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.
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