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Active Threads | Active Posts | Unanswered Today | Since Yesterday | This Week Wordplay and fun MORDANE - additional countrymen of Hamlet wofahulicodoc 08/17/2026 8:32 PM MORDANT PRONUNCIATION: (MOR-duhnt) MEANING: adjective: Biting, caustic, or sarcastic. noun: 1. A substance used to fix a dye in or on a material. 2. A corrosive substance used in etching. verb tr.: To treat with a mordant. ETYMOLOGY: From Old French mordant (biting), present participle of mordre (to bite), from Latin mordere (to bite). Earliest documented use: 1791 for the noun, 1474 for the adjective, and 1839 for the verb. ____________________ CORDANT - agreeing with; ant. discordant MONDANT - writing an epic, creating an entire world MORDON'T - additional proscriptions 727 493,386 Read More Wordplay and fun CORBET - Tom the Space Cadet wofahulicodoc 08/13/2026 8:10 PM CORBEL PRONUNCIATION: (KOR-buhl) MEANING: noun: 1. An architectural support projecting from a wall to bear weight. verb tr.: 1. To arrange (bricks, stones, etc.) in stepped courses to form a corbel. 2. To support by means of a corbel or corbels. ETYMOLOGY: From Old French corbel (little raven), a diminutive of corp or corb (raven), from Latin corvus (raven), apparently alluding to the corbel’s beaklike shape. Earliest documented use: c. 1400 for the noun and 1859 for the verb. ________________________ BORBEL - what a Jabberwock does as it comes whiffling through the tulgey wood COBBEL - (verb) what a shoemaker does; (noun) the capital of Afghanistan CORPEL - pertaining to the wrist body 727 493,386 Read More Wordplay and fun SKIRL - the sound of bagpipes wofahulicodoc 08/12/2026 4:55 PM SKIRR PRONUNCIATION: (skuhr) MEANING: verb intr.: To move rapidly, especially away. verb tr.: To range rapidly over an area, especially in search of something. noun: A whirring or grating sound. ETYMOLOGY: Perhaps a variant of scour (to move rapidly or search), itself perhaps from Old Norse skur (shower). Earliest documented use: 1548 for the verb and c. 1870 for the noun. _____________________________ OSKIRR - award for making the best Irish movie of the year SHIRR - to bake an egg in a tall cuplike dish with a narrow rim at the top STIRR - to mix gently with a spoon, or a stick, and a Scottish burr 727 493,386 Read More Wordplay and fun RAPTULE - a small rapt wofahulicodoc 08/12/2026 4:40 PM RAPTURE PRONUNCIATION: (RAP-chuhr) MEANING: noun: 1. A state or expression of ecstasy. 2. In some Christian theologies, the supernatural taking up of believers from earth during the end times. verb tr.: 1. To fill with joy; enrapture. 2. To cause a believer to be taken up supernaturally from earth during the end times. ETYMOLOGY: From rapt + -ure, ultimately from Latin rapere (to seize). Earliest documented use: 1594 for the noun and 1636 for the verb. __________________________________ RA, PURE - the Sun God, undiluted RAP TURN - it's Open Mike night, and you're on RAPT, SURE - definitely paying attention! 727 493,386 Read More Wordplay and fun ASSCART - a two-wheeled vehicle pulled by a donkey wofahulicodoc 08/12/2026 4:29 PM ASSART PRONUNCIATION: (uh-SART) MEANING: noun: 1. A tract of woodland cleared for cultivation. 2. The act of clearing such land. verb tr., intr.: To clear woodland for cultivation. ETYMOLOGY: From French essart (cleared land) and essarter (to clear), ultimately from Latin exsarire (to weed out), from ex- (out) + sarire (to hoe or weed). Earliest documented use: before 1450 for the noun and 1523 for the verb. ___________________________ MASSART - a statewide program to support graphic, visual, musical, and theatrical culture in Massachusetts ASHART - an image created from fire residue ABSART - a tattoo on the belly 727 493,386 Read More Wordplay and fun DOW FACT - The DJIA was established in 1896 wofahulicodoc 08/11/2026 4:04 PM DOWFART PRONUNCIATION: (DAU-fuhrt) MEANING: noun: 1. A dimwit. 