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CHEESEPARING
PRONUNCIATION: (CHEEZ-pair-ing)
MEANING: noun: 1. The act of saving by using extremely frugal measures.
2. Something of little value.
adjective: 1. Meanly economical.
2. Insignificant; spare; thin.
ETYMOLOGY: From the idea of cutting off thin slices of cheese equated with stinginess. From cheese, from Old English cese (cheese) + pare, from Old French parer (to prepare, trim), from Latin parare (to prepare). Earliest documented use: 1573.
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CHEESE-PAiRING - the art of deciding which vin to serve with which fromage
CHESS EPA RING - a cabal of ecologically-minded players of the Royal Game
CHEESE EARING - mouse-attracting jewelry for the ear
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COLD FEET
PRONUNCIATION: (kold feet)
MEANING: noun: A feeling of apprehension or doubt about proceeding with a planned action.
ETYMOLOGY: From cold + foot, from Old English cald (cold) + fot (foot). It’s not known why the expression is cold feet instead of, say, cold fingers. Earliest documented use: 1893.
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HOLD FEET - what shoes and socks do
COLD BEET - what Borscht is made from
COLA FEET - what you get from stomping grapes in the CocaCola winery
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EPHEMERA
PRONUNCIATION: (i-FEM-uhr-uh)
MEANING: noun:
1. Things that last only a short time.
2. Things of no lasting significance.
3. Items such as tickets, postcards, and letters that are intended to be discarded after use but sometimes become collectibles.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek ephemera, plural of ephemeros (short-lived), from epi- (upon) + hemera (day). Earliest documented use: 1398.
USAGE: “It would be a mistake to dismiss the issues roiling the book business as ephemera.”
Alex Clark; The Publishing Wars; New Statesman (London, UK); Jul 22, 2022.
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E-THEME (RA) - the Resident Assistant assigns a creative writing project to be submitted online
EPH EM ERA - starting 1950 or so, when Phrequency Modulated radio was in its prime
EPHEMERE - a body of unknown function at the end of an X-chromosome, which appears upon cell division and lasts only 24 hours
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PRONUNCIATION: (GOL-den hand-kuhfs)
MEANING: noun: Lucrative incentives given to an employee under certain conditions to discourage them from leaving.
ETYMOLOGY: From the idea of preventing someone from leaving by tying them down with attractive financial benefits. Earliest documented use: 1964.
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GOLDEN BANDCUFFS - the musicians wear showy bracelets
GOLDEN HAND RUFFS - winning trump plays in Duplicate Bridge that earn you special masterpoints
GOLDEN HARD CUFFS - aspiring young boxer has a wicked right cross
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EGROTE
PRONUNCIATION: (EE-groht)
MEANING: verb intr.: To feign sickness.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin aegrotus (sick). Earliest documented use: c. 1721.
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EROTE - to behave in a seductive manner
EGG ROTE - ovo-memory
e.g. ROTH - one such case is the author of Goodbye, Columbus
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ZENZIC
[Why does this make me think of "After I zoquo, I like to ushnu..."? See Family Ties.
But, returning to the matter at hand... ]
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ZENZIC
PRONUNCIATION: (ZEN-zik)
MEANING: noun: Square of a number.
adjective: Relating to the square of a number.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin zensus, alteration of census (square power), a specific sense development of census (a registration of Roman citizens and their property). Earliest documented use: 1557.
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ZENZIN - a pungent Hungarian breath mint
DENZIC - of or pertaining to animal's lairs (or sometimes, mancaves)
ZENTIC - antacid
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PHILOMUSE
PRONUNCIATION: (FIL-oh-myooz)
MEANING: noun: A poetry lover.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek philo- (love) + Muse (any of nine goddesses in Greek mythology who presided over arts and sciences). Earliest documented use: 1654.
