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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 68 of 101 1 2 … 66 67 68 69 70 … 100 101 Go to page... PRELUMPTIVE - like unsweetened coffee wofahulicodoc #232137 11/11/22 02:29 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 PRESUMPTIVE PRONUNCIATION: (pre-ZUHMP-tiv) MEANING: adjective: 1. Assumed; expected; inferred. 2. Giving a reasonable basis for belief. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin praesumere (to assume), from prae- (pre-) + sumere (to take). Earliest documented use: 1443. _________________________ RESUMPTIVE - picking up where it left off PRE-UMPTIVE - how it was before there were referees PRESTUMPTIVE - before the tree is cut down Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter BAT LARGE - clean-up hitter wofahulicodoc #232138 11/13/22 04:55 AM 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 AT LARGE PRONUNCIATION: (at larj) MEANING: adjective: 1. Having a wide scope. 2. As a whole. 3. Not captured. adverb: In a general manner. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin ad largum (at liberty). Earliest documented use: 1391. ________________________________ AT LARGO - vacationing in the Florida Keys ATLAS GE - rocket booster made by General Electric APT LARGE - Real Estate listing for a very spacious apartment Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter FALCON TENT - portable home for the hunting birds wofahulicodoc #232141 11/15/22 03:03 AM 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 MALCONTENT PRONUNCIATION: (MAL-kuhn-tent, mal-kuhn-TENT) MEANING: noun: One who is chronically dissatisfied. adjective: Chronically dissatisfied, complaining, rebellious, etc. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin mal- (badly) + contentus (satisfied), from continere (to contain), from con- (with) + tenere (to hold). Earliest documented use: 1574. ______________________________ MAC CONTENT - two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame-seed bun MALCOM TENT - where he did his preaching MAL CONTEST - Oh yeah? Well my sea-sickness was so-o-o bad... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: FALCON TENT - portable home for the hunting birds wofahulicodoc #232142 11/15/22 04:33 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 afterthought: FALCON TENT - where Han keeps his ship when he isn't using it Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter FINBOY - nickname for Aqualad wofahulicodoc #232143 11/15/22 04:39 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 FANBOY PRONUNCIATION: (FAN-boi) MEANING: noun: A boy or man who is an extremely enthusiastic follower of someone or something. verb intr.: To behave in an obsessive way about someone or something. ETYMOLOGY: From fan, short for fanatic, from Latin fanum (temple) + boy. Earliest documented use: 1919. _____________________________ FANBOT - a computer program whose purpose is to cast (fraudulent) votes in an online popularity contest TANBOY - a confirmed surfer (compare WANBOY, a confirmed sun avoider) FANBAY - where the air-blowers are stored when not in use Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter TRAUMATURE - sudden, violent injury wofahulicodoc #232144 11/16/22 05:34 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 THAUMATURE PRONUNCIATION: (THO-muh-tuhrj) MEANING: noun: 1. A miracle worker. 2. A magician. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek thaumat- (wonder, miracle) + -urgy (work). Earliest documented use: 1715. __________________________________________ THAUMATURF - the new Wonder Grass THAT U MATURE - prerequisite for growing up THOU MATURE - my $1,000 bond is now due Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter EMPORISER - decides who'll run the Empire next wofahulicodoc #232147 11/20/22 09:00 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 TEMPORISER PRONUNCIATION: (TEM-puh-ry-zuhr) MEANING: noun: One who delays, waiting for a favorable time, or to avoid making a decision. ETYMOLOGY: From French temporiser (to bide one’s time), from Latin temporizare (to pass the time), from tempus (time). Earliest documented use: 1555. __________________________________ TEMPORITER - the composer who figures out how fast to play TEMPORINSER - the conductor who wrings every last bit of emotion out of the music TEMPTORISER - up-and-coming seductress Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter CHASUIST - a devotee of King Charles wofahulicodoc #232149 11/20/22 09:09 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 CASUIST PRONUNCIATION: (KAZH-oo-ist) MEANING: noun: One who employs deceptive or excessively subtle reasoning, especially on moral issues. ETYMOLOGY: From French casuiste, from Spanish casuista, from Latin casus (case, fall, chance). Earliest documented use: 1616. Also see sophist. _________________________ CASHIST - no checks or credit cards accepted (viz. Spags, in Worcester, MA) Ca SUIT - hard shell containing calcium, such as is produced by clams and oysters and mussels CAMUIST - proponent of the philosophical theory that Existence is intrinsically absurd; favorite literature is The Stranger or The Plague Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter TRUFFOE - someone who's against you no matter what wofahulicodoc #232150 11/22/22 02:38 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 TRUFFLE PRONUNCIATION: (TRUHF-uhl, TROO-fuhl)) MEANING: verb intr.: To search, rummage, dig up, etc. verb tr.: To stuff or to intersperse with something. noun: 1. Any of various edible fungi that grow underground. 2. A soft, round candy made with chocolate, often coated with cocoa powder. ETYMOLOGY: From French truffe, probably from Latin tuber (swelling). The verb intr. sense alludes to the search for underground truffles, traditionally with the help of pigs or dogs. The transitive verb is from the stuffing of truffles in something being cooked. Earliest documented use: noun 1591, verb 1868. ________________________ TRUFFOE - New Wave French film director, 1955-1984 TRU-FF-LY - in an extremely loud manner GRUFFLE - to express being upset in a grouchy manner Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter SECUNNER - never ever in first place wofahulicodoc #232151 11/22/22 02:58 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 SCUNNER PRONUNCIATION: (SKUHN-uhr) MEANING: verb intr.: 1. To disgust or sicken. 2. To feel disgust or to flinch. noun: 1. Dislike or disgust. 2. A rascal; nuisance. ETYMOLOGY: From Scots scunner/skunner (to shrink back). Earliest documented use: verb: 1425, noun: 1512. ________________________________ 'S CUTNER - Who wrote Elak of Atlantis in 1985 and Prince Raynor in 1987 ? SCANNER - a product of the imagination of SciFi writer Cordwainer Smith, in "Scanners Live in Vain" STUNNER - unexpected and shocking, like the Patriots/Jets game of last weekend, or the Pats/Dolphins game of December 2019 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 68 of 101 1 2 … 66 67 68 69 70 … 100 101 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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