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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Apr 17Apr 17

Posted by HippieChick58
APOTROPAIC ap·o·tro·pa·ic /ˌapətrəˈpāik/ adjective supposedly having the power to avert evil influences or bad luck. "apotropaic statues" I am reading a fascinating book, THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN TWELVE SHIPWRECKS. I take it to work ...
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Jan 25Jan 25

Posted by HippieChick58
This was a word in Connections this morning, I have heard it but didn't know what it meant. GLYPH /ɡlif/ noun 1. a hieroglyphic character or symbol; a pictograph. "flanges painted with esoteric glyphs" 2. ARCHITECTURE an ornamental carved groove ...
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Feb 10, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by HippieChick58
Cat·er-cor·nered adjective adjective: catercorner situated diagonally opposite someone or something. "a cater-cornered shortcut" Which is correct catty-corner or kitty-corner? This expression, meaning “diagonally opposite,” was formed from a ...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Nov 3, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by HippieChick58
PLETHORA pleth·o·ra 1. a large or excessive amount of (something). "a plethora of committees and subcommittees" 2. MEDICINE an excess of a bodily fluid, particularly blood.
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Aug 28, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by Heather2367
Oxymoron museum.
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Nov 29, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
Emulous EM-yə-ləs Part of speech: adjective Origin: Latin, mid 16th century 1: Seeking to emulate someone or something. 2: Motivated by a spirit of rivalry. Examples of Emulous in a sentence "His short stories are emulous of Stephen King." ...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Jul 24, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
WHETSTONE hWET-stohn Part of speech: noun Origin: Old English, 12th century 1: A fine-grained stone used for sharpening cutting tools. Examples of Whetstone in a sentence "'A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its...
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Quotes
Jul 11, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Mimee
Me: Hi cutie! C: Hi yourself! Me: May I walk with you? C: Sure tag along! Me: God! You're making heads turn...it's the way you cock your head I guess. C: Nah! It's just the eyes. If no one had eyes, they wouldn't stare. Me: Hmm..they'd just smell ...
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All Things Asia
Jul 5, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Boomtarat03
China and Britain in war of words over Hongkong
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Simple Thoughts
Jun 12, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by Boomtarat03
Life is short, there is no time to leave important words unsaid🙂
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Academic (e.g., Science)
Jun 5, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by Decieven
This is a personal pet peeve of mine & I was wondering if anyone had noticed it as well: Gender neutral occupations like chef, runner, etc. are not usually qualified when a male is being discussed. However, people will say "woman athlete", though ...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Apr 26, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by dede18
EXACERBATE and EXASPERATE are often confused and has me chuckling when someone posts on a lung disease forum "I'm having another exasperation" instead of "exacerbation" (meaning a flare-up of disease). I'm not laughing AT the person (I have the same ...
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Silly, Random & Fun
Feb 22, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by EostariaPluck
Anyone enjoy Words with Friends or Word Feud...nothing beats a good word or two in my book :)
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Silly, Random & Fun
Feb 4, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Benthoven
A friend of mine asked me to write a fifteen-hundred-word article for his blog. I was really excited about it until it occurred to me… Do I even know fifteen hundred words?
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Silly, Random & Fun
Nov 16, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by MusicMnstr99
POLLHow do you pronounce GIF?
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General & Hellos
Sep 8, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Sheannutt
Three Words???
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Silly, Random & Fun
Aug 20, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Sheannutt
How fast can you guess these words?
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Silly, Random & Fun
Aug 12, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Sheannutt
Just 3 words. ?
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Love & Relationships
Aug 10, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by HippieChick58
LINK3 things women say that weaken the power of their words.
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Health & Happiness
Aug 8, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Sheannutt
Words and Music???
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Silly, Random & Fun
Aug 7, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Sheannutt
Just 2 words, have fun ?
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Love & Relationships
Aug 4, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by josephr
"Speak only when you feel that your words are better than your silence." I made a pointed ironic joke to a dear friend of mine yesterday. Her response; "Joseph you once asked me 'why i would want to hurt someone i love'? So why do you want to ...
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General & Hellos
Jul 31, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by jeshuey
Whether it's about religion, politics, or pineapple on pizza...
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Silly, Random & Fun
Jul 17, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by MyLiege
Use four words to make an impactful sentence...
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Silly, Random & Fun
Jul 1, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Kirkroy
Words go here. I'm not sure what words, but I know they go here.
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Silly, Random & Fun
Jun 15, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Narcissica
I've found that I use a lot of words unironically that I started using as a joke. For instance, I've said "groovy" for years, and in more recent years I've added "totes" and "bae." I don't even think of them much, except at odd times when I wonder ...
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General & Hellos
Jun 5, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Stepmomofdragons
Words that could certain words that hurt?
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Silly, Random & Fun
May 30, 2018May 2018

Posted by pan_heathen97
What is a word you use that isn’t in the dictionary and not many other people use?
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Silly, Random & Fun
May 28, 2018May 2018

Posted by SonOfABeach
Today's fun word of the day is macadamia. Come on say it with me. You know you want to.MACK-AH-DAY-MEE-AHH. See? I knew you couldn't resist saying it.
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Silly, Random & Fun
May 24, 2018May 2018

Posted by Davidthinks
Words and phrases you would like the world to do without. I will go first. I know, right? Person 1: The weather is going to be great this weekend. Person 2: I know, right?
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 9, 2018May 2018

Posted by kensmile4u
What do you want your final words to be?
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Silly, Random & Fun
Apr 21, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by AMGT
3 words only..
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Philosophy & Meaning
Mar 28, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by phxbillcee
Let's start a grammar war! It's Word Wednesday! The origin of "irregardless" is unknown. Many linguists think it is a blend of the words "irrespective" and "regardless." This is known as a portmanteau. Yet the blend presents a problem because of the ...
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Love & Relationships
Mar 18, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by ashortbeauty
Atheist wedding vows
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Silly, Random & Fun
Mar 14, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by Crimson67
Amen...Do you say it? If not, what do you use instead. It has never been a word I use. I usually say, "truth" or "truly".
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General & Hellos
Feb 8, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by Crimson67
What is the best and worst thing someone has said about you? Was it true? Did you care or do anything about it?
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Health & Happiness
Feb 5, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by Wildgreens
Words
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