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- Sun May 05, 2024 5:52 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Effervescent
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Effervescent
• effervescent • Pronunciation: ef-êr- ve -sênt • Hear it! Part of Speech: Adjective Meaning: 1. Producing bubbles. 2. Lively, animate, in high spirits (personality). Notes: The noun for this word is created by adding either of the popular suffixes - s to it and spelling the results effervescence a...
- Sat May 04, 2024 8:07 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Rhinorrhea
- Replies: 0
- Views: 118
Rhinorrhea
• rhinorrhea • Pronunciation: rai-nê- ree -yê • Hear it! Part of Speech: Noun, mass (No plural) Meaning: No, not a rhino's upset tummy; simply the medical term for a runny nose or what runs from it. Notes: Doctors seem to like the first element of this Good Word; it turns up in many medical terms, ...
- Fri May 03, 2024 6:12 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Harlequin
- Replies: 0
- Views: 144
Harlequin
• harlequin • Pronunciation: hah(r) -lê-kwin • Hear it! Part of Speech: Noun Meaning: 1. A clown dressed in tights with a multicolored diamond pattern, such as is associated with the Italian commedia dell'arte. 2. Any clown or buffoon. Notes: The harlequin ( arlecchino in Italian) was the most popu...
- Thu May 02, 2024 9:35 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Chastise
- Replies: 0
- Views: 239
Chastise
• chastise • Pronunciation: chæs -taiz • Hear it! Part of Speech: Verb Meaning: 1. To castigate, rebuke, severely censure. 2. To punish, to inflict a penalty for an offense. 3. (Archaic) To purify. Notes: The noun for today's adjective is chastisement. Chastise comes with two adjectives, chastised ...
- Wed May 01, 2024 10:02 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Counter
- Replies: 2
- Views: 168
Counter
• counter • Pronunciation: kæwn -têr • Hear it! Part of Speech: Noun Meaning: 1. The flat surface of a long piece of furniture over which sales transactions or food preparation take place. 2. Someone or something that keeps count. 3. A marker in games requiring markers. Notes: Did you ever wonder w...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:57 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Glamour
- Replies: 0
- Views: 384
Glamour
• glamour • Pronunciation: glæ -mêr • Hear it! Part of Speech: Noun, mass (no plural) Meaning: An allure that comes from a combination of beauty, fashion, and style. Notes: Be careful spelling this word. Words ending on - our keep that spelling in British English, such as behaviour , arbour and tum...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 9:43 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Conscience
- Replies: 2
- Views: 350
Conscience
• conscience • Pronunciation: kahn -chêns • Hear it! Part of Speech: Noun (Mass, uncountable) Meaning: That faculty of the human mind that guides our sense of morality, our sense of right and wrong. Notes: It sometimes seems that conscience is an optional faculty of the human mind and that some peo...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 9:43 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Figurehead
- Replies: 1
- Views: 608
Figurehead
• figurehead • Pronunciation: fig -yur-hed • Hear it! Part of Speech: Noun Meaning: 1. A carved figure on the prow of a ship, usually a scantily clad female, often a mermaid. 2. A person in a nominal leadership position without real authority. Notes: This is a great 'tip-of-the-tongue' stimulus; yo...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:42 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Ethereal
- Replies: 1
- Views: 692
Ethereal
• ethereal • Pronunciation: ee- thi -ree-êl • Hear it! Part of Speech: Adjective Meaning: 1. Flimsy, wispy, airy, floating along the edge of existence. 2. (Chemistry) Related to ether. Notes: This charming word is the adjective from ether , which to the ancient Greeks was the crystal clear upper ai...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:39 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Mutiny
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1256
Mutiny
• mutiny • Pronunciation: myut -ên-i • Hear it! Part of Speech: Noun Meaning: An organized revolt against a legitimate authority, particularly aboard a ship. Notes: Here is a word closely associated with military organizations, particularly with naval ones. It comes with an adjective, mutinous, and...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:46 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Efferent
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1305
Efferent
• efferent • Pronunciation: ef -ê-rênt • Hear it! Part of Speech: Adjective Meaning: Directed away from, carrying outwards; discharging, especially motor nerve impulses conducted away from the brain to an effector (muscle, organ, gland). Notes: This word is the antonym of afferent "directed to...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:34 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Concord
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1123
Re: Concord
Buffalo Bill Cody testified before Congress that owning land was comparable to the Europeans' understanding of owning sky.The local tribes thought the idea of "owning" the land not only incomprehensible,
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:52 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Cartoon
- Replies: 2
- Views: 783
Cartoon
• cartoon • Pronunciation: kahr- tun • Hear it! Part of Speech: Noun Meaning: 1. A satirical drawing intended to amuse viewers, a drawn or painted caricature. 2. A comic strip. 3. An animated movie or video. 4. A preparatory drawing for a painting, poster, or print, a preliminary sketch. Notes: Her...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:06 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Shudder
- Replies: 1
- Views: 686
Shudder
• shudder • Pronunciation: shêd -êr • Hear it! Part of Speech: Verb, intransitive (No direct object) Meaning: 1. To tremble or shiver convulsively, as from dread, cold or disgust. 2. To vibrate violently, shake mightily, as an aircraft might shudder when it hits an air pocket. Notes: This word is a...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:03 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Concord
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1123
Concord
• concord • Pronunciation: kahn -kord • Hear it! Part of Speech: Noun, mass (No plural) Meaning: 1. Harmony, agreement, consonance. 2. A treaty establishing peaceful relations between two parties. 3. (Linguistics) Grammatical agreement. 4. (Music) A combination of notes pleasing to the ear, requiri...