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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 40 of 100 1 2 … 38 39 40 41 42 … 99 100 Go to page... The nose knows who and who doesn't know the nose [Re: wofahulicodoc] #211483 06/21/13 05:58 PM 06/21/13 05:58 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 OTO-HINO-LARYNGOLOGY - an ear, rear, and throat specialist who flunked "nose" in school and had to pick "rear" instead. Re: The nose knows who and who doesn't know the nose [Re: jenny jenny] #211512 06/24/13 09:26 PM 06/24/13 09:26 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,963 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,963 Worcester, MA FISHWIFE PRONUNCIATION: (FISH-wyf) MEANING: noun 1. A coarse, vulgar-tongued woman. 2. A woman who sells fish. FISHWIRE a metal thread for making deep-sea seines. (banned soon after its invention) MONDAYSWORD is best left unspoken [Re: wofahulicodoc] #211514 06/24/13 10:04 PM 06/24/13 10:04 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 WISHWIFE - all wish no work Twoday is Wednesday and the word is skunky [Re: jenny jenny] #211515 06/25/13 04:43 PM 06/25/13 04:43 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 SKUNKY PRONUNCIATION:(SKUNG-kee) MEANING: adjective: 1. Mean or contemptible. 2. Having an unpleasant odor. 3. Of or relating to a skunk. ___________________________________ Phew! exchange p for k SPUNKY - what you are and what you gotta be after you confront a skunk Re: Twoday is Wednesday and the word is skunky [Re: jenny jenny] #211518 06/26/13 12:29 AM 06/26/13 12:29 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,963 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,963 Worcester, MA SKUNGY PRONUNCIATION: SKUN-jee MEANING: Offensive to eyes, nose, even skin. Not just ugly but stinky grime and slime. Synonym (understated): Unprepossessing The word is the bird and the bird is gossamer' [Re: wofahulicodoc] #211526 06/26/13 10:08 PM 06/26/13 10:08 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 [ gossamer ] PRONUNCIATION: GOS-uh-muhr) MEANING: noun: 1. Something light, thin, or insubstantial. 2. A soft sheer gauzy fabric, used for veils, etc. 3. A fine, filmy cobweb or its thread seen floating in the air in calm weather. adjective: Thin, light, or delicate. ETYMOLOGY: From goose + summer. The term is believed to have originated as a name for late autumn when geese are in season and then transferred to cobwebs seen around that time of the year. Earliest documented use: 1325. _________________________________ g --> b BOSSAMER - to dance the bossa nova but just for the summer Re: The word is the bird and the bird is gossamer' [Re: jenny jenny] #211527 06/27/13 12:31 AM 06/27/13 12:31 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,963 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,963 Worcester, MA GOSSAMEN - what everybody does when the prayer is finished GOSSAMOR - what you do after you go, and then you keep going (I tried to make up something involving Henry Bessemer, but it just got too complicated) Thursday's word is BIRDLIME [Re: wofahulicodoc] #211531 06/27/13 05:26 PM 06/27/13 05:26 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 birdlime PRONUNCIATION: (BUHRD-lym) MEANING: verb tr.: To ensnare. noun: Something that ensnares. ETYMOLOGY:From birdlime (a sticky substance made from holly, mistletoe, or other plants, and smeared on branches and twigs to catch small birds), from bird + lime, from Latin limus (slime). Earliest documented use: 1440. _________________________________ add d BIRDLIMED - a knock-off verson of Lullaby of Birdland from a bird's point of view (a sad lament). "No, we eat pork on Thanksgiving" said the turkey [Re: jenny jenny] #211534 06/28/13 12:40 AM 06/28/13 12:40 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,963 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,963 Worcester, MA BIRDLIE - [golf]: a tee-shot on a par-3 hole that lands on the green a makeable distance from the pin Today's word: Music with an etymologic suprise [Re: wofahulicodoc] #211541 06/28/13 02:37 PM 06/28/13 02:37 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 chameleonic PRONUNCIATION: (kuh-mee-lee-ON-ik) MEANING: adjective: Given to quick or frequent change. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin chamaeleon, from Greek khamaileon, from khamai (on the ground) + leon (lion). Ultimately from the Indo-European root dhghem- (earth), which also sprouted human, homicide, humble, homage, chamomile, chthonic, disinter, inhume, exhume, and Persian zamindar (landholder). Earliest documented use: 1821. __________________________ - h CAMELEONIC - an unlikely breeding of a camel and a lion but then so is the strange etymology of the word "chameleonic". Page 40 of 100 1 2 … 38 39 40 41 42 … 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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