adamantine \ ad-uh-MAN-teen \ , adjective;
1. Utterly unyielding or firm in attitude or opinion.
2. Too hard to cut, break, or pierce.
3. Like a diamond in luster.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Word of the Day - February 24
It's either bulletproof glass or he's really weak.
adamantine \ ad-uh-MAN-teen \ , adjective;
1. Utterly unyielding or firm in attitude or opinion.
2. Too hard to cut, break, or pierce.
3. Like a diamond in luster.
adamantine \ ad-uh-MAN-teen \ , adjective;
1. Utterly unyielding or firm in attitude or opinion.
2. Too hard to cut, break, or pierce.
3. Like a diamond in luster.
Word of the Day - February 23
This was a horrendous definition to illustrate but it's fine when a smart scientist uses the chute for a garbage can.
plenum \PLEE-nuhm\ , noun:
1. A full assembly, as a joint legislative assembly.
2. The state or a space in which a gas, usually air, is contained at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure.
3. A space, usually above a ceiling or below a floor, that can serve as a receiving chamber for air that has been heated or cooled to be distributed to inhabited areas.
4. The whole of space regarded as being filled with matter (opposed to vacuum).
plenum \PLEE-nuhm\ , noun:
1. A full assembly, as a joint legislative assembly.
2. The state or a space in which a gas, usually air, is contained at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure.
3. A space, usually above a ceiling or below a floor, that can serve as a receiving chamber for air that has been heated or cooled to be distributed to inhabited areas.
4. The whole of space regarded as being filled with matter (opposed to vacuum).
Word of the Day - February 22
Thats something you have to say straightforwardly.
ad rem \ad REM\ , adverb:
1. Without digressing; in a straightforward manner.
adjective:
1. Relevant; pertinent.
ad rem \ad REM\ , adverb:
1. Without digressing; in a straightforward manner.
adjective:
1. Relevant; pertinent.
Word of the Day - February 21
Is this vintage of chicken acceptable, sir?
bespeak \bih-SPEEK\ , verb:
1. To show; indicate.
2. To ask for in advance.
3. To reserve beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for.
4. Literary. To speak to; address.
5. Obsolete. To foretell; forebode.
bespeak \bih-SPEEK\ , verb:
1. To show; indicate.
2. To ask for in advance.
3. To reserve beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for.
4. Literary. To speak to; address.
5. Obsolete. To foretell; forebode.
Word of the Day - February 20
Come on! There's a whole half of chicken there!
morceau \mawr-SOH\ , noun:
1. Piece; morsel.
2. An excerpt or passage of poetry or music.
morceau \mawr-SOH\ , noun:
1. Piece; morsel.
2. An excerpt or passage of poetry or music.
Word of the Day - February 19
Now if only they can teach him not to do finger guns.
spruce \sproos\ , verb:
1. To make neat or dapper (often followed by up).
2. To make oneself spruce (usually followed by up).
adjective:
1. Trim in dress or appearance; neat; smart; dapper.
spruce \sproos\ , verb:
1. To make neat or dapper (often followed by up).
2. To make oneself spruce (usually followed by up).
adjective:
1. Trim in dress or appearance; neat; smart; dapper.
Word of the Day - February 18
So you're lifting an elephant with one hand so what.
pachyderm \PAK-i-durm\ , noun:
1. A person who is not sensitive to criticism, ridicule, etc.
2. Any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
3. An elephant.
pachyderm \PAK-i-durm\ , noun:
1. A person who is not sensitive to criticism, ridicule, etc.
2. Any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
3. An elephant.
Word of the Day - February 17
The way to figure out if someone is threatening or not is to try to throw a rock at them.
tramontane \truh-MON-teyn\ , adjective:
1. Being or situated beyond the mountains.
2. Beyond the Alps as viewed from Italy; transalpine.
3. Of, pertaining to, or coming from the other side of the mountains.
4. Foreign; barbarous.
noun:
1. A person who lives beyond the mountains: formerly applied by the Italians to the peoples beyond the Alps, and by the latter to the Italians.
