Tag: dictionary
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September 23, 2008 09:59 AM EDT --
ADULT
A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle.
BEAUTY PARLOR
A place where women curl up and dye.
CANNIBAL
Someone who is fed up with . . . more
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January 04, 2007 03:52 PM EST --
NEW WORDS FOR 2006 -
SOUL PATCH: A small growth of hair just below a man's lower lip above his chin.
DRAMA QUEEN: Someone who usually reacts with overly emotional responses.
UNIBROW: . . . more
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July 23, 2008 08:52 PM EDT --
I had a very strange dream before waking up about being pregnant. I think it was because of all the talk yesterday I encountered on the subject. It got me to think about dream meanings though . . . more
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August 02, 2007 09:10 PM EDT --
I find as a writer, that an old dictionary is a great tool.
In fact, the older the dictionary, the better.
Now I have two very old dictionaries that I use, but I have others that are not so old, and . . . more
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March 14, 2007 07:13 PM EDT --
What is a word you always seem to spell wrong???
For me....it is 'definitely'.........
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July 21, 2008 11:19 AM EDT --
Here is a word for today:
July 21, 2008
balbuties n.
stammering; also, a kind of defective pronunciation.
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July 24, 2008 10:27 AM EDT --
This huge dictionary is great. It takes awhile to find a word that might be new to a good portion of people, but I am having fun. If you already know a word....well, you can feel . . . more
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October 07, 2007 09:14 PM EDT --
Non-copyright joke
386: No, 486: Oops, Pentium: The only chip to consider if you're thinking of buying a PC. Until Intel ramps up the 686.
640K: The salary the average Wall Street PC analyst . . . more
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August 08, 2007 12:16 PM EDT --
I want to start something fun with people on gather... I will find a new word for the day and I would like others to comment and make a sentence using the word in their comment.
Knurl
–noun . . . more
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December 29, 2007 02:35 AM EST --
I have spent over two hours trying to figure out the html to make these clickable links. It hasn't worked, so far, even though I have followed a number of articles that address the subject. I am going . . . more
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July 07, 2008 11:05 AM EDT --
Today I have a few "obsolete" words, that appealed to me. While they are not in regular current usage, you may come across them in older texts. Could be an interesting addition to . . . more
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July 28, 2008 03:48 PM EDT --
After a short weekend hiatus, the daily vocabulary expansion feature is back. Popped open the unabridged and presto .... our word for the day.
July 28, 2008
recrudescence . . . more
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February 10, 2007 01:14 PM EST --
My Dictionary Is Older Than I Am!
I need a new dictionary. I have two, but they won't do. I suppose I could look words up on the Internet, but I don’t because it takes too long.
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December 11, 2007 11:23 AM EST --
I have a page-a-day calendar, compliments of one of my children from last Christmas. Each day I read the little blurb on it in hopes of enlightening myself with something of value at least. Perhaps something . . . more
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July 23, 2008 01:51 PM EDT --
Here are a couple of words from the big old unabridged on my desk. I hope at least one of them is new to most of you.
aurated a.
resembling gold; . . . more
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October 15, 2008 03:59 PM EDT --
A DEFINE-A-THON is the new word game sensation created by the Editors of the American Heritage ® Dictionaries. Why are they taking us beyond the spelling bee? Because being able to SPELL a word . . . more
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February 01, 2008 02:48 PM EST --
I have always been something of a "wordsmith." I enjoy a good turn-of-the-phrase, a unique way of saying something, and learning new words.
Suffice to say, it drives my . . . more
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March 12, 2007 06:22 PM EDT --
I tend to bitch (at least privately) at each mis-spelled word I see. This is undoubtedly due to the fact that (as previously mentioned) I once was a proofreader in a fairly critical position.
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April 06, 2007 03:20 PM EDT --
I work on lots of reference books for the American Heritage Dictionary group. This spring we've created something that we are hoping will spark interest for language lovers and vocabulary kinds and . . . more
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April 22, 2007 05:51 PM EDT --
Our correspondent was reading a language-related newsletter last night, and came across a comment by a contributor about Webster’s Online Dictionary (not the be confused with (merriam-webster.com). . . . more
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