Don't kowtow,
Unless you want to,
Naughty girl
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
May 2nd '12 Word
1.
To act in an obsequious manner; show servile deference.
2.
To touch the forehead to the ground while kneeling, as an act of worship, reverence, apology, etc., especially in former Chinese custom.
1.
The act of kowtowing.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
April 29th '12 Word
ensconce
\en-SKONS\ , verb:
1. To settle securely or snugly.
2. To cover or shelter; hide securely.
\en-SKONS\ , verb:
1. To settle securely or snugly.
2. To cover or shelter; hide securely.
April 28th '12 Word
littoral
\LIT-er-uhl\ , adjective:
1. Pertaining to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean.
2. (On ocean shores) of or pertaining to the biogeographic region between the sublittoral zone and the high-water line and sometimes including the supralittoral zone above the high-water line.
3. Of or pertaining to the region of freshwater lake beds from the sublittoral zone up to and including damp areas on shore.
noun:
1. A littoral region.
\LIT-er-uhl\ , adjective:
1. Pertaining to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean.
2. (On ocean shores) of or pertaining to the biogeographic region between the sublittoral zone and the high-water line and sometimes including the supralittoral zone above the high-water line.
3. Of or pertaining to the region of freshwater lake beds from the sublittoral zone up to and including damp areas on shore.
noun:
1. A littoral region.
April 27th '12 Word
nosh
\nosh\ , verb:
1. To snack or eat between meals.
2. To snack on.
noun:
1. A snack.
\nosh\ , verb:
1. To snack or eat between meals.
2. To snack on.
noun:
1. A snack.
April 26th '12 Word
adenoidal
\ad-n-OID-l\ , adjective:
1. Being characteristically pinched and nasal in tone quality.
2. Of or pertaining to the adenoids; adenoid.
3. Having the adenoids enlarged, especially to a degree that interferes with normal breathing.
\ad-n-OID-l\ , adjective:
1. Being characteristically pinched and nasal in tone quality.
2. Of or pertaining to the adenoids; adenoid.
3. Having the adenoids enlarged, especially to a degree that interferes with normal breathing.
April 25th '12 Word
barnburner
\BAHRN-bur-ner\ , noun:
1. Something that is highly exciting or impressive.
2. Chiefly Pennsylvania. A wooden friction match.
3. (Initial capital letter) A member of the progressive faction in the Democratic party in New York State 1845–52.
\BAHRN-bur-ner\ , noun:
1. Something that is highly exciting or impressive.
2. Chiefly Pennsylvania. A wooden friction match.
3. (Initial capital letter) A member of the progressive faction in the Democratic party in New York State 1845–52.
Monday, April 23, 2012
April 23rd '12 word
germinal
\JUR-muh-nl\ , adjective:
1. Being in the earliest stage of development.
2. Of or pertaining to a germ or germs.
3. Of the nature of a germ or germ cell.
\JUR-muh-nl\ , adjective:
1. Being in the earliest stage of development.
2. Of or pertaining to a germ or germs.
3. Of the nature of a germ or germ cell.
April 22nd '12 word
obtuse
\uhb-TOOS\ , adjective:
1. Not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect.
2. Not sharp, acute, or pointed; blunt in form.
3. (Of a leaf, petal, etc.) rounded at the extremity.
4. Indistinctly felt or perceived, as pain or sound.
\uhb-TOOS\ , adjective:
1. Not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect.
2. Not sharp, acute, or pointed; blunt in form.
3. (Of a leaf, petal, etc.) rounded at the extremity.
4. Indistinctly felt or perceived, as pain or sound.
April 21st '12 Word
hsien
\shyuhn\ , noun:
1. One of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
2. In China, a county or district.
\shyuhn\ , noun:
1. One of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
2. In China, a county or district.
Friday, April 20, 2012
April 20th '12 word
1.
A nickname.
2.
An additional, fourth name given to a person by the ancient Romans in allusion to some achievement or other circumstance, as “Africanus” in “Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus.”
Thursday, April 19, 2012
April 19th '12 word
1.
Good faith; the state of being exactly as claims or appearances indicate.
2.
(Sometimes italics) (used with a plural verb) the official papers, documents, or other items that prove authenticity, legitimacy, etc., as of a person or enterprise; credentials.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
April 18th '12 word
1.
To make an inspection or observation.
2.
To inspect, observe, or survey (the enemy, the enemy's strength or position, a region, etc.) in order to gain information for military purposes.
3.
To examine or survey a region or area for engineering, geological, or other purposes.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Monday, April 16, 2012
April 16th '12 word
1.
A hasty glance; a glimpse.
2.
An immediate estimate or judgment; understanding; insight.
3.
An outline or summary.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
April 14th '12 word
1.
Anything believed to provide protection or safety; safeguard.
2.
A statue of Athena, especially one on the citadel of Troy on which the safety of the city was supposed to depend.