2. A foreigner; outlander; barbarian.
3. A violent, polar wind from the northwest that blows in southern France.
tramontane \truh-MON-teyn\ , adjective:
1. Being or situated beyond the mountains.
2. Beyond the Alps as viewed from Italy; transalpine.
3. Of, pertaining to, or coming from the other side of the mountains.
4. Foreign; barbarous.
noun:
1. A person who lives beyond the mountains: formerly applied by the Italians to the peoples beyond the Alps, and by the latter to the Italians.
2. A foreigner; outlander; barbarian.
3. A violent, polar wind from the northwest that blows in southern France.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Word of the Day - February 16
I was doing it for...us?
mammonism \ MAM-uh-niz-uhm \ , noun;
1. The greedy pursuit of riches.
mammonism \ MAM-uh-niz-uhm \ , noun;
1. The greedy pursuit of riches.
Word of the Day - February 15
Bread crumbs are so out.
vilipend \vil-UH-pend\ , verb:
1. To regard or treat as of little value or account.
2. To vilify; depreciate.
vilipend \vil-UH-pend\ , verb:
1. To regard or treat as of little value or account.
2. To vilify; depreciate.
Word of the Day - February 14
Love is...carving a heart into your stomach with a knife?
cordate \KAWR-deyt\ , adjective:
1. Heart-shaped.
2. (Of leaves) heart-shaped, with the attachment at the notched end.
cordate \KAWR-deyt\ , adjective:
1. Heart-shaped.
2. (Of leaves) heart-shaped, with the attachment at the notched end.
Word of the Day - February 13
No need to panic. I'm just in a plastic bubble.
exoteric \ek-suh-TER-ik\ , adjective:
1. Suitable for or communicated to the general public.
2. Not belonging, limited, or pertaining to the inner or select circle, as of disciples or intimates.
3. Popular; simple; commonplace.
4. Pertaining to the outside; exterior; external.
exoteric \ek-suh-TER-ik\ , adjective:
1. Suitable for or communicated to the general public.
2. Not belonging, limited, or pertaining to the inner or select circle, as of disciples or intimates.
3. Popular; simple; commonplace.
4. Pertaining to the outside; exterior; external.
Word of the Day - February 12
Meow. Meow.
auscultation \aw-skuhl-TEY-shuhn\ , noun:
The act of listening to sounds within the body as a method of diagnosis.
auscultation \aw-skuhl-TEY-shuhn\ , noun:
The act of listening to sounds within the body as a method of diagnosis.
Word of the Day - February 11
Yeah it's really expensive.
burled \burld\ , adjective:
Having small knots that produce a distorted grain in wood.
burled \burld\ , adjective:
Having small knots that produce a distorted grain in wood.
Word of the Day - February 10
This idea came out of no where. It was a godsend because it was really late and I wanted to go to sleep.
depone \dih-POHN\ , verb:
To testify under oath; depose.
depone \dih-POHN\ , verb:
To testify under oath; depose.
Word of the Day - February 9
It's the perfect undetectable crime.
screed \skreed\ , noun:
1. A long discourse or essay, especially a diatribe.
2. An informal letter, account, or other piece of writing.
3. Building Trades. A. A strip of plaster or wood applied to a surface to be plastered to serve as a guide for making a true surface. B. A wooden strip serving as a guide for making a true level surface on a concrete pavement or the like. C. A board or metal strip dragged across a freshly poured concrete slab to give it its proper level.
4. British Dialect. A fragment or shred, as of cloth.
5. Scot. A. A tear or rip, especially in cloth. B. A drinking bout.
verb:
1. Scot. To tear, rip, or shred, as cloth.
screed \skreed\ , noun:
1. A long discourse or essay, especially a diatribe.
2. An informal letter, account, or other piece of writing.
3. Building Trades. A. A strip of plaster or wood applied to a surface to be plastered to serve as a guide for making a true surface. B. A wooden strip serving as a guide for making a true level surface on a concrete pavement or the like. C. A board or metal strip dragged across a freshly poured concrete slab to give it its proper level.
