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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 16 of 91 1 2 … 14 15 16 17 18 … 90 91 Go to page... EUPHONIA - several small tubas wofahulicodoc #230757 11/23/20 07:55 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA EUPHORIA PRONUNCIATION: (yoo-FOHR-ree-uh) MEANING: noun: A feeling or state of elation or well-being. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek eu- (well) + pherein (to bear). Ultimately from the Indo-European root bher- (to carry, to bear children) that gave birth to words such as basket, suffer, fertile, burden, bring, bear, offer, prefer, birth, adiaphorism, delate, opprobrious, sufferance, and paraphernalia. Earliest documented use: 1684. ________________________________ EUPHORBIA - Spurge, or bastard spurge, a genus of plants of many species, mostly shrubby, herbaceous succulents, yielding an acrid, milky juice. Most of them have powerful emetic and cathartic products. [Honest. YCLIU!] EDUPHORIA - delight in acquiring knowledge GUPHORIA (pr. "guf-FAW-ree-uh") - laughing loudly and uncontrollably Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter {1,I,J,K}: ii=jj=kk= -1; ij=k; jk=i; ki=j; ijk= -1 wofahulicodoc #230758 11/25/20 01:09 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA QUATERNION PRONUNCIATION: (kwuh/kwah-TUHR-nee-uhn) MEANING: noun: A set of four persons, things, etc. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin quattuor (four). Earliest documented use: 1384. ________________________ QUAKER'N'ION - breakfast cereal made of charged oatmeal particles 'QUATER NICON - a fine camera made at very low latitudes AQUATERNION - a waterfowl whose best friend is T-Berton Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter URICACEOUS - gouty wofahulicodoc #230759 11/26/20 02:47 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA URTICACEOUS PRONUNCIATION: (uhr-tih-KAY-shuhs) MEANING: adjective: 1. Relating to a nettle. 2. Stinging. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin urtica (nettle), from urere (to burn). Earliest documented use: 1836. _____________________________________ URBICACEOUS - citified URTICAREOUS - makes your cavities itch UTICA CEO: US - We've just been put in charge of that city in upstate NY Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter AUTORELIC - an old starting crank wofahulicodoc #230760 11/26/20 08:36 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA AUTOTELIA PRONUNCIATION: (ah-toh-TEH-lik) MEANING: adjective: Having a purpose, motivation, or meaning in itself; not driven by external factors. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek auto- (self) + telos (end). Ultimately from the Indo-European root kwel- (to revolve), which also gave us colony, cult, culture, cycle, cyclone, chakra, collar, telic, entelechy, talisman, col, and accolade. Earliest documented use: 1864. ___________________________________ AUTOTELLIC - car with built-in reporting to the police whenever you exceed the speed limit Au HOTELIC - very posh lodgings, with all gold fixtures AUTHOTELIC - the final chapter in a long story, such as Homer's Iliad or Odyssey Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter VINACETOUS - vinegary wofahulicodoc #230764 11/27/20 05:50 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA VINACEOUS PRONUNCIATION: (vy/vi/vuh-NAY-shuhs) MEANING: adjective: 1. Relating to wine. 2. Of the color of red wine: reddish. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin vinum (wine). Earliest documented use: 1688. ______________________ PINACEOUS - bromeliad, like a pineapple WINACEOUS - overfond of having a pair of Aces in the hole BINACEOUS - synonym for BINARY Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter JEANLING - denim short shorts wofahulicodoc #230772 12/01/20 03:00 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA YEANLING PRONUNCIATION: (YEEN-ling) MEANING: noun: The young of an animal, especially of a sheep or a goat. adjective: New-born; infant. ETYMOLOGY: From yean (to give birth to a young), from Old English geeanian, from eanian (to bear young) + -ling (small, young, inferior). Earliest documented use: 1644. ____________________________________ YEARNLING - the first faint glimmering of a desire YE, MANLING - I'm talkin' ta you, punk YEAN LINGO - spoken in the land of Ye Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter URTIFORM - shaped like an itch wofahulicodoc #230773 12/02/20 01:05 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA URSIFORM PRONUNCIATION: (UHR-suh-form) MEANING: adjective: Having the form or appearance of a bear. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin ursus (bear). Ultimately from the Indo-European root rtko- (bear), which also gave us arctic (literally, of the bear), the name Ursula (diminutive of Latin ursa: bear), and arctophile (one who is very fond of teddy bears). Earliest documented use: 1791. _____________________________________ CURSIFORM - 1. oathsome; 2. scriptlike ARSIFORM - British: ass-shaped URSIFARM - where bears are grown URSIDORM - the final room that Goldilocks entered Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter better than leptospirosis wofahulicodoc #230774 12/02/20 10:39 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA LEPTODACTYLOUS PRONUNCIATION: (lep-tuh-DAK-tuh-luhs) MEANING: adjective: Having slender fingers or toes. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek lepto- (thin) + -dactyl (toed, fingered). Earliest documented use: 1855. ______________________ KLEPTODACTYLOUS - finger-stealing (not welcome at KFC) LEPTO-d-ACETYL OPS - skinny-fingered vinegary penguin Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter ZAPFTIG - a weird font designed by a dingbat wofahulicodoc #230778 12/04/20 12:48 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA ZAFTIG PRONUNCIATION: (ZAF-tik, -tig) MEANING: adjective: Full-figured; pleasingly plump; buxom. ETYMOLOGY: From Yiddish zaftik (juicy), from German saftig (juicy), from Saft (juice). Earliest documented use: 1921. _______________________________ ZAFTING - alternative form meaning "betraying" WAFTIG - blowing in the gentle breeze with your nose stuffed ZAPTIG - Calvin shoots Hobbes with a Taser Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter OCTILUCENT - having eight shining spots wofahulicodoc #230779 12/04/20 03:19 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA NOCTILUCENT PRONUNCIATION: (nok-tuh-LOO-suhnt) MEANING: adjective: Shining at night. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin nocti- (night) + lucent (shining). Ultimately from the Indo-European root leuk- (light), which also gave us lunar, lunatic, light, lightning, lucid, illuminate, illustrate, translucent, lux, lynx, pellucid, lutestring, lustrate, lucubrate, limn, and lea. Earliest documented use: 1691. _____________________________________ NOCTILUSCENT - the night is deepening NOCTILU CANT - Prime Minister Noctilu of Roumania regrets he is unable NON-TILUCENT - my bathroom walls do not glow Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 16 of 91 1 2 … 14 15 16 17 18 … 90 91 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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