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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 18 of 26 1 2 … 16 17 18 19 20 … 25 26 Go to page... DEX-EMPLUM - a right-handed male worker wofahulicodoc #230055 01/07/20 08:44 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,710 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,710 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA EXEMPLUM PRONUNCIATION: (ig-ZEM-pluhm) MEANING: noun: 1. An example or model. 2. An anecdote used to illustrate a moral truth or support an argument. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin exemplum (example), from eximere (to take out), from ex- (out) + emere (to take). Ultimately from the Indo-European root em- (to take or distribute), which also gave us example, sample, assume, consume, prompt, ransom, vintage, redeem, diriment, subsume, and peremptory. Earliest documented use: 1482. __________________________ EXEMPLUS - add something to XM EXAM PLUM - a very easy test question EXEMBLUM - a company's previous logo Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter encountered every day in abdominal surgery wofahulicodoc #230060 01/08/20 09:55 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,710 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,710 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA SPLANCHNIC PRONUNCIATION: (SPLANGK-nik) MEANING: adjective: Of or relating to the internal organs or viscera. ETYMOLOGY: From splanchnicus, from Greek splankhnikos, from splankhna (entrails). Earliest documented use: 1694. __________________ SPLANCH - NICE ! - what a great Cannonball dive that was! S-PLAN CYNIC - I'm not very optimistic about the nineteenth plan 'SPLAN CHIC - On the other hand, it's very much à la mode... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter SING ALTUS - Let me hear a high tenor note! wofahulicodoc #230064 01/09/20 09:22 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,710 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,710 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA SINGULTUS PRONUNCIATION: (sing-GUHL-tuhs) MEANING: noun: A hiccup. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin singultus (sob, gasp, hiccup). Earliest documented use: 1754. ____________________ I SINGUL. TU? - Casanova's pickup line SIN, 'GUSTUS - encourage the Emperor to misbehave USING "ULTUS" - something never to be done in Latin class Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter IN DA TATE - Where can I see good art in Britain? wofahulicodoc #230069 01/10/20 10:43 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,710 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,710 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA INDAGATE PRONUNCIATION: (IN-duh-gayt) MEANING: verb tr.: To search into; to investigate. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin indagare (to search). Earliest documented use: 1623. _____________________ INDIAGATE - political scandal in New Delhi WIN DA GATE - take home the door prize at a Brooklyn show INK A GATE - it happens on Halloween if you ignore "Trick or Treat!" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter EATSOONS- it's-almost-dinnertimes wofahulicodoc #230081 01/13/20 03:29 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,710 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,710 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA EFTSOONS PRONUNCIATION: (eft-SOONZ) MEANING: adverb: 1. Soon after. 2. Again. 3. From time to time. ETYMOLOGY: From Old English ęft (again) + sona (soon). Ultimately from the Indo-European root apo- (off or away), which is also the source of after, off, awkward, post, puny, appose, and apposite. Earliest documented use: 1000. ____________________________ LEFT'SOON'S - departed at the earliest possible moment EFT'NOONS - times when the sun is descending EFTSOOPS - what you make when there are no newts to put in the chowder Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter FAUTE DE MIAUX - my cat has laryngitis wofahulicodoc #230086 01/14/20 04:16 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,710 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,710 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA FAUTE DE MIEUX PRONUNCIATION: (foht duh MYOO/MYUH) MEANING: adverb: For want of something better. ETYMOLOGY: From French faute (lack) + de (of) + mieux (better). Earliest documented use: 1766. ______________________________ FAUTE LEMIEUX - the Penguins are in trouble; Mario can't play tonight. FAURÉ DE MIEUX - Gabriel's Requiem is the best ever FAUTE DE MOI/EUX - Martin Buber was wrong. It's not "I/Thou;" it should be "Me/Them." SAUTÉ DE MIEUX - That'd be Javier Sotomayor of Cuba. He high-jumped 2.45 m (8 ft 1⁄2 in) in Salamanca, Spain on 27 July 1993 to set the current Word's Record Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter MAMA IN? - Is your mother home? wofahulicodoc #230092 01/15/20 09:20 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,710 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,710 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA AMAIN PRONUNCIATION: (uh-MAYN) MEANING: adverb: 1. With all one’s strength. 2. At full speed. 3. With great haste. ETYMOLOGY: From a- (on, in, to) + main, from Old English maegen (strength, power). Earliest documented use: 1540. ______________________ ARMAIN - signature of a dyslexic fashion designer A.M. PAIN - known to almost everyone 75 and older AMAZIN' - graceless Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter CORTÉS - early explorer of the New Wrorld wofahulicodoc #230096 01/16/20 09:35 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,710 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,710 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA CERTES PRONUNCIATION: (suhr-TEEZ) MEANING: adverb: Certainly. ETYMOLOGY: From Old French certes, from Latin certus (certain). Earliest documented use: 1250. ______________________________ CERRES - largest asteroid we have yet identified, considered by some a dwarf planet CERTERS - people who go about certifying things CERATES - makes a saw-toothed edge Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter AL FRESCA - prepared with lime/grapefruit flavor wofahulicodoc #230105 01/19/20 05:37 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,710 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,710 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA ALFRESCO PRONUNCIATION: (al-FRES-ko) MEANING: adverb, adjective: Outdoors; in the open air. ETYMOLOGY: From Italian alfresco (in the fresh). Earliest documented use: 1717. ________________________ ALFRED'S C.O. - that'd be Bruce Wayne, right? AL FRISCO - where Señor goes to see Nob Hill and the Golden Gate Bridge AL FRIES CO. - racecar driver makes the best chips in London Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter AD LITE - low-key promotional message wofahulicodoc #230111 01/20/20 04:56 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,710 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,710 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA AD LITEM PRONUNCIATION: (AD LYT-uhm) MEANING: adjective: A person appointed by a court to represent someone, such as a child, who is considered incapable of representing themselves in a lawsuit. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin ad litem (literally, for the lawsuit), from ad (toward) + litigare (to go to law), from lis (dispute) + agere (to drive). Earliest documented use: 1683. ______________________________ ADD LITEM - put another case on the Court's docket AB LITEM - away from the legal proceedings, behind closed doors ...AND LIT 'EM - they piled up all the sticks to make a bonfire... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 18 of 26 1 2 … 16 17 18 19 20 … 25 26 Go to page... Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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