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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 50 of 101 1 2 … 48 49 50 51 52 … 100 101 Go to page... A PYRODITE - a firebrand wofahulicodoc #231765 03/09/22 09:04 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA APHRODITE PRONUNCIATION: (af-ruh-DEE-zee-ak, -DIZ-ee-ak) MEANING: noun: Something, such as a food or drug, that increases sexual desire. adjective: Arousing sexual desire. ETYMOLOGY: After Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty in Greek Mythology. Earliest documented use: 1710. Another word coined after her is hermaphrodite. _________________________________ ACHRODITE - any colorless individual APHRODATE - an evening out with a goddess APHORODITE - an ancient scholar given to uttering concise quote-worthy statements Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter TITANIA - plural of titanium wofahulicodoc #231766 03/09/22 09:16 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA TITANIC PRONUNCIATION: (ty-TAN-ik) MEANING: adjective: 1. Of great power, strength, size, etc. 2. Relating to or made of the element titanium. ETYMOLOGY: After Titan, any of a family of giant gods in Greek mythology. The element titanium is named after Titans because of its high strength. Earliest documented use: 1628; for sense 2: 1814. Another word coined after the Titans is titanism ___________________________ TRITANIC - containing tritium TITANTIC - a step above belly-dancing TISANIC - brewed from plant leaves and stems Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter BORA SECO - a dry red wine wofahulicodoc #231767 03/09/22 09:32 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA BORASCO PRONUNCIATION: (buh/boh-RAS-koh) MEANING: noun: 1. A sudden violent gust of wind, typically accompanied by rain, snow, or sleet. Also known as a squall. 2. A bad spell; something unproductive, especially a mine (the opposite of bonanza). ETYMOLOGY: The term is also spelled as borasca or borrasca. It’s from Spanish borrasca (squall), from Latin borras (north wind), from Greek borras (boreas), after Boreas, the god of the north wind, in Greek mythology who also gave us boreal and hyperborean. Earliest documented use: 1686. ______________________________________ BORISCO - Russia, Inc. BORA'S C.E.O. - chief executive officer of half of a Tahitian island BORASCH - beet soup from central Europe Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter VULCANI - plural of VOLCANUS wofahulicodoc #231774 03/13/22 08:10 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA VULCANIC PRONUNCIATION: (vuhl-KAN-ik) MEANING: adjective: 1. Relating to volcanoes. 2. Fiery; explosive; full of anger, energy, etc. ETYMOLOGY: After Vulcan, the god of fire and metalworking in Roman mythology. The word vulcanize is also coined after him. Earliest documented use: 1660. The word vulcanic is also spelled as volcanic. ____________________________________ VULCAN - ICK ! - response of someone who finds Spock and his ilk to be repulsive SULCANIC - full of grooves and furrows VULPANIC - a stampede of foxes Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter GORGONIAC - obsessed by the Medusa and her sisters wofahulicodoc #231775 03/13/22 08:22 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA GORGONIAN PRONUNCIATION: (gor-GOH-nee-uhn) MEANING: adjective: Terrible; repulsive. noun: Any of various corals having a hard, treelike skeleton. ETYMOLOGY: After Gorgon, any of the three monstrous sisters in Greek mythology, who had snakes for hair: Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa. Earliest documented use: 1616. See also, gorgonize. ___________________________ GORDONIAN - knotty GOREGONIAN - from the bloody history of the US Northwest ORGONIAN - like a device constructed of layers of wood and other materials, as tin, claimed by its inventor, Wilhelm Reich, to restore energy to persons sitting in it, thereby aiding in the cure of impotence, cancer, the common cold, etc; first postulated in the 1940s Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter ANTRE - another French word wofahulicodoc #231776 03/14/22 02:36 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA ANTRE PRONUNCIATION: (AN-tuhr) MEANING: noun: A cave, cavern, cavity, etc. ETYMOLOGY: From Middle French antre (cave), from Latin antrum (cave), from Greek antron (cave). Earliest documented use: 1585. _______________________________ ANTARE - a singularly bright star in the night sky, 𝛂-Scorpius ANTIE - a female protester AITRE - high-falutin' pronunciation of the French verb "to be" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter REEVE - Gidaddahere! wofahulicodoc #231780 03/17/22 08:07 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA REEVE PRONUNCIATION: (reev) MEANING: verb tr.: To pass (a rope or the like) through. noun: A local official. ETYMOLOGY: For verb: Of uncertain origin. Earliest documented use: 1600. For noun: From Old English gerefa (high official). Earliest documented use: before the 12th century. _____________________ PRE-EVE - the night before the night before a holiday RÈVE - a French dream PREEVE - slang for "to look at in advance" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter corrected:AUTRE - another French word wofahulicodoc #231781 03/17/22 08:09 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA ANTRE PRONUNCIATION: (AN-tuhr) MEANING: noun: A cave, cavern, cavity, etc. ETYMOLOGY: From Middle French antre (cave), from Latin antrum (cave), from Greek antron (cave). Earliest documented use: 1585. _______________________________ ANTARE - a singularly bright star in the night sky, 𝛂-Scorpius ANTIE - a female protester AITRE - high-falutin' pronunciation of the French verb "to be" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter VESPA - an Italian wasp wofahulicodoc #231782 03/17/22 08:15 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA VESTA PRONUNCIATION: (VES-tuh) MEANING: noun: A short wooden match. ETYMOLOGY: After Vesta, the goddess of hearth and household in Roman mythology. Her temple had a fire tended by the vestal virgins. Earliest documented use: 1839. ____________________________ PESTA - an Italian bug NESTA - what a swarm of pestas lives in YESTA - 1) with "say," to agree; 2) the day before Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter TALAPA - a food fish that cannot see (no eyes) wofahulicodoc #231783 03/17/22 08:35 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA TALPA PRONUNCIATION: (TAL-puh) MEANING: noun: 1. A mole (the animal). 2. A cyst. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin talpa (mole). 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