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May 2, 2012
April 25, 2012
this word may be up to no good ...
The Word of the Day for April 25 is:
cahoot kuh-HOOT noun
: partnership, league — usually used in plural
Examples:
Police suspect that the burglar was in cahoots with the bartender.
"In a huge anti-mafia bust, 16 judges have been arrested near Naples, Italy, according to the BBC, for allegedly being in cahoots with Italy's notorious Camorra crime syndicate." — From a news article in The Huffington Post, March 19, 2012
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April 16, 2012
from france
The Wordnik Word of the Day for April 16, 2012 is
clochard
http://www.wordnik.com/words/clochard
(noun) A vagrant; a tramp.
'Clochard' comes from the French 'clocher,' to limp, which ultimately comes from the Vulgar Latin 'cloppus,' lame person.
April 12, 2012
have you heard this word before
The Word of the Day for April 12 is:
tragus TRAY-gus noun
: the prominence in front of the external opening of the outer ear
Examples:
"The tragus, she explains, is the tough fold of cartilage that sticks out from the ear at the entrance to the ear canal." — From an article in the Irish Independent, December 5, 2011
Did you know?
The tragus is the tongue-like projection of the outer ear. Its name comes from the Greek word "tragos,Read More...
April 11, 2012
delicious books
Here is a list of books about chocolate. Unfortunately the Secret Series is on there, but you should NOT read that one and read the others instead.
Some great (and delicious) books on this list:
http://lclkids.blogspot.com/2012/01/c...
Thanks, LCL.
April 9, 2012
have you heard of this
The Wordnik Word of the Day for April 9, 2012 is
phonautograph
http://www.wordnik.com/words/phonauto...
(noun) An instrument for registering the vibrations of a sounding body. That devised about 1858 by Léon Scott consists of a large barrel-shaped vessel made of plaster of Paris, into the open end of which the sound enters; the other end, somewhat contracted in shape, is closed by a membrane with a style attached on the outside, whose point rests against a horizontal cyliRead More...
April 4, 2012
apology possibly necessary
This comes in from a reader:
Dear Sir,
If you recall, sometime in the past, a certain chocolate company was framed by other agents for it's suspicious similarity towards the aims of the Midnight Sun. However, further information concludes that not only is the chocolate itself organic, it is also certified fair-trade (which means fairness to all workers, no human trafficking, etc.). Though this could possibly be a further accessory to the flamboyant mask the MidnighRead More...
smells out of sorts
The Wordnik Word of the Day for April 4, 2012 is
frowsty
http://www.wordnik.com/words/frowsty
(adj) Having a musty, stale, or stuffy odor.
'Frowsty' is chiefly a British term and may be a blend of 'frowzy,' in a state of disorder, and 'musty,' moldy, sour. It may also come from the Old French 'frouste,' ruinous, decayed.
Example:
"So, after hitting my head violently against a cross-beam, I stumbled down some steps and entered a frowsty little place smelling Read More...
April 2, 2012
March 31, 2012
secret revealed today.
watch this space.