4. British Dialect. A fragment or shred, as of cloth.
5. Scot. A. A tear or rip, especially in cloth. B. A drinking bout.
verb:
1. Scot. To tear, rip, or shred, as cloth.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Word of the Day - February 8
It seems like a trap.
piacular \ pahy-AK-yuh-ler \ , adjective;
1. Expiatory; atoning; reparatory.
2. Requiring expiation; sinful or wicked.
piacular \ pahy-AK-yuh-ler \ , adjective;
1. Expiatory; atoning; reparatory.
2. Requiring expiation; sinful or wicked.
Word of the Day - February 7
I could be wrong but this is either the longest definition I've had to do or the second longest. You really have to figure out a funny cartoon that you can do in a small space so you can allow for the definition. Even with that it barely fit.
crib \krib\ , verb:
1. To pilfer or steal, especially to plagiarize.
2. To confine in or as if in a crib.
3. To provide with a crib or cribs.
4. To line with timber or planking.
5. Informal. A. To use a crib in examinations, homework, translating, etc. B. To steal; plagiarize.
6. (Of a horse) to practice cribbing.
noun:
1. A child's bed with enclosed sides.
2. A stall or pen for cattle.
3. A rack or manger for fodder, as in a stable or barn.
4. A bin for storing grain, salt, etc.
5. Informal. A. A translation, list of correct answers, or other illicit aid used by students while reciting, taking exams, or the like; pony. B. Plagiarism. C. A petty theft.
6. A room, closet, etc., in a factory or the like, in which tools are kept and issued to workers.
7. A shallow, separate section of a bathing area, reserved for small children.
8. Any confined space.
9. Slang. A house, shop, etc., frequented by thieves or regarded by thieves as a likely place for burglarizing.
10. Building Trades, Civil Engineering. Any of various cellular frameworks of logs, squared timbers, or steel or concrete objects of similar form assembled in layers at right angles, often filled with earth and stones and used in the construction of foundations, dams, retaining walls, etc.
11. A barrier projecting part of the way into a river and then upward, acting to reduce the flow of water and as a storage place for logs being floated downstream.
12. A lining for a well or other shaft.
13. Slang. One's home; pad.
14. Cribbage. A set of cards made up by equal contributions from each player's hand, and belonging to the dealer.
15. A cheap, ill-kept brothel.
16. A wicker basket.
17. British, Australian. Lunch, especially a cold lunch carried from home to work and eaten by a laborer on the job; snack.
crib \krib\ , verb:
1. To pilfer or steal, especially to plagiarize.
2. To confine in or as if in a crib.
3. To provide with a crib or cribs.
4. To line with timber or planking.
5. Informal. A. To use a crib in examinations, homework, translating, etc. B. To steal; plagiarize.
6. (Of a horse) to practice cribbing.
noun:
1. A child's bed with enclosed sides.
2. A stall or pen for cattle.
3. A rack or manger for fodder, as in a stable or barn.
4. A bin for storing grain, salt, etc.
5. Informal. A. A translation, list of correct answers, or other illicit aid used by students while reciting, taking exams, or the like; pony. B. Plagiarism. C. A petty theft.
6. A room, closet, etc., in a factory or the like, in which tools are kept and issued to workers.
7. A shallow, separate section of a bathing area, reserved for small children.
8. Any confined space.
9. Slang. A house, shop, etc., frequented by thieves or regarded by thieves as a likely place for burglarizing.
10. Building Trades, Civil Engineering. Any of various cellular frameworks of logs, squared timbers, or steel or concrete objects of similar form assembled in layers at right angles, often filled with earth and stones and used in the construction of foundations, dams, retaining walls, etc.
11. A barrier projecting part of the way into a river and then upward, acting to reduce the flow of water and as a storage place for logs being floated downstream.
12. A lining for a well or other shaft.
13. Slang. One's home; pad.
14. Cribbage. A set of cards made up by equal contributions from each player's hand, and belonging to the dealer.
15. A cheap, ill-kept brothel.
16. A wicker basket.
17. British, Australian. Lunch, especially a cold lunch carried from home to work and eaten by a laborer on the job; snack.
Word of the Day - February 6
They hula hoop on everything but their waists. Interesting.
filiopietistic \fil-ee-oh-pahy-i-TIS-tik\ , adjective:
Pertaining to reverence of forebears or tradition, especially if carried to excess.
filiopietistic \fil-ee-oh-pahy-i-TIS-tik\ , adjective:
Pertaining to reverence of forebears or tradition, especially if carried to excess.