3.
A rare metallic element of the platinum group, silver-white, ductile and malleable, harder and fusing more readily than platinum; used chiefly as a catalyst and in dental and other alloys. Symbol: Pd; atomic weight: 106.4; atomic number: 46; specific gravity: 12 at 20°C.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Friday, April 13, 2012
Thursday, April 12, 2012
April 12th '12 word
1.
Composed of a mixture of languages.
2.
Composed of or characterized by Latin words mixed with vernacular words or non-Latin words given Latin endings.
3.
Mixed; jumbled.
1.
Macaronics, macaronic language.
2.
A macaronic verse or other piece of writing.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
April 10th '12 word
1.
To dress richly; deck.
2.
To cover with a caparison.
1.
A decorative covering for a horse or for the tack or harness of a horse; trappings.
2.
Rich and sumptuous clothing or equipment.
Monday, April 9, 2012
April 7th '12 word
pleach
\pleech\ , verb:
1. To interweave branches or vines for a hedge or arbor.
2. To make or renew (a hedge, arbor, etc.) by such interweaving.
3. To braid (hair).
\pleech\ , verb:
1. To interweave branches or vines for a hedge or arbor.
2. To make or renew (a hedge, arbor, etc.) by such interweaving.
3. To braid (hair).
Friday, April 6, 2012
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
April 4th '12 word
1.
A slender, graceful woman or girl.
2.
(In folklore) one of a race of supernatural beings supposed to inhabit the air.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
April 3rd '12 word
1.
An environmental cue, as the length of daylight, that helps to regulate the cycles of an organism's biological clock.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Sunday, April 1, 2012
April 1st '12 word
1.
Having a rounded build or body structure.
1.
A person of the pyknic type.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
March 31st, '12 Word
1.
Something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
2.
Something that is asked; a favor sought.
Friday, March 30, 2012
March 30th, '12 Word
1.
Fleeting, transitory, elusive.
2.
Having taken flight, or run away.
3.
Changing color as a result of exposure to light and chemical substances present in the atmosphere, in other pigments, or in the medium.
4.
Dealing with subjects of passing interest, as writings; ephemeral.
5.
Wandering, roving, or vagabond.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
March 29th, '12 Word
1.
Happiness; well-being.
2.
Aristotelianism. Happiness as the result of an active life governed by reason.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
March 27th, '12 Word
1.
Belonging or pertaining to the order Chelonia, comprising the turtles.
1.
A turtle.
Monday, March 26, 2012
March 26th, '12 Word
1.
To question closely.
2.
To instruct orally by means of questions and answers, especially in Christian doctrine.
3.
To question with reference to belief
Sunday, March 25, 2012
March 25th, '12 Word
Tellurian
\te-LOOR-ee-uhn\ , adjective:
1. Of or characteristic of the earth or its inhabitants.
noun:
1. An inhabitant of the earth.
\te-LOOR-ee-uhn\ , adjective:
1. Of or characteristic of the earth or its inhabitants.
noun:
1. An inhabitant of the earth.
March 24th, '12 Word
adroit
\uh-DROIT\ , adjective:
1. Cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious.
2. Expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
\uh-DROIT\ , adjective:
1. Cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious.
2. Expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
Friday, March 23, 2012
March 23rd, '12 Word
1.
A large number or quantity; mass.
2.
The great mass of undistinguished or inferior persons or things.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
March 20th, '12 Word
1.
Appearing or occurring in spring.
2.
Of or pertaining to spring.
3.
Appropriate to or suggesting spring; springlike.
4.
Belonging to or characteristic of youth.
Monday, March 19, 2012
March 19th, '12 Word
Carp
\kahrp\ , verb:
1. To find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably.
noun:
1. A peevish complaint.
\kahrp\ , verb:
1. To find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably.
noun:
1. A peevish complaint.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
March 16th '12 word
1.
Something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
2.
A person or thing that gasses.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
March 14th '12 word
1.
An elderly woman of stately dignity, especially one of elevated social position.
2.
A woman who holds some title or property from her deceased husband, especially the widow of a king, duke, etc.
1.
Noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a dowager:
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
March 13th '12 word
1.
Sharply incisive; pungent.
2.
Medicine/Medical. Contracting; constrictive; styptic.
3.
Harshly biting; caustic: his astringent criticism.
4.
Stern or severe; austere.
1.
Medicine/Medical. A substance that contracts the tissues or canals of the body, thereby diminishing discharges, as of mucus or blood.
2.
A cosmetic that cleans the skin and constricts the pores.
Monday, March 12, 2012
March 12th '12 word
1.
To slacken or relax.
2.
To transmit money, a check, etc., as in payment.
3.
To abate for a time or at intervals, as a fever.
4.
To refrain from exacting, as a payment or service.
5.
To pardon or forgive a sin, offense, etc.
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