March 2012
31 posts
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abeyance
Today’s Merriam-Webster #definethis word of the day is:
abeyance
pronounced \uh-BAY-unss\ it means
noun
1
: a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested
2
: temporary inactivity : suspension
To play with us on Twitter use the word abeyance in a sentence and tweet your sentence with the hashtag #definethis. If you play, I will follow you...
February 2012
11 posts
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bosky
OK. Let me say right off that I DO understand the irony of the guy who is all about words and who never takes pictrures doing a Wordless Wednesday in a WORD game. Blame my friend Holly, who often seems to inspire me to do things that are silly, fun and sometimes a bit brilliant as well. The instructions today are VERY different. Be sure to read the whole thing before tweeting!
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livelong
Today’s Merriam-Webster #definethis word of the day is:
livelong
pronounced \LIV-lawng\ it means
adjective
: whole, entire
To play with us on Twitter use the word livelong* in a sentence and tweet your sentence with the hashtag #definethis. If you play, I will follow you on Twitter. Follow this blog on Tumblr to get the word of the day.
*singing ”I’ve been...
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viva voce
Today’s Merriam-Webster #definethis word of the day is:
viva voce
pronounced \vye-vuh-VOH-see\ it means
adverb
: by word of mouth : orally
To play with us on Twitter use the word viva voce in a sentence and tweet your sentence with the hashtag #definethis. If you play, I will follow you on Twitter. Follow this blog on Tumblr to get the word of the day.
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empirical
Today’s Merriam-Webster #definethis word of the day is:
empirical
pronounced \im-PEER-uh-kul\ it means
adjective
1
: originating in or based on observation or experience
2
: relying on experience or observation alone often without due regard for system and theory
3
: capable of being verified or disproved by observation or experiment
4
: of or relating to empiricism
To play...
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conclave
Today’s Merriam-Webster #definethis word of the day is:
conclave
pronounced \KAHN-klayv\ it means
noun
1
: a private meeting or secret assembly
2
: a gathering of a group or association
To play with us on Twitter use the word conclave in a sentence and tweet your sentence with the hashtag #definethis. If you play, I will follow you on Twitter. Follow this blog on Tumblr...
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henchman
Today’s Merriam-Webster #definethis word of the day is:
henchman
pronounced \HENCH-mun\ it means
noun
1
: a trusted follower : a right-hand man
2
: a political follower whose support is chiefly for personal advantage
3
: a member of a gang
To play with us on Twitter use the word henchman in a sentence and tweet your sentence with the hashtag #definethis. If you play, I will follow...
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exegesis
Today’s Merriam-Webster #definethis word of the day is:
exagesis
pronounced \ek-suh-JEE-sis\ it means
noun
: exposition, explanation; especially : an explanation or critical interpretation of a text
To play with us on Twitter use the word abjure in a sentence and tweet your sentence with the hashtag #definethis. If you play, I will follow you on Twitter. Follow this blog on...
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abjure
Today’s Merriam-Webster #definethis word of the day is:
abjure
pronounced \ab-JOOR\ it means
verb
1
a : to renounce upon oath b : to reject solemnly
2
: to abstain from : avoid
To play with us on Twitter use the word abjure in a sentence and tweet your sentence with the hashtag #definethis. If you play, I will follow you on Twitter. Follow this blog on Tumblr to get the word of...
copious
Today’s Merriam-Webster #definethis word of the day is:
copious
pronounced \KOH-pee-us\ it means
adjective
1
a : yielding something abundantly b : plentiful in number
2
: full of thought, information, or matter
3
: lavish, abundant
To play with us on Twitter use the word copious in a sentence and tweet your sentence with the hashtag #definethis. If you play, I will follow you on...
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duende
Today’s Merriam-Webster #definethis word of the day is:
duende
pronounced do-en-day it means
noun
: the power to attract through personal magnetism and charm
To play with us on Twitter use the word duende in a sentence and tweet your sentence with the hashtag #definethis. If you play, I will follow you on Twitter. Follow this blog on Tumblr to get the word of the day.
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A Different Sort Of #definethis Today
For the first time in recent memory, it appears that Merriam-Webster.com did not publish a word of the day today, Wednesday February 1, 2012. I have lately been attempting to promote the #definethis daily word game. I stress that I have no official connection to Webster’s nor to Heather Wilson, who until recently was the promoter and moderator for #definethis. I have sent an e-mail...
January 2012
1 post
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Empire Avenue Is Whatever You Make Of It
walkingeave: I think @mqtodd needs to see THIS post again today
From a conversation on Facebook with Lorin Knudson:
imho, EAv is whatever you make it. It can be a social networking platform that you can use to meet other people. It can be a monitoring /scoring tool to evaluate (rather simplistically) your use of some social networks. It can be be a game about making more play money than...
October 2011
1 post
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languid sop
Yesterday’s Merriam-Webster #definethis word of the day was:
languid
Languid means “drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion”.
Today’s Merriam-Webster #definethis word of the day is:
sop
Sop means “ a conciliatory or propitiatory bribe, gift, or gesture”.
Use the word of the day in a sentence and tweet your sentence wtih the hashtag...
September 2011
7 posts
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#all
So this morning a friend posted the dictionary.com word of the day:
irrefragable
which means “impossible to refute.” The Merriam-Webster #definethis word of the day today is:
moiety
which means “half”. The Wordnik word of the day today is:
fuzzy navel
which is a peach flavored cocktail and the #artwiculate word of the day today is:
puce
which is an...
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The Corsair's Runction
Today’s Merriam-Webster #definethis Word of the Day is:
runction
A runction is a ”noisy fight; a disturbance; an uproar”.
Today’s Wordnik Word of the Day is:
corsair
A corsair is “One who cruises or scours the ocean with an armed vessel, without a commission from any sovereign or state, seizing and plundering merchant vessels, or making booty on land; a...
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Sartorial Solace?
Today’s Merriam-Wesbster #definethis word of the day is:
solace
Solace means “a source of relief or consolation”.
Use the word of the day in a sentence and tweet your sentence with the hashtag #definethis to play the game.
Today’s Wordnik word of the day is:
sartorail
Sartorial means “of or relating to the quality of dress.”
My tweet today:
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Flatfooted Dogsbody
Today’s Merriam-Webster #definethis word of the day is:
flatfoot
Flatfoot is slang for a police officer; especially : a patrolman walking a regular beat.
Today’s Wordnik word of the day is:
dogsbody
A dogsbody is British slang for a person who does menial work, a servant.
To play the game, use the word of the day in a sentence and tweet your sentence with the hashtag...
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Ergasiophobia
Today’s Wordnik word of the day is:
ergasophobia
Ergasophobia (which some have suggested I myself suffer from) is an “excessive disinclination, which may amount to an insane aversion, to work”.
Today’s Merriam-Webster #definethis word of the day is:
pelf
Pelf simply means money or riches. Use the word of the day in a sentence and tweet your sentence with the...
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Perspicacious Eyeservant
Today’s Merriam Webster #definethis Word of the Day is:
perspicacious
Perspicacious means “of acute mental vision or discernment” or “keen”.
Use the word of the day in a sentence and tweet your sentence with the hashtag #definethis to play the game.
Today’s Wordnik word of the day is:
eyeservant
An eyeservant is a servant who attends to his duty only...
