Ideas,
Even germinal,
Are worth gold
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.
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