WORD OF THE DAY

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Monday, May 29, 2006

Word of the Day............................................................

proceleusmatic (pros-uh-loos-MAT-ik) adjective Inciting, exhorting, or inspiring. noun A metrical foot of four short syllables. [From Late Latin proceleusmaticus, from Greek prokeleusmatikos (calling for incitement), from keleuein (to rouse to action).] -Anu Garg (gargATwordsmith.org) "The ancient... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 28, 2006

This one is for you, Miss Kalabash, Wherever you are.......................

scrabble (SKRAB-uhl) verb tr., intr. 1. To scratch or scrape, as with claws or hands. 2. To struggle to obtain something not easily available. 3. To climb over something hastily or clumsily. 4. To scribble. noun The act of scratching, scraping, struggling, scribbling, climbing, etc. frantically,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 27, 2006

For my beautiful California Friend.........................................

This week's theme: short words. heft (heft) noun 1. Weight; heaviness. 2. Importance. verb tr. 1. To test the weight of something by lifting. 2. To heave or hoist. [After heave, on the pattern of cleave/cleft, leave/left, thieve/theft, weave/weft, etc. From Middle English heven (to lift, take).]... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 14, 2006

I'm Passing these on to the most Intelligent Blogger I know................

procellous (pro-SEL-uhs) adjective Stormy, as the sea. [From Latin procellosus (stormy), from procella (storm).] -Anu Garg (gargATwordsmith.org) "I likened myself to a sailor... to brave the dangers of that procellous sea." Rafael Sabatini; The Strolling Saint; Kessinger Publishing; 2004. This... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 12, 2006

This entry for the most improved blogger (and most beautiful!).............

plashy (PLASH-ee) adjective 1. Marshy; watery; full of puddles. 2. Splashy. [From Middle English plasch (pool), probably of imitative origin.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=plashy -Anu Garg (gargATwordsmith.org) "It is a vast, archaic, hectic kingdom of stones and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 8, 2006

It's that time of the year again when you get to don your word-sleuth hat. There's something common among this week's words but we're not telling -- it's your task to find the property that applies to all five words this week. Each day this week brings a new word that on the surface may not appear... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 30, 2006

Here's a totally new word for it. Go figure (or go shopping)..............

Oniomania is another word for the urge to shop till you drop, habit of the debit, thrill of the bill. According to a pearl of ancient wisdom, we don't acquire things, things acquire us. In the case of oniomaniacs, it is perhaps the fun of acquiring things that acquires them. Imelda Marcos of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 28, 2006

Word of the Day. Interesting etymologies

From: Jahn Markus (markusjahnATcsi.com) Subject: Re: A.Word.A.Day--publican Refer: http://wordsmith.org/words/publican.html As this week's topic is 'death & taxes', I find it worthwhile mentioning that 'publican' relates to both. In Ireland, traditionally the publican (i.e. the pub owner) also used... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 17, 2006

Sad that there is not a French word for entrepreneur!......................

So many channels, so little worth watching! Do you sometimes find yourself muttering those words? Next week is TV Turnoff Week ( http://tvturnoff.org ) so give that TV a well-deserved rest, and instead say: So many books worth reading, so little time! People in the US watch TV for more than four... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 13, 2006

This blogger cannot get enough of the LEXICON..............................

This week's theme: words related to death and taxes. thanatopsis (than-uh-TOP-sis) noun A reflection upon death. [From Greek thanatos (death) + -opsis (appearance, view).] Thanatos is the Greek personification of death; thanatophobia is an abnormal fear of death. Thanatopsis is the title of an... Sign in to see full entry.

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