Word of the Day - February 5
The patched up clothes are the most comfortable.
pied \pahyd\ , adjective:
1. Having patches of two or more colors, as various birds and other animals.
2. Wearing pied clothing.
pied \pahyd\ , adjective:
1. Having patches of two or more colors, as various birds and other animals.
2. Wearing pied clothing.
Word of the Day - February 4
What a guy.
caprice \kuh-PREES\ , noun:
1. A sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.
2. A tendency to change one's mind without apparent or adequate motive; whimsicality; capriciousness.
3. Music. Capriccio.
caprice \kuh-PREES\ , noun:
1. A sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.
2. A tendency to change one's mind without apparent or adequate motive; whimsicality; capriciousness.
3. Music. Capriccio.
Word of the Day - February 3
Wait...maybe poking a lion isn't smart.
excogitate \eks-KOJ-i-teyt\ , verb:
1. To think out; devise; invent.
2. To study intently and carefully in order to grasp or comprehend fully.
excogitate \eks-KOJ-i-teyt\ , verb:
1. To think out; devise; invent.
2. To study intently and carefully in order to grasp or comprehend fully.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Word of the Day - February 2
Even with the pounding they are fast asleep because of a slow speech. WORDPLAY!
peroration \ per-uh-REY-shuhn \ , noun;
1. A long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language.
2. Rhetoric. The concluding part of a speech or discourse, in which the speaker or writer recapitulates the principal points and urges them with greater earnestness and force.
peroration \ per-uh-REY-shuhn \ , noun;
1. A long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language.
2. Rhetoric. The concluding part of a speech or discourse, in which the speaker or writer recapitulates the principal points and urges them with greater earnestness and force.
Word of the Day - February 1
The old ones are always the troublemakers.
doyenne \doi-EN\ , noun:
A woman who is the senior member of a group, class, or profession.
doyenne \doi-EN\ , noun:
A woman who is the senior member of a group, class, or profession.
Word of the Day - January 31
He's not calling him a Democrat.
idoneous \ahy-DOH-nee-uhs\ , adjective:
Appropriate; fit; suitable; apt.
idoneous \ahy-DOH-nee-uhs\ , adjective:
Appropriate; fit; suitable; apt.
Word of the Day - January 30
I had to look up these words to make sure they didn't exist. I was hoping they would.
neoterism \nee-OT-uh-riz-uhm\ , noun:
1. An innovation in language, as a new word, term, or expression.
2. The use of new words, terms, or expressions.
neoterism \nee-OT-uh-riz-uhm\ , noun:
1. An innovation in language, as a new word, term, or expression.
2. The use of new words, terms, or expressions.
Word of the Day - January 29
Let's divide the kids up equally.
hotchpot \HOCH-pot\ , noun:
the bringing together of shares or properties in order to divide them equally.
hotchpot \HOCH-pot\ , noun:
the bringing together of shares or properties in order to divide them equally.
Word of the Day - January 28
I've never had to worry about this...sadly.
birr \bur\ , noun:
1. Force; energy; vigor.
2. Emphasis in statement, speech, etc.
3. A whirring sound.
verb:
1. To move with or make a whirring sound.
birr \bur\ , noun:
1. Force; energy; vigor.
2. Emphasis in statement, speech, etc.
3. A whirring sound.
verb:
1. To move with or make a whirring sound.
Word of the Day - January 27
Monkeys always make friends out of foes.
conciliate \kuhn-SIL-ee-eyt\ , verb:
1. To overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over.
2. To win or gain (goodwill, regard, or favor).
3. To make compatible; reconcile.
4. To become agreeable or reconciled.
conciliate \kuhn-SIL-ee-eyt\ , verb:
1. To overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over.
2. To win or gain (goodwill, regard, or favor).
3. To make compatible; reconcile.
4. To become agreeable or reconciled.
Word of the Day - January 26
BUG! BUG! BUG!
mettle \MET-l\ , noun:
1. Courage and fortitude.
2. Disposition or temperament.
mettle \MET-l\ , noun:
1. Courage and fortitude.
2. Disposition or temperament.
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