Showing posts with label word of the day wednesday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label word of the day wednesday. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Word Of The Day Wednesday
EXTIRPATE (EK-stuhr-payt) verb tr.
1. To destroy completely.
2. To pull up by the roots.
[From Latin extirpare (to root out), from stirps (stem, root).]
1. To destroy completely.
2. To pull up by the roots.
[From Latin extirpare (to root out), from stirps (stem, root).]
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Word Of The Day Wednesday
There were several that I liked this week - so you get them all. Enjoy. Hope your words are happy and healing today!
Valentime's Day
The 14th of February. It falls on the same day as Valentine's Day except this one is only celebrated by 5 year olds.
nocebo (no-SEE-bo) noun
A substance producing harmful effects in someone because it is believed to be harmful, but which in reality is harmless.
prepone (pree-PON) verb tr.
To reschedule an event to an earlier time.
Job's comforter (johbz KUM-fuhr-tuhr) noun
A person who tries to console or help someone and not only fails but ends up making the other feel worse.
sternutation (stur-nyuh-TAY-shuhn) noun
The act of sneezing or a sneeze
recherche \ruh-sher-SHAY\, adjective:1. Uncommon; exotic; rare.2. Exquisite; choice.3. Excessively refined; affected.4. Pretentious; overblown.
Valentime's Day
The 14th of February. It falls on the same day as Valentine's Day except this one is only celebrated by 5 year olds.
nocebo (no-SEE-bo) noun
A substance producing harmful effects in someone because it is believed to be harmful, but which in reality is harmless.
prepone (pree-PON) verb tr.
To reschedule an event to an earlier time.
Job's comforter (johbz KUM-fuhr-tuhr) noun
A person who tries to console or help someone and not only fails but ends up making the other feel worse.
sternutation (stur-nyuh-TAY-shuhn) noun
The act of sneezing or a sneeze
recherche \ruh-sher-SHAY\, adjective:1. Uncommon; exotic; rare.2. Exquisite; choice.3. Excessively refined; affected.4. Pretentious; overblown.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Word Of The Day Wednesday
idiopathy(id-ee-OP-uh-thee) noun
A disease of unknown origin or one having no apparent cause.
Well, Judi - your urethra problem will have to be in the idiopathy category. Or, if it makes you feel better, we can call it Urethral Syndrome. Here's a pill.
Interestingly this word sort of sounds like a word that a patient made up to describe the medicine being practiced on them....
A disease of unknown origin or one having no apparent cause.
Well, Judi - your urethra problem will have to be in the idiopathy category. Or, if it makes you feel better, we can call it Urethral Syndrome. Here's a pill.
Interestingly this word sort of sounds like a word that a patient made up to describe the medicine being practiced on them....
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Word Of The Day Wednesday
soporose (SOP-uh-ros) adjective
Sleepy; in an unusually deep sleep.
diurnation (dy-uhr-NAY-shuhn) noun
The habit of sleeping or being dormant during the day.
somniloquy (som-NIL-uh-kwee) noun
The act or habit of talking while asleep.
You will often find me in a state of soporose, diurnation or somniloquy; sometimes all at the same time. Except last night. Last night was a flash back to the days of having young babies in the house. Except these were dogs. Big dogs. Annoying dogs. with toenails. that click. on the wood floor.
Sleepy; in an unusually deep sleep.
diurnation (dy-uhr-NAY-shuhn) noun
The habit of sleeping or being dormant during the day.
somniloquy (som-NIL-uh-kwee) noun
The act or habit of talking while asleep.
You will often find me in a state of soporose, diurnation or somniloquy; sometimes all at the same time. Except last night. Last night was a flash back to the days of having young babies in the house. Except these were dogs. Big dogs. Annoying dogs. with toenails. that click. on the wood floor.
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