balusters
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things what hold a balustrade up.
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Re: Word of the Day
by black bart on Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:19 am
balusters n
1.Ye gets an eyeful of em at madame Fifis
1.Ye gets an eyeful of em at madame Fifis
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Re: Word of the Day
by Rev. Rowan Redbeard on Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:21 am
lachrymal
PRONUNCIATION:
(LAK-ruh-muhl)
MEANING:
adjective: Relating to or inducing tears.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin lacrima (tear). Earliest documented use: 1541.
USAGE:
"She wiped his tears with the edge of her garment, but that made him more lachrymal."
Udai Rathor; Kojia, the Ugly; Strategic Book Publishing; 2012.
Copied from A Word A Day email via wordsmith.org
PRONUNCIATION:
(LAK-ruh-muhl)
MEANING:
adjective: Relating to or inducing tears.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin lacrima (tear). Earliest documented use: 1541.
USAGE:
"She wiped his tears with the edge of her garment, but that made him more lachrymal."
Udai Rathor; Kojia, the Ugly; Strategic Book Publishing; 2012.
Copied from A Word A Day email via wordsmith.org
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Re: Word of the Day
by PKMKII on Wed Nov 28, 2012 12:26 pm
noisome
-adjective
1. offensive or disgusting, as an odor.
2. harmful or injurious to health; noxious.
-adjective
1. offensive or disgusting, as an odor.
2. harmful or injurious to health; noxious.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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Re: Word of the Day
by PKMKII on Thu Nov 29, 2012 12:00 pm
biblioklept
-noun
a person who steals books.
-noun
a person who steals books.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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Re: Word of the Day
by black bart on Thu Nov 29, 2012 12:01 pm
biblioklept noun
1. A person who steals books
1. A person who steals books
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Re: Word of the Day
by Ravi Oli on Thu Nov 29, 2012 4:40 pm
black bart wrote:biblioklept noun
1. A person who steals bibles
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Re: Word of the Day
by PKMKII on Fri Nov 30, 2012 12:53 pm
hurcheon
-noun
1. a hedgehog.
2. an urchin.
-noun
1. a hedgehog.
2. an urchin.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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Re: Word of the Day
by Rev. Rowan Redbeard on Fri Nov 30, 2012 3:52 pm
himcheon
-noun
1. a masculine hedgehog.
2. a masculine urchin.
-noun
1. a masculine hedgehog.
2. a masculine urchin.
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Re: Word of the Day
by Roy Hunter on Fri Nov 30, 2012 7:42 pm
luncheon
-noun
a hedgehog in a bun. Would you like fries and a drink with that?
-noun
a hedgehog in a bun. Would you like fries and a drink with that?
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unkle vanya
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
unkle vanya
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Re: Word of the Day
by DavidH on Sat Dec 01, 2012 6:04 am
Thaicheon
-n.
An alluring hurcheon that turns out to be a himcheon when you get the spines off.
-n.
An alluring hurcheon that turns out to be a himcheon when you get the spines off.
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Re: Word of the Day
by PKMKII on Sat Dec 01, 2012 1:09 pm
stubroutine
-noun
Tiny, often vacuous placeholder for a subroutine that is to be written or fleshed out later.
-noun
Tiny, often vacuous placeholder for a subroutine that is to be written or fleshed out later.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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Re: Word of the Day
by Roy Hunter on Sat Dec 01, 2012 8:47 pm
stubmarine
-noun
tiny, often vacuous underwater vehicle.
-noun
tiny, often vacuous underwater vehicle.
"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical or cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." ~ Bill Hicks.
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
unkle vanya
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
unkle vanya
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Re: Word of the Day
by PKMKII on Sun Dec 02, 2012 1:09 pm
firmament
-noun
the vault of heaven; sky.
-noun
the vault of heaven; sky.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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Re: Word of the Day
by DavidH on Mon Dec 03, 2012 5:42 am
leint
-vb.
to add urine to ale in order to make it strong
-vb.
to add urine to ale in order to make it strong
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