Tag: semi auto
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March 07, 2008 12:21 PM EST --
Hello all!!!
Now I do realize it is time for LUNCH
But today's word for me could almost be BRUNCH!
I've been tied up, a little busy indeed
But for all those who . . . more
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February 29, 2008 10:19 AM EST --
And being that all this learning has had me in an all too serious mood...
A joke for today!!!
A few years ago, we were desperately trying to sell our house, which was situated on a busy thoroughfare. . . . more
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March 02, 2008 09:52 AM EST --
garrulous \GAIR-uh-lus; GAIR-yuh-\, adjective :
1. Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative.
2. Wordy.
And here's an example...
Without saying a single . . . more
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February 25, 2008 07:48 AM EST --
A LIL DIFFERENT TODAY! I completely made this one up, well after hearing it, of course!
FRIENVY \fren-vee\, intransitive verb :
Feeling of want or need for something or someone that a friend . . . more
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March 11, 2008 10:30 AM EDT --
tintinnabulate (tin-ti-NAB-yuh-layt) verb intr.
To ring; to tinkle.
And for the only example, #1...
"There is no music, but that's no matter because the dresses tintinnabulate with copious . . . more
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March 04, 2008 02:50 PM EST --
Good afternoon to all my gather.com friends.
This transmission you are now in receipt of is to inform you, if you do not already know, of the ongoing music contest here on gather.com.
I have . . . more
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March 05, 2008 10:11 AM EST --
YYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!
GATHER.COM IS BACK!!!
busker \BUS-kur\, noun :
A person who entertains (as by playing music) in public places.
And here's an example... . . . more
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March 07, 2008 09:28 AM EST --
TGIF everybody. Thats what I tell all my ladies. Even on Mondays. T.G.I.F. = This Goes In Far!
Today's word.
I know it's not as extensive and educational as all the rest, but I have a shit . . . more
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February 26, 2008 07:28 AM EST --
WSD :
"Write Shit Down". A popular method of organization. Works equally well in one's personal or professional life.
And here's an example...
Dude, you don't . . . more
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February 28, 2008 09:24 AM EST --
fallible \FAL-uh-bul\, adjective :
1. Liable to make a mistake.
2. Liable to be inaccurate or erroneous.
And here's an example...
But human beings are fallible . We know we all . . . more
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February 29, 2008 10:12 AM EST --
supererogatory \soo-puhr-ih-ROG-uh-tor-ee\, adjective :
1. Going beyond what is required or expected.
2. Superfluous; unnecessary
And here's an example...
As a result, Crane's . . . more
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March 03, 2008 08:41 PM EST --
caterwaul \KAT-uhr-wawl\, intransitive verb :
1. To make a harsh cry.
2. To have a noisy argument.
3. A shrill, discordant sound.
And here's an example...
John met Angela head-to-head . . . more
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March 04, 2008 04:26 PM EST --
Good afternoon to all my gather.com friends.
This transmission you are now in receipt of is to inform you, if you do not already know, of the ongoing music contest here on gather.com.
I have . . . more
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March 06, 2008 08:33 AM EST --
rara avis \RAIR-uh-AY-vis\, noun ;
plural rara avises \RAIR-uh-AY-vuh-suhz\ or rarae aves \RAIR-ee-AY-veez\:
A rare or unique person or thing.
And here's an example...
He was, . . . more
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March 10, 2008 10:04 AM EDT --
inchoate \in-KOH-it\, adjective :
1. In an initial or early stage; just begun.
2. Imperfectly formed or formulated.
And for example #1...
Mildred Spock believed that, at about the age . . . more
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March 12, 2008 09:51 AM EDT --
Se`cu´ri`form
Securiform means (wait for it, this is odd) "axe shaped". How or why, I don't know. I much prefer the incredible array of invented meanings from the in-form . . . more
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March 01, 2008 09:00 AM EST --
amanuensis \uh-man-yoo-EN-sis\, noun :
A person employed to take dictation or to copy manuscripts.
And here's an example...
The chore of actually writing the words in the end fell to a . . . more
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February 24, 2008 10:44 AM EST --
irrupt \ih-RUHPT\, intransitive verb :
1. To burst in forcibly or suddenly; to intrude.
2. (Ecology) To increase rapidly in number.
And here's an example...
What happens in these . . . more
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February 27, 2008 08:43 AM EST --
temerarious \tem-uh-RAIR-ee-uhs\, adjective :
Recklessly or presumptuously daring; rash.
And here's an example...
Becket's slayers insist that the king had indeed authorized or directed . . . more
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March 01, 2008 09:07 AM EST --
Living a Fantasy
A wild-eyed man dressed like Napoleon with his right hand inside his coat entered the psychiatrist's office and nervously exclaimed, "Doctor, I need your help right away." . . . more
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