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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 85 of 101 1 2 … 83 84 85 86 87 … 100 101 Go to page... EARL HARBOR - refuge for a fleeing nobleman wofahulicodoc #232495 06/30/23 05:17 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 PEARL HARBOR PRONUNCIATION: (purl HAHR-buhr) MEANING: noun: A sudden, devastating attack. verb tr.: To attack suddenly with devastating results. ETYMOLOGY: After Pearl Harbor, near Honolulu, Hawaii, the site of a US naval base, which was attacked by Japanese planes on Dec 7, 1941, leading to the US joining WWII. Earliest documented use: 1942. _________________________________ PEAR HARBOR - a port in the middle of orchard country PERL HARBOR - a colony of dedicated list-processing computer programmers PEARTH ARBOR - scheme to evade Australian copyright laws Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter DELPH, INC - FortuneTellers, LLC wofahulicodoc #232496 06/30/23 05:32 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 DELPHIC PRONUNCIATION: (DEL-fik) MEANING: adjective: Obscure or ambiguous. ETYMOLOGY: After Delphi, a city in ancient Greece, near Mount Parnassus. Delphi the seat of the oracle of Apollo in Greek mythology. The Oracle at Delphi was known for her ambiguous prophecies that were open to various interpretations. Earliest documented use: 1567. _________________________________________ HELP >HIC< - this attack of singultus is disruptive, and I need assistance DELPH-ICE - a sweet cold dessert popular in ancient Greece DEL.: pH, INC - division of E.I.DuPont Corp producing acids and alkalis and related materials, headquartered in Wilmington Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter ROMAN PERCÉ - a Centurion with a nose ring wofahulicodoc #232497 06/30/23 05:48 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 ROMAN PEACE PRONUNCIATION: (ROH-muhn pees) MEANING: noun: A peace imposed and maintained by force. ETYMOLOGY: For Romans, peace was not an absence of war, rather a state in which the enemy was vanquished and could no longer resist. The term Roman peace is a loan translation of Latin pax Romana. The original pax Romana was the relative peace and stability in the Roman Empire from 27 BCE to 180 CE. Earliest documented use: 1884. ______________________________ ROOM AN' PEACE - the war refugee's ultimate goal NOMAN PEACE - what Odysseus' cyclops would undoubtedly have preferred ROMAN PLACE - just about anywhere in Europe during the five hundred years prior to the year 400 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter CANTRAP - a ruse to get the unwitting into prison wofahulicodoc #232505 07/04/23 04:04 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 CANTRIP PRONUNCIATION: (KAN-trip) MEANING: noun: 1. A magic spell. 2. A trick, sham, prank, etc. ETYMOLOGY: From Scots cantrip (spell, magic, trick, mischief, etc.). Earliest documented use: 1719. _______________________________________ CAN'T RIP - untearable CAR TRIP - how to motor to vacation CANTOR I.P. - the Diagonal Argument has been copyrighted by the mathematician who first stated it Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter MALIA DRESS - what Obama's daughter wears wofahulicodoc #232506 07/04/23 04:24 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 MALADRESS PRONUNCIATION: (mal-uh-DRES) MEANING: noun: Rudeness; tactlessness; clumsiness; awkwardness. ETYMOLOGY: From French maladresse (clumsiness, tactlessness, awkwardness), a blend of maladroit (clumsy, tactless) + adresse (dexterity, skill). Earliest documented use: 1804. _______________________________ MALA PRESS - bad publicity MAL ADDRESS - where to Post Office brings letters to the ill MALAY DRESS - "Pakaian is the word for clothing in the official language....The traditional attire of Malay men is called baju melayu, ... a loose tunic paired with trousers, [or for women] a sarong...known as sampin." -- Google Search Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter ASAP-ORTATION - getting there as soon as possible wofahulicodoc #232509 07/05/23 05:06 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 ASPORTATION PRONUNCIATION: (as-puhr-TAY-shuhn) MEANING: noun: The carrying away of something unlawfully. ETYMOLOGY: from Latin ab- (away) + portare (to carry). Earliest documented use: 1503. See also disport. __________________________ A SPORT, A LION - what passed for amusement in ancient Rome (unless, of course, you were a gladiator) HAS PORTATION - can get from place to place by going through a door ASPORATION - without seeds or spores for reproduction Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter EPICRITIS - inflammation of the epicry wofahulicodoc #232517 07/10/23 02:08 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 EPICRISIS PRONUNCIATION: (i-PIK-ruh-sis, EP-i-kry-sis for #3) MEANING: 1. A quotation followed by a commentary upon it. 2. A summary, review, or discussion of a case. 3. A secondary crisis, something that follows a crisis. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek epikrisis (judgment), from epikrenein (to judge), from epi- (upon) + krenein (to judge). Earliest documented use: 1593. ______________________________ EPICRESIS - even higher than that rich King of Lydia EPIC RISES - the Electronic Medical Record is becoming increasingly popular EPI-CRISPS - eating these potato chips is like getting a jolt of adrenalin! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter OXYGONE - when the fire burns itself out wofahulicodoc #232518 07/10/23 02:18 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 OXYTONE PRONUNCIATION: (OK-si-tohn) MEANING: adjective: Having stress on the last syllable. noun: A word having stress on the last syllable. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek oxys (acute) + tonos (tone). Earliest documented use: 1720. ___________________________ ROXYTONE - member of a big-theater singing and dancing chorus line OXY-TOME - a treatise on Element #8 OYTONE - Brooklyn (NY) dialect Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter RED-LEXIVE - reading for a red-letter day wofahulicodoc #232519 07/10/23 02:27 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 REFLEXIVE PRONUNCIATION: (ri-FLEK-siv) MEANING: adjective: 1. Unthinking; instinctive; spontaneous. 2. Thoughtful; reflective. 3. In grammatical contexts: Directed on itself. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin reflectere (to bend back), from re- (back) + flectere (to bend). Earliest documented use: 1588. ____________________________ DEFLEXIVE - faulty bending REFLEX ICE - how you automatically treat a sprained ankle REFLEX AVE - of course you're going to call for a Hail Mary play in this situation Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter ANERVY - without a qualm wofahulicodoc #232527 07/15/23 06:50 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 NERVY PRONUNCIATION: (NUHR-vee) MEANING: adjective: 1. Nervous or anxious. 2. Brash. 3. Bold. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin nervus (nerve). Earliest documented use: 1598. _________________________ SERVY - just itching to start the next tennis point N.E. RWY. - New England train system NERO-Y - like a violin-playing Roman Emperor Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 85 of 101 1 2 … 83 84 85 86 87 … 100 101 Go to page... 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