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PHILOMUSE - main character in a series of comics featuring a rodent detective (apologies to S. S. van Dyne)
PHILOMUTE - lover of the ability to turn off the sound on the TV or monitor screen
PHILAMUSE - what Mr Harris did in the 30s-50s, and Mr Silvers in the 50s-70s, and beyond
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DELIBATE
PRONUNCIATION: (DAY-luh-bayt)
MEANING: verb tr.: To take a small amount of something: to taste or sip.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin de- (from, away) + libare (to take a little of, to taste). Earliest documented use: 1623.
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DELIBATHE - to immerse in pickle juice
DELI BASE - rye bread
DUELIBATE - to have a ceremonial drink before the one-on-one fight begins
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SECUNDAN
PRONUNCIATION: (se-KUHN-duhn)
MEANING: adjective: Occurring every other day.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin secundus (second). Earliest documented use: c. 1400.
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FECUNDAN - prolific
SEC UND WAN - a German wine that's both dry and pale
SECUND ANS - on a Multiple Choice test, that would be "B"
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PRONATION
PRONUNCIATION: (pro-NAY-shuhn)
MEANING: noun:
1. Rotation of the forearm so that the palm faces downward or backward.
2. Rotation of the foot such that the weight is borne on its inner edge.
3. The resulting position when the arm or foot is rotated in such a manner.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin pronare (to turn or lean forward). Earliest documented use: 1657. A counterpart is supination in which the palm is facing upward or the weight is borne on the outer edge of the foot.
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PRONOTION - a favorable idea
PROATION - conversion of a boat so it can be sailed with either end as the front
IRONATION - introducing into literature or speech a meaning other than (often the opposite of) the literal meaning, for humorous or dramatic effect
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MILITATE -
PRONUNCIATION: (MIL-i-tayt)
MEANING:verb intr.: To exert a strong influence, either for or against something.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin militare (to serve as a soldier), from miles (soldier). Over time, the term evolved from its military origins to signify a strong influencing force. Earliest documented use: 1598.
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MILIRATE - one-thousandth of the usual rate
MINITATE - a small London art gallery
MILIATE - Mildred had supper
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INSTAR
PRONUNCIATION: (noun: IN-star, verb: in-STAR)
MEANING: noun: A stage in the life of an insect between two molts, prior to reaching maturity.
verb tr.: To make a star or decorate using stars.
ETYMOLOGY: For noun: From Latin instar (image, form). Earliest documented use: 1895.
For verb: From in- (in, into) + star, from Old English steorra (star). Earliest documented use: 1592.
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INSTARE - to look longingly from the outside through a shop window
INSITAR - the location of objects dropped into the soundhole of an Indian musical insrtument
UNSTAR - to remove an award for special excellence
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INSTIR - where some people spend time because of their convictions
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DIAERESIS or DIERESIS
PRONUNCIATION: (dy-ER-uh-sis)
MEANING: noun:
1. The separation of two adjacent vowel sounds.
2. The mark ¨ placed over a vowel to indicate that it’s pronounced as a separate syllable, for example, in naïve or Brontë.
3. A break in a line of verse when the end of a word coincides with the end of the metric foot.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin diaeresis, from Greek diairesis (division), from diairein (to divide), from dia- (apart) + hairein (take). Earliest documented use: 1656.
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DI, ARES' SIS - Diana is the sister of the god of war
DI AERIES IS - two lofty eagles' nests
DIPARESIS - two limbs are weak (one arm and the other leg)
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FUNAMBULISM
PRONUNCIATION: (fyoo-NAM-byuh-liz-uhm)
MEANING: noun:
1. The act of walking on a rope between two points elevated from the ground.
2. The balancing act between contrasting situations, such as appeasing two groups with opposing views.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin funis (rope) + ambulare (to walk). Earliest documented use: 1801.
