today’s #wordoftheday is slumgullion: a stew or thin beverage.
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Today’s #wordoftheday is squamous: an adjective describing something which has scales.
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Today’s #wordoftheday is hypocorism: an affectionate nickname, or “pet name”.
