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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 65 of 99 1 2 … 63 64 65 66 67 … 98 99 Go to page... GERONT - any older person wofahulicodoc #227995 02/22/18 04:49 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA GERENT PRONUNCIATION: (JIR-ent) MEANING: noun: A ruler or manager. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin gerent, present participle of gerere (to manage). Earliest documented use: 1576. ________________________________ IGERENT - manager of Disney Enterprises DERENT - 1. remove from the rolls of available dwellings; 2. sew up GERENTI - more than one gerentus Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter what's higher than a northern aurora? wofahulicodoc #228006 02/23/18 11:45 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA HYPERBOREAN PRONUNCIATION: (hy-puhr-BOR-ee-uhn) MEANING: noun: An inhabitant of the extreme north. adjective: 1. Relating to the extreme north. 2. Very cold. ETYMOLOGY: In Greek mythology, Hyperboreans were people living in a land of perpetual sunshine, beyond the reaches of north wind. The word is from Greek hyper- (beyond) + Boreas (the god of the north wind). Earliest documented use: 1601. ______________________________ HYPARBOREAN - living above the treetops HYPERBOLEAN - 1. living above the treetrunks; 2. exaggerated HYPER-BORE-FAN - one who likes especially dull people Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter DEAXIL - remove the armpit wofahulicodoc #228009 02/27/18 12:49 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA DEASIL PRONUNCIATION: (DEE-zuhl) MEANING: adverb: In a clockwise direction.+ ETYMOLOGY: From Scottish Gaelic deiseil (righthandwise), from Middle Irish dessel, from Old Irish dess (right, south) + sel (turn). Earliest documented use: 1771.+ _________________________________________ DEA-SHIL - a patsy used by the Drug Enforcement Agency to entrap the unsuspecting D,EASILY - when you're going to pass the course, but only by the skin of your teeth TEASIL - how you make a measle grow (see Sneezles, here, about half-way down) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter TANTIVE - like a Maiden Aunt wofahulicodoc #228010 02/27/18 04:27 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA TANTIVY PRONUNCIATION: (tan-TIV-ee) MEANING: adverb: At full gallop; at full speed. noun: A fast gallop; rush. adjective: Swift. interjection: A hunting cry by a hunter riding a horse at full speed. ETYMOLOGY: Of obscure origin, perhaps from the sound of a galloping horse’s hooves. Earliest documented use: 1648. ______________________________ TANTIFY - to give testimony that is inconclusive but intriguing T'AINT IVY - disparaging dismissal of Stanford or Amherst or any number of other excellent schools because they're not Harvard or Princeton or Yale TANT IV - the fourth member of the Tant dynasty Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter FARIN - (adj) floury wofahulicodoc #228012 02/28/18 03:59 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA FAIN PRONUNCIATION: (fayn) MEANING: adverb: 1. Willingly; gladly. 2. Rather. adjective: 1. Pleased. 2. Obliged. 3. Eager. ETYMOLOGY: From Old English faegen (glad). Earliest documented use: 888. ______________________ AIN - (dial.) one FLAIN - escaping (cf. fled, flown) FARIN - (verb) makin one's way Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter slowly, slowly wofahulicodoc #228019 03/01/18 10:17 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA PIECEMEAL PRONUNCIATION: (PEES-meel) MEANING: adverb: One part at a time; gradually. adjective: Done in stages. ETYMOLOGY: From Middle English pecemeale, from pece (piece) + mele, from Old English mael (fixed time). Earliest documented use: 1325. __________________________ PIERCEMEAL - what usually happens when you try to poke a rat in your flour bin PIECEMETAL - 1. what you make armor out of; 2. a very coarse Nobel Prize NIECEMEAL - luncheon with your sister's daughter Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter GNIKOOL (that's "looking, backwards") wofahulicodoc #228025 03/02/18 07:33 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA WIDDERSHINS PRONUNCIATION: (WID-uhr-shinz) MEANING: adverb: In a counterclockwise, left-handed, or wrong direction. ETYMOLOGY: From Old High German widar (back, against) + sin (direction). Earliest documented use: 1513. Also see deasil. ________________________________ WIEDERSHINS - the back of the shins, i.e. the calves BIDDERSHINS - what you kick when your partner is your competition at an auction WIDDERSHINE - you might take this to a woman whose husband has died WIDERSHINS - why you really have to wear bell-bottomed trousers Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter EXPERTEFACTION - hiring a pro wofahulicodoc #228032 03/05/18 09:24 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA EXPERGEFACTION PRONUNCIATION: (ek-spuhr-juh-FAK-shuhn) MEANING: noun: 1. Awakening or arousing. 2. The state of being awakened or aroused. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin expergefacere (to awaken), from expergisci (to become awake) + facere (to make or do). Earliest documented use: 1639. ___________________________ EXPURGEFACTION - removing all traces of your former spouse DEXPERGEFACTION - emphasizing all things right-leaning (compare "levo-pergefaction") EXPERGEFICTION - Bowdlerization or censorship of a literary work Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter VALUERO - everything in this line is a bargain wofahulicodoc #228037 03/06/18 03:35 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA VAQUERO PRONUNCIATION: (vah-KER-o) MEANING: noun: A livestock herder: a cowboy. ETYMOLOGY: From Spanish vaquero (cowboy), from vaca (cow), from Latin vacca. Earliest documented use: 1826. _________________________________ VAQIUERO - I want you to leave! VAQUERY - Where is Richmond? VAQUESO - goat-cheese Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter A-Z-MOUS = made up of letters of the alphabet wofahulicodoc #228038 03/07/18 04:55 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA AZYMOUS PRONUNCIATION: (AZI-muhs) MEANING: adjective: Unleavened; unfermented. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin azymus (unleavened, uncorrupted), Greek azumos (unleavened). Earliest documented use: 1728. _______________________________ LAZYMOUS - Mickey's slothful cousin AZYMOUV - orthographically-challenged science-fiction writer AZYGOUS - 1. without germ cells; 2. unary; not part of a pair [YCLIU!] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 65 of 99 1 2 … 63 64 65 66 67 … 98 99 Go to page... 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