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NUNAMBULISM - walking Sisters
FUMAMBULISM - having a cigarette during your peregrinations
FUN A.M. BULLISM - enjoying a rising stock market before noon
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ANACHRONISTIC
PRONUNCIATION: (uh-nak-ruh-NIS-tik)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Out-of-date, old-fashioned.
2. Involving something or someone in the wrong historical period.
ETYMOLOGY: From French anachronisme, from Latin anachronismus, from Greek anakhronismos, from ana-, (backwards) + khronos (time). Earliest documented use: 1778.
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ANACHONISTIC - like Luke's father
Na-CHRONISTIC - salty times
ANNA CHRONISTIC - the teacher for the Siamese King's children follows her own schedule
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KAIROS
PRONUNCIATION: (KY-rahs)
MEANING: noun: The right time for taking an action; a decisive moment.
ETYMOLOGY: From Ancient Greek kairos (a fitting time). In Modern Greek the word means weather or time. Earliest documented use: 1936.
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CAIRO'S - belongs to the Egyptian capital
KAROS - syrupy
PAIR-OS - the computer operating system that Noah used on the Ark
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CHILIAD
PRONUNCIATION: (KIL-ee-ad)
MEANING: noun:
1. A period of a thousand years.
2. A group of 1000.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin chilias, from Greek chilioi (thousand). Earliest documented use: 1598.
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CHILI AD - commercial notice in the Santiago Times
CHOLI-AD - doctors pushing for Gall Bladder surgery
CHE-ILIAD - Cuban revolutionary conquers Troy - read all about it!
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EPOCH
PRONUNCIATION: (EP-uhk, EE-pok)
MEANING: noun: A distinctive time period in history.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin epocha, from Greek epoche (stoppage, pause), from epi- (upon) + ekhein (to stay or hold). Ultimately from the Indo-European root segh- (to hold), which also gave us hectic, scheme, scholar, cathect, and asseverate. Earliest documented use: 1614.
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SPOCH - the Enterprise's ultra-logical Science Officer
ESP, OCH - Extrasensory perception, as practiced in Scotland
EPOACH - 'e's not allowed to hunt on my property, but 'e does it anyway
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ISOCHRONAL
PRONUNCIATION: (eye-SAH-kruh-nuhl, eye-suh-KRO-nuhl)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Equal in time.
2. Occurring at regular intervals.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek iso- (equal) + chronos (time). Earliest documented use: 1680.
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ISOTHRONAL - a political system whereunder the ruler is replaced on a regular basis
MISO-CHRONAL - aged soup
ISOCORONAL - the Queen has many tiaras but they all look exactly the same
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CASTANEOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (ka-STAY-nee-uhs)
MEANING: adjective: Deep reddish-brown.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin castanea (chestnut). Earliest documented use: 1688.
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FASTANEOUS - not quite at the same moment, but almost
CASTONEOUS - being the first to blame
CAST A NEVUS - go fishing using skin spots to bait your hook
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RUBRICATE
PRONUNCIATION: (ROO-bri-kayt)
MEANING: verb tr.:
1. To color or mark with red.
2. To highlight or decorate.
3. To provide with a rubric (a guide, rule, commentary, etc.).
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin rubricare (to color red), from rubrica (rubric, red earth). Ultimately from the Indo-European root reudh- (red), which also gave us red, rouge, ruby, ruddy, rubella, robust, rambunctious, raddle, corroborate, roborant, robustious, rubicund, rufescent, and russet. Earliest documented use: 1570.
PRONUNCIATION: (ROO-bri-kayt)
MEANING: verb tr.: 1. To color or mark with red.
2. To highlight or decorate.
3. To provide with a rubric (a guide, rule, commentary, etc.).
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin rubricare (to color red), from rubrica (rubric, red earth). Ultimately from the Indo-European root reudh- (red), which also gave us red, rouge, ruby, ruddy, rubella, robust, rambunctious, raddle, corroborate, roborant, robustious, rubicund, rufescent, and russet. Earliest documented use: 1570.
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RUBBRICATE - to cover with a flexible insulating material
RUBICATE - to put an obstacle irrevocably behind you
HUBRICATE - to display overweening pride
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CERULEAN
PRONUNCIATION: (suh-ROO-lee-uhn)
MEANING: adjective: Sky blue.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin caeruleus (sky blue), from caelum (sky). Earliest documented use: 1677.
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CERN LEAN - experimental physics research lab after repeated budget cuts
ACERULEAN - like dwarf or bonsai maple trees
CHERULEAN - angelic
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BRUNNEOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (BRUH-nee-uhs)
MEANING: adjective: Dark brown.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin brunus (brown). Earliest documented use: 1815.
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HR-UNNEOUS - the Human Relations department is a one-person operation
RUNNEOUS - a high-scoring baseball game
BRUN NEONS - unusual brown-colored advertising signs outside the Folies-Bergère in Paris
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VARIEGATE
PRONUNCIAION: VAR-ee-uh-gayt, VAR-i-gayt)
MEANING: verb tr.: To diversify, enliven, or to make more interesting, especially with colors.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin variegare (to diversify with colors), from varius (various) + agere (to do). Earliest documented use: 1653.
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VARIG-GATE - a political scandal about airlines in Brazil
VARIEGAZE - don't look in the same place all the time
OVARIEGATE - egg-shaped
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GOSHEN
PRONUNCIATION: (GO-shuhn)
MEANING: noun: A place of comfort and abundance.
ETYMOLOGY: After Goshen, a fertile region in Egypt, east of the Nile delta. In the Bible, it was allotted to the Israelites. They were also spared from the plagues of flies and hail. Earliest documented use: 1625.
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GOT HEN - purchased a chicken
NOSHEN - the very idea!
GROSHEN - very small Austrian coins, paradoxically enough
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CHRISTEN
PRONUNCIATION: (KRI-suhn)
MEANING: verb tr.:
1. To name someone or something.
2. To use something for the first time.
3. To initiate a person, especially a child, into the Christian church, by baptizing and giving a name.
ETYMOLOGY: From Old English cristen (Christian), from Latin Christus, from Greek Khristos (anointed), from khriein (to anoint). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ghrei- (to rub), which also gave us cream, grime, and grisly. Earliest documented use: c. 450 CE.
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CHRISTEEN - artist Jan's unheralded younger brother
CHRISTEIN - a vessel to contain sacramental beer
CHARISTEN - plural form in German of "charist," an old word meaning "a cook who always burns the meat"
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SODOM
PRONUNCIATION: (SAHD/SOD-uhm)
MEANING: noun: A place considered to be full of wickedness and sin.
ETYMOLOGY: After the biblical city of Sodom. In the biblical account, Sodom and Gomorrah were sinful places, so Yahweh rained fire and brimstone (sulfur) upon them. Earliest documented use: 1550.
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ODOM - 1970s baseball pitcher for the Oakland As, the likes of whom you see only once in a Blue Moon
SODAM - before "hot," a common summertime complaint
S.O. DOME - Canadian sports arena, named for an oil company
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RECHABITE
PRONUNCIATION: (REK-uh-byt)
MEANING: noun:
1. One who abstains from intoxicating drinks.
2. One who lives in tents.
ETYMOLOGY: After Rechabites, a biblical clan named after the patriarch Rechab, whose members were commanded to not drink, not live in houses (instead live in tents), and not cultivate fields. Earliest documented use: 1382.
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REHABITE - one devoted to returning to their former state
RECHABYTE - an amount of computer data so large it'll make you sick to your stomach
RE: HABITE - now, about residing in France...
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TOWER OF BABEL
PRONUNCIATION: (TOU-uhr ov BAY-buhl)
MEANINGnoun:
1. A scene of noise or confusion.
2. An ambitious or impractical plan.
ETYMOLOGY: From Hebrew Babhel (Babylon). According to the Bible, at one time everyone on Earth spoke the same language (though earlier it says that they spoke different languages). When people got together to build a city with a tower that reached the heavens, God was not happy and halted the project by confounding their speech, making them unable to understand one another. Earliest documented use: 1718.
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TOWER OF BABE - 714 home runs, which stood for years until topped by Aaron
TOWEL OF BABEL - for when you've worked up a sweat trying to understand other people's language
TOPER OF BABEL - little-known fact that the calamity of Babel came because they drank too much to understand each other
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LACKWIT
PRONUNCIATION: (LAK-wit)
MEANING: noun: One who lacks intelligence.
adjective: Lacking intelligence.
ETYMOLOGY: From lack + wit, perhaps from Middle Dutch or German lac (deficiency) + Old English wit. Earliest documented use: 1668.
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LACK IT - why you can't hang from a tree by your tail
LACE WIT - vary clever tatting
BACKWIT - repartee
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DINGTHRIFT
PRONUNCIATION: (DING-thrift)
MEANING: noun: One who is wasteful and reckless with money or resources.
ETYMOLOGY: From ding (to damage), from Old English dingan (to ding) + thrift (prosperity), from Old Norse thrifast (to thrive). Earliest documented use: 1566. A synonym is spendthrift.
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DOING TH'RIFT - following the latest dance craze
DINGTH RAFT - the fourth measurement on a raft or dinghy, after the length, the width, and the depth
BING THRIFT - buying only windfall cherries
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NIPCHEESE
PRONUNCIATION: (NIP-cheez)
MEANING: noun: 1. A miser.
2. A ship’s purser (an official in charge of money matters).
ETYMOLOGY: From nip (pinch, snip), probably from Middle Dutch nipen (to pinch) + cheese, from Old English cese (cheese). Earliest documented use: 1785. Also see cheeseparing.
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NIPCHEESS - Hey! Who stole my knight?
NICHE-ESE - the language of specially-fitting places
NAPCHEESE - cheese high in melatonin, said to have soporific properties
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SCATTERGOOD
PRONUNCIATION: (SKAT-uhr-good)
MEANING: noun: One who spends wastefully.
ETYMOLOGY: From scatter + good, perhaps from Old English sceaterian (to scatter) + god (good). Earliest documented use: 1577.
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SCATTERHOOD - the area covered by your scattering
SCATTER GOD - prosyletize
SHATTER GOOD - an sudden act of hideous violence committed against the innocent
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SPATTERGOOD - fake blood
SCANTERGOOD - poverty
SHATTERFOOD - do not microwave
SCATTERGOO - substance for young kids to play with
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HALLUX
PRONUNCIATION:(HAL-uhks)
MEANING: noun: The big toe. More generally, the innermost digit on the hind foot of animals.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin hallux. Earliest documented use: 1831.
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HALF-UX - My wife isn't fully divorced yet
HALL UP - how you get the bucket of water out of the well
HiLLUX - mounds of earth dotting the countryside
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CANTHUS
PRONUNCIATION: (KAN-thuhs)
MEANING: noun: Either of the two corners of the eye, specifically where the upper and lower eyelids meet, known as the inner and outer canthus.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin canthus, from Greek kanthos (corner of the eye). Earliest documented use: 1646.
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CAN'T THUS - impossible to do it this way
CAN THIS - Put this one up for storage. Or maybe fire it.
CAN, THUG - You'll get a jail sentence for sure this time, punk...
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UVULA
PRONUNCIATION: (YOO-vyuh-luh)
MEANING: noun: The small, fleshy mass that hangs in the back of the mouth, above the throat.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin uvula, diminutive of uva (grape). Earliest documented use: 1400.
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LUV U, L.A. - I adore you, Hollywood, even if I can't spell too good
OVULA - where plant seeds mature
URVULA - Wilbur's airplane co-inventor was actually a girl
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