Going back to an earlier GWoTD, if I understand it correctly, in one sense of the word, librate is the process of reaching equilibrium. True libration would be when two kids on a see-saw balance themselves and the board across the center bar.
Any takers for that one?
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- Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:30 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: EQUILIBRIUM
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- Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:04 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: LIBRATE
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Re: LIBRATE
Milton was rudely awakened by the cessation of the libration when one of his children jumped off the see-saw, sending the other crashing to the ground, where he vibrated for some time."Milton gently dozed off, hypnotized by the libration of his children on the see-saw."
- Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:41 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: MOUNTEBANK
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- Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:31 pm
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: Gail's Picassoesque Blue Period?
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Debutant
I just came across what I believe is the first adjectival usage of this noun. "Most debutant drugs find the market already crowded with similar products, and prices are set by the competition." Any comments? What do you think of this turn of phrase? For the curious, the whole article is he...
- Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:19 pm
- Forum: Idioms
- Topic: Hay is for horses, better for cows...
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Hay is for horses Straw is cheaper Grass ain't free. Go to a farm You can get all three Another version with better logic Hay is for horses Straw is cheaper Grass is free. Buy a farm Get all three Maybe one of these will jiggle your memory. Thanks for these Mr. Tokyo. Both work well, though in the ...
- Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:15 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: RUPESTRIAN
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- Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:06 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: empyreal
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- Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:41 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: SOBRIETY
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Re: SOBRIETY
Does this mean children are almost never sober? Horrors!2. Seriousness absent all excess, exaggeration, or frivolity.
- Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:39 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: We ought to know aught about AUGHT
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Re: We ought to know aught about AUGHT
English has a peculiar way of expressing years, for example 1923 = nineteen (hundred) twenty-three. All other non-Germanic Indo-European languages use thousand, as in one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three. Query to speakers of other languages: What is your language's take on the "and"...
- Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:33 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: vacation
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A further meