Monday, April 23, 2012

Haiku (04/23/2012)

Ideas,
Even germinal,
Are worth gold

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.

Haiku (04/22/2012)

He noticed,
Her sad obtuse look,
Was a rouse

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.

Haiku (04/21/2012)

Become hsien,
On the righteous path,
Live forever

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.

Friday, April 20, 2012

Haiku (04/20/2012)

With triumph,
Agnomen magnus,
Was lauded

April 20th '12 word


agnomen

\ ag-NOH-muhn \ , noun;

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.”

Haiku (04/19/2012)

Let me see,
Those bona fides,
Tickets please

Thursday, April 19, 2012

April 19th '12 word

bona fides

\ BOH-nah FEE-des \ , noun;
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

Haiku (04/18/2012)

Remember,
Reconnoiter the,
Enemy

April 18th '12 word

reconnoiter

\ ree-kuh-NOI-ter \ , verb;
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

Haiku (04/17/12)

Travel and,
Xenophilia,
Good for soul

April 17th '12 word

xenophilia

\ zen-uh-FIL-ee-uh \ , noun;
1.
An attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.

Haiku (04/16/12)

Hey dollface,
Wheres that apercu,
I asked for

Monday, April 16, 2012

April 16th '12 word

aperçu

\ a-per-SY \ , noun;
1.
A hasty glance; a glimpse.
2.
An immediate estimate or judgment; understanding; insight.
3.
An outline or summary.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Haiku (04/15/2012)

Go to the,
Palladium then,
Turn around

April 14th '12 word

palladium

\ puh-LEY-dee-uhm \ , noun;
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.

Haiku (04/14/2012)

A loamy,
And irrigous,
Piece of land

Saturday, April 14, 2012

April 14th '12 word

irriguous

\ ih-RIG-yoo-uhs \ , adjective;
1.
Well-watered, as land.

Haiku (04/13/12)

Mote it be,
An approbate,
Reached at last

Friday, April 13, 2012

April 13th '12 word

approbate

\ AP-ruh-beyt \ , verb;
1.
To approve officially

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Haiku (04/12/12)

His speech though,
Macaronic was,
Eloquent

April 12th '12 word

macaronic

\ mak-uh-RON-ik \ , adjective;
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.
noun:
1.
Macaronics, macaronic language.
2.
A macaronic verse or other piece of writing.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Haiku (04/11/12)

Pricey eats,
Tony ambiance,
Slow service

April 11th '12 word

tony

\ TOH-nee \ , adjective;
1.
High-toned; stylish.

Haiku (04/10/12)

Rose made a,
Fit caparison,
For our horse

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

April 10th '12 word

caparison

\ kuh-PAR-uh-suhn \ , verb;
1.
To dress richly; deck.
2.
To cover with a caparison.
noun:
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

Haiku (04/09/12)

The waitress,
Got a small cumshaw,
Deserved less

April 9th '12 word

cumshaw

\ KUHM-shaw \ , noun;
1.
A present; gratuity; tip.

Haiku (04/08/12)

There is no,
Apotropaic,
strong enough

April 8th '12 word

apotropaic
\ap-uh-truh-PEY-ik\ , adjective:
Intended to ward off evil.

Haiku (04/07/12)

Pleach her hair,
Twist in some flowers,
Beautiful

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).

Friday, April 6, 2012

Haiku (04/06/12)

Agley day,
You deserve some joy,
Find your zen

April 6th '12 word

agley

\ uh-GLEE \ , adjective;
1.
Off the right line; awry; wrong.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Haiku (04/05/12)

The legend,
Of the blonde ephebe,
A tall tale

April 5th '12 word

ephebe

\ ih-FEEB \ , noun;
1.
A young man.

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Haiku (04/04/12)

The sylph cries,
Curses her beauty,
No one cares

April 4th '12 word


sylph

\ silf \ , noun;

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

Haiku (04/03/12)

Light and dark,
Zeitgeber torture,
Drives men mad

April 3rd '12 word

zeitgeber

\ TSAHYT-gey-ber \ , noun;
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

Haiku (04/02/12)

Old man Sam,
To grouse and grumble,
Was his thing

April 2nd '12 word

grouse

\ grous \ , verb;
1.
To grumble; complain.
noun:
1.
A complaint.

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Haiku (04/01/12)

Eat too much,
A pyknic physique,
Will follow

April 1st '12 word

pyknic

\ PIK-nik \ , adjective;
1.
Having a rounded build or body structure.
noun:
1.
A person of the pyknic type.