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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 65 of 100 1 2 … 63 64 65 66 67 … 99 100 Go to page... MondayFun: A Rosoideae is a Rose is a Rose [Re: LukeJavan8] #212915 10/21/13 03:07 PM 10/21/13 03:07 PM Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi J jenny jenny OP veteran jenny jenny   OP veteran J Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi tumid PRONUNCIATION: (TOO-mid, TYOO-) MEANING: adjective: 1. Swollen. 2. Bulging. 3. Pompous, bombastic. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin tumere (to swell). Earliest documented use: 1541. USAGE: "Her tumid eyes filled with tears and she began to cry." Joseph Heller; Catch-22. ---------------------------------------- t > h HUMID - damp USAGE: "Her humid eyes filled with tears and she began to cry." - Joseph Heller before rewrite Re: MondayFun: A Rosoideae is a Rose is a Rose [Re: jenny jenny] #212917 10/21/13 03:27 PM 10/21/13 03:27 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,156 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,156 Land of the Flat Water 'TUPID Speech impediment for 'stupid'. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Curiouser and curiouser [Re: jenny jenny] #212925 10/22/13 01:29 AM 10/22/13 01:29 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,962 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,962 Worcester, MA TUMOID - the curiously strong antacid, something between a TUMS and an ALTOID Sparing no expanse [Re: wofahulicodoc] #212926 10/22/13 01:36 AM 10/22/13 01:36 AM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 959 Alaska Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator   old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 959 Alaska tumie - beer belly. Last edited by Tromboniator; 10/22/13 01:37 AM. Re: Curiouser and curiouserless [Re: wofahulicodoc] #212927 10/22/13 01:46 AM 10/22/13 01:46 AM Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi J jenny jenny OP veteran jenny jenny   OP veteran J Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi U > I TIMID - what we who write here are assuredly not. Prime Genitals [Re: jenny jenny] #212935 10/22/13 10:58 PM 10/22/13 10:58 PM Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi J jenny jenny OP veteran jenny jenny   OP veteran J Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi primogeniture PRONUNCIATION: (pry-muh-JEN-i-chuhr, pree-, -choor) MEANING: noun: 1. The state of being the firstborn or eldest child in a family. 2. The right of succession and inheritance belonging to the firstborn child. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin primus (first) + gignere (to beget). Not to be confused with primogenitor. Earliest documented use: 1500. ___________________________________________________________ Add L PRIMOGENITLURE - and the second lure is money. Erratic internet connection - sorry I'm late [Re: jenny jenny] #212940 10/23/13 11:02 AM 10/23/13 11:02 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,962 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,962 Worcester, MA PRIMOGENISURE - It's a wise first child who knows its own father (sometimes PRIMOGENISIRE) PROMOGENITURE - an ad campaign for www.Ancestry.com Re: Erratic internet connection - sorry I'm late [Re: wofahulicodoc] #212947 10/23/13 02:56 PM 10/23/13 02:56 PM Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi J jenny jenny OP veteran jenny jenny   OP veteran J Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi Not to worry, Wolfman. Einstein was oft times late for a party. But when he arrived everyone stopped and listened. Re: Prime Genitals [Re: jenny jenny] #212951 10/23/13 03:41 PM 10/23/13 03:41 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,156 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,156 Land of the Flat Water And there are plenty of sites on line to find whichever primogenitlure is your fancy. ----please, draw me a sheep---- but not until November this year [Re: jenny jenny] #212952 10/23/13 04:08 PM 10/23/13 04:08 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,962 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,962 Worcester, MA RECIDIVISM PRONUNCIATION: (ri-SID-uh-viz-ehm) MEANING: noun: Relapsing (into smoking, crime, etc.), especially repeatedly. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin re- (again) + cadere (to fall). Ultimately from the Indo-European root kad- (to fall), which is also the source of cadence, cascade, casualty, cadaver, chance, chute, accident, occident, decay, and casuistry . Earliest documented use: 1884. ---------------------------------------------- We don't need to change anything for this one! RECIDIVISM - Falling Back again (changing from Daylight Savings to Standard Time) ---------------------------------------------- OK, OK, if you insist... REBIDIVISM - irresistable over-optimism in a Bridge-player Page 65 of 100 1 2 … 63 64 65 66 67 … 99 100 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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