2. A coward. adj.: 1. Dim or dull. 2. Cowardly. ETYMOLOGY: From Scots dowf (dull, dim) + -art, a variant of the usually pejorative suffix -ard. Earliest documented use: 1719. Also spelled duffart. ____________________________ DOWL ART - a toy structure made of round wooden sticks of various lengths DORF ART - a picture adorning the roof of a building in Germany DOWFARM - where startup companies are raised to grow into industrial giants 727 493,386 Read More Wordplay and fun PI'S MORE - Is 3 > or < the cirumference of a unit circle? wofahulicodoc 08/11/2026 3:47 PM PISMIRE PRONUNCIATION: (PIS/PIZ-myr) MEANING: noun: 1. An ant. 2. An insignificant person. ETYMOLOGY: From Middle English pissemire, from pisse (urine) + mire (ant). Earliest documented use: 1395. _________________________ PISPIRE - to sweat so much that there's no fluid left to make urine PI-SMITE - the facial impact that is the basis of much clowning around PIGSMIRE - the gunk that covers the swineyard also - PI-SMILE - the Aha! moment on realizing that the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of every circle is the same 727 493,386 Read More Wordplay and fun SCUMBROUS - covered with a layer of distasteful slime wofahulicodoc 08/11/2026 3:24 PM CUMBROUS PRONUNCIATION: (KUHM-bruhs) MEANING: adjective: Difficult to carry, use, or manage, especially because of size, weight, or complexity. ETYMOLOGY: From Old French encombrer (to hinder), from combre (dam). Earliest documented use: before 1400. _______________________ CRUMBROUS - easily breakable into small pieces CHUMBROUS - like a well-meaning but somewhat oafish friend CAMBROUS - having multiple small protrusions around its otherwise-circular rim 727 493,386 Read More Wordplay and fun BUMBLAZE - after a spanking wofahulicodoc 08/11/2026 3:15 PM BUMBAZE PRONUNCIATION: (buhm-BAYZ) MEANING: verb tr.: To bewilder or stupefy. ETYMOLOGY: Of uncertain origin, perhaps an alteration of Scots baze (to dismay). Earliest documented use: 1587. _____________________ BUMBARE - to dress for the occasion at the nudist colony BOMBAZE - portmanteau word for the subjective feeling after being near a very loud, sudden sound BUNBAKE - a contest attended by all the boulangers in the city 727 493,386 Read More Wordplay and fun Rare glimpses A C Bowden 08/05/2026 5:14 PM INSIGHTS + G SIGHTINGS 63 13,602 Read More Wordplay and fun CROTCHET - Tiny Tim's family name wofahulicodoc 08/03/2026 5:57 PM CROTCHET PRONUNCIATION: (KRAH-chit) MEANING: noun: 1. An eccentric opinion, preference, or habit. 2. In music, a quarter note. 3. A small hook or hooklike device or structure. ETYMOLOGY: From Anglo-French crochet (small hook), diminutive of croc (hook), from Old Norse krókr (hook). Earliest documented use: c. 1427. ____________________________ CROTCHEST - 1. having the most bifurcations; 2. in which a black bird keeps its trinkets CROAT, CHET - Frank and Joe Hardy answer their friend's question about Slavic nationality SCROTCHET - what you do to an itch 727 493,386 Read More Wordplay and fun MISANNUL - to cancel the wrong legal action wofahulicodoc 08/03/2026 5:38 PM DISANNUL PRONUNCIATION: (dis-uh-NUHL) MEANING: verb tr.: To annul completely; cancel or make void. ETYMOLOGY: From dis- (completely) + annul, from Anglo-French annuller, from Latin annullare (to bring to nothing), from Latin ad nullum (to nothing). Earliest documented use: 1485. _____________________________ DISANNUAL - a particular garden plant, which can survive for only one growing season DI-SANDUL - light, open footwear that comes only in pairs NISAN: NUL - the Japanese team in the automakers' football league didn't score 727 493,386 Read More Wordplay and fun DEPURSATE - snatch the pocketbook wofahulicodoc 08/03/2026 5:24 PM DEPURATE PRONUNCIATION: (DEP-yuh-rayt) MEANING: verb tr.: To cleanse or purify. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin depurare (to purify thoroughly), from de- (completely or thoroughly) + purare (to purify), from purus (pure). Earliest documented use: 1620. __________________________ DEEP URATE - the internal crystals that make gouty deposits and kidney stones DEPUTATE - appoint a Sheriff's assistant DESPURATE - 1. remove the goads; 2. as a last resort 727 493,386 Read More Wordplay and fun WITHSOY - how to make teriyaki sauce wofahulicodoc 08/03/2026 5:15 PM WITHSAY PRONUNCIATION: (WITH-say) MEANING: verb tr.: To contradict, deny, oppose, or refuse. ETYMOLOGY: From Old English wiðsæcga (to renounce, literally, to say against), corresponding to with- + say. Earliest documented use: before 1150. ___________________________ WITCHSAY - to utter a magical incantation WITHPAY - the best vacations WITSAY - Piglatin name of the actress who played Hot-Lips Houlihan 727 493,386 Read More Wordplay and fun Ah! Now I understand! wofahulicodoc 08/03/2026 12:40 AM HUSTINGS U --> I INSIGHTS 63 13,602 Read More Wordplay and fun Vote for me! 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