Word of the day: Scansion
Happy Tuesday everyone! Today’s word is: Scansion the action of scanning a line or a verse to find out its rhythm. the rhythm of a line or verse. Source: Compact Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus Page 826 Cheers
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Word of the day: Chimera
It has been a while since I’ve written a WoTD post, but I’m going to try to keep at it from now on. The first I think I’ve heard of the word ‘chimera’ was in a Harry Potter book, many of us know it as a mythical creature but I wasn’t aware of its second [...]
Word of the day: Honkytonk
I was listening to some Alan Jackson when I heard him mention this word in one of his songs and heck, it sounded catchy so I was curious about what it meant and come on, I can’t go singing something I don’t know! a cheap, noisy, and garish nightclub or dance hall. adjective of, pertaining [...]
Word of the day … well sort of: 404
Though this isn’t a word, but it still has a meaning behind it, most of us get frustrated when we see it (1.) … 404 1. noun Also called 404 error . Computers . an error message sent by a Web server to a browser when the user has typed an incorrect URL, tried to access [...]
Word of the day: Christmas cactus
So what exactly is a Christmas cactus? Keep reading to find out. Christmas cactus(Schlumbergera) epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter. Source: http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/25295 Picture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlumbergera
Word of the day: Cicerone
Today’s word is: Cicerone (pl.ciceroni) – a guide who gives information about antiques and places of interest to sightseers. <ORIGIN> early 18th cent.: from Italian, from Latin Cicero, Ciceron apparently alluding humorously to his eloquence or learning. Source: The New Oxford American Dictionary
Word of the day: Lollapalooza
This one sounds like one of the words my five year old brother made up but what it actually means is: Lollapalooza noun, Slang 1. an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. Origin: 1900–05, Americanism ; origin uncertain Source: Dictionary.com 2. an annual music festival featuring popular alternative [...]
Word of the day: Delate
The word of the day is: Delate – report (an offense or crime): they may delate my slackness to my patron. <DERIVATIVES> n. delation, n. delator <ORIGIN> late 15th cent. from Latin delat-, ‘referred, carried away’, from the verb deferre. ,Source: The New Oxford American Dictionary
Word of the day: Clandestine
The word of the day, or more like word of the night(I’m terribly late today), is: Clandestine – adj. kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit: she deserved better than these clandestine meeting. <ORIGIN>mid 16th cent.: from French clandestin or Latin clandestinus, from ‘secretly’. Source: The New Oxford American Dictionary
Word of the day: Bra Burner
This says it all. Okay I searched for a random word begining with ‘Br’ on my Kindle and this is what caught my eye! I mean you’ve got to admit it sounds a bit funny but here’s what it means: Bra burner -[Informal] a feminist percieved as a militant in the struggle for women’s rights: [...]
Word of the day: Arabesque
Hola! Today’s word is : Arabesque – an ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines, originally found in Arabic or Moorish decoration: (adj.)arabesque scroll. <SPECIAL USAGE> a passage or composition with fanciful ornamentation of the melody. – [Ballet] a position in which the body is supported on one leg, with the other leg extended horizontally [...]
