Showing posts with label Word of the Week. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Word of the Week. Show all posts

Word of the Week - Snurt

snurt- (verb)
to expel mucus while sneezing.
Ex: The fine lady was expelled from the fancy part for snurting.


- Taken from the Dictionary of Curious, Obscure, Humorous, Useless and Cherished Words, a curious dictionary I've compiled.

Word of the Week - Petrichor

petrichor- (noun)
the smell of the earth after a rain.
Ex: The petrichor always reminded her of a fresh start.


- Taken from the Dictionary of Curious, Obscure, Humorous, Useless and Cherished Words, a fantastic dictionary I've compiled.

Word of the Week - Lapidify

lapidify - (verb)
to turn to stone.
Ex: Her wretched face lapidified the knight.


- Taken from the Dictionary of Curious, Obscure, Humorous, Useless and Cherished Words, a fantastic dictionary I've compiled.

Word of the Week - Illation

illation- (adj)
the act of inferring a conclusion from a given set of premises.
Ex: The ridiculous clues made illation impossible.


- Taken from the Dictionary of Curious, Obscure, Humorous, Useless and Cherished Words, a fantastic dictionary I've compiled.

Word of the Week - Syrt

syrt- (noun)
quick sand or sinking sand.
Ex: Fed up with the children's antics, the baby sitter sent them to play in the syrt pit. 


- Taken from the Dictionary of Curious, Obscure, Humorous, Useless and Cherished Words, a fascinating dictionary I've compiled.

Word of the Week - Juglandaceous

juglandaceous - (adj)
of or pertaining to walnuts
Ex: The juglandaceous snack wasn't very appetizing.


- Taken from the Dictionary of Curious, Obscure, Humorous, Useless and Cherished Words, a fantastic dictionary I've compiled.

Word of the Week - Hyetal

hyetal - (adj)
pertaining or involving rain.
Ex: The hyetal weather made everyone feel blue, not to mention flood the village. 


- Taken from the Dictionary of Curious, Obscure, Humorous, Useless and Cherished Words, a fantastic dictionary I've compiled.

Word of the Week - Nutation

nutation- (noun)
involuntary nodding of the head.
Ex: During the dull oration, the old man's nutation was accompanied by soft snores.

- Taken from the Dictionary of Curious, Obscure, Humorous, Useless and Cherished Words, a fantastic dictionary I've compiled. 

Word of the Week - Hamadryad

Hamadryad- (noun)
a king cobra.
Ex: Unbeknownst to the farmer, a hamadryad was slithering towards him through the grass.

- Taken from the Dictionary of Curious, Obscure, Humorous, Useless and Cherished Words, an intriguing dictionary I've compiled. 

Word of the Week - Groak

groak- (verb)
to stare at someone in hopes of receiving something to eat.
Ex: the small creature groaked from under the table.

- Taken from the Dictionary of Curious, Obscure, Humorous, Useless and Cherished Words, a fascinating dictionary I've compiled. 

Word of the Week: Byrthynsak

byrthynsak- (noun)
steeling as much as one can carry.

Ex: the byrthynsak of the rich estate was an event described in all the local newspapers.

- Taken from the Dictionary of Curious, Obscure, Humorous, Useless and Cherished Words, a rather odd dictionary I've compiled. 

Word of the Week - Quatch

quatch - (noun)
a word or sound.

Ex: the aged rabbit uttered a last quatch, and then died.

- Taken from the Dictionary of Curious, Obscure, Humorous, Useless and Cherished Words, a rather unco dictionary I've compiled. 

Word of the Week - Recusant

recusant - (noun)
a nonconformist, someone refusing to obey social or governmental laws. 

Ex: the priest was displeased to discover his star pupil had become a recusant. 

- Taken from the Dictionary of Curious, Obscure, Humorous, Useless and Cherished Words, a rather unco dictionary I've compiled. 


Word of the Week - Unco

unco - (adj)
1. strange, odd, or awkward; out of the ordinary. 

Ex: The unco dictionary was not a best-seller.

- Taken from the Dictionary of Curious, Obscure, Humorous, Useless and Cherished Words, a rather unco dictionary I've compiled. 


 

Word of the Week - Absquatulate

absquatulate - (noun)
to flee or abscond; get away with.

Ex: After the thief was caught red-handed, he absquatulated with the money.


- Taken from the Dictionary of Curious, Obscure, Humorous, Useless and Cherished Words, a rather unco dictionary I've compiled.