Word of the Day for Friday, February 27, 2009

hidebound \HAHYD-bound\, adjective:

narrow-minded and stubborn

I shall not be bound by my hide tomorrow!

Word of the Day for Thursday, February 26, 2009

declaim \di-KLEYM\, verb:

to orate; to speak in a loud and emotional manner

I declaim myself to be the third in line of my fathers lien; and he is rather lean!

Blah de blah de blah...

Word of the Day for Wednesday, February 25, 2009

openhanded \OH-puhn-HAN-did\, adjective:

1. giving freely; generous
2. done with an open hand

Word of the Day for Tuesday, February 24, 2009

peculate \PEK-yuh-leyt\, verb:

to steal money or goods entrusted to one; embezzle

I speculate that my peculatory self is unambiguos! - a nudge is as good as a wink to a blind bat!

halloooooooo . . .

Word of the Day for Friday, February 20, 2009

ellipsis \i-LIP-sis\, noun:

three dots used to show an omission in writing or printing; the omission of a word or words in text

halloooooooo . . .

Word of the Day for Friday, February 20, 2009

ellipsis \i-LIP-sis\, noun:

three dots used to show an omission in writing or printing; the omission of a word or words in text

I beseech the chatters...

Word of the Day for Monday, February 23, 2009

beseech \bi-SEECH\, verb;
beseech, besought or beseeched, beseeching:

to ask earnestly; implore

...Not to use colours!

Well Yes!

Word of the Day for Sunday, February 22, 2009

nocuous \NOK-yoo-uhs\, adjective:

very hurtful; noxious

I am often...

Word of the Day for Wednesday, February 18, 2009

consternation \kon-ster-NEY-shuhn\, noun:

sudden dread or paralyzing terror

...filled with consternation, particularly when I see movies about the world coming to an end!

Hark I hear the dawn breaking...

...

Word of the Day for Wednesday, February 18, 2009

consternation \kon-ster-NEY-shuhn\, noun:

sudden dread or paralyzing terror

I was filled with consternation as I watched the film, "The day the earth stood still", or whateva!

Hows the cricket?

Word of the Day for Tuesday, February 17, 2009

burnish \BUR-nish\, verb, noun:

1. to make shiny by polishing
2. a polish or shine

What a night to burnish all thoughts of an oxymoron to cuss on the polishing of this website.

On and on and on....

Word of the Day for Monday, February 16, 2009

interminable \in-TUR-muh-nuh-buhl\, adjective:

so long as to seem endless; never stopping

...ABBA sings that song, interminably well!

"It's gonna take time.....

.....a whole lot of precious time!

Word of the Day for Sunday, February 15, 2009

pinchbeck \PINCH-bek\, noun, adjective:

1. an alloy of zinc and copper used to imitate gold in jewelry-making; by extension, something counterfeit; an imitation
2. not genuine; fake

it all takes time,,,

Word of the Day for Saturday, February 14, 2009

myopia \mahy-OH-pee-uh\, noun:

1. an abnormal eye condition in which only closeup objects are seen clearly; nearsightedness
2. shortsightedness; lack of foresight

Frioday 13 February

Friday 13 February - oh I said that!
Friday 13 February
Friday 13 February

Two more times is good enough for government work!

Todays word os quite interesting - manipulation...

Word of the Day for Tuesday, February 10, 2009

osteopath \OS-tee-uh-path\, noun:

a practitioner specializing in treatment chiefly by manipulation of the bones and muscles

What a Toad of a day it has been,,,

Word of the Day for Monday, February 9, 2009

toady \TOH-dee\, noun, verb:

1. a fawning flatterer; humble dependent
2. to attempt to gain favor by fawning or being servile

...and tomorrow is going to be even better!

Good Job

Word of the Day for Sunday, February 8, 2009

highhanded \HAHY-HAN-did\, adjective:

acting or done in a bold, arbitrary way

Mayhaps it is very highhanded for me to go and see Arno Carstens when I have more important issues at stake! Then again, one should always live life to the full!

If you Snooze, You Lose!

Word of the Day for Saturday, February 7, 2009

denigrate \DEN-i-greyt\, verb:

to attack the character or reputation of; defame

If you Snooze, You Lose!

Word of the Day for Saturday, February 7, 2009

denigrate \DEN-i-greyt\, verb:

to attack the character or reputation of; defame

To wit, to woo!!!

I am not unwitting when I suggest that it is rather a cold summer that we have been lead into!
Well anyway, it is not the long hot summer that some might have you believe!
Word of the Day for Thursday, February 5, 2009

unwitting \uhn-WIT-ing\, adjective:

not knowing; unaware; unintentional

Today....

Word of the Day for Wednesday, February 4, 2009

virtuoso \vur-choo-OH-soh\, noun, adjective;
pl. virtuosos, virtuosi:

1. a person skilled in the techniques of an art, esp. playing a musical instrument; by extension, a person with a cultivated appreciation of artistry
2. showing mastery in artistic skills

Our new Garden Serice has started...

...BE KIND TO FLOWERS, AND HUG A TREE!

Word of the Day for Monday, February 2, 2009

chaff \chaf\, noun, verb:

1. the stiff strawlike part of grains such as wheat, oats, rye
2. to make good-natured fun of someone
3. worthless material; detritus

This could be likened to flotsam and jetsam! And just remember Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin!

And at last todays word has arrived!

Word of the Day for Tuesday, February 3, 2009

defalcate \di-FAL-keyt\, verb:

to steal or misuse money or property entrusted to one's care

So do not defalcate, and hug a tree!

today is the best day of your life...

...or so they would have you believe, and I tend to follow that view!

Right, it is chilli and also chili - you may choose one or two l's.

Word of the Day for Sunday, February 1, 2009

victuals \VIT-uhlz\, noun:

food or provisions, esp. for humans

A fine word and I just need to 'revictualise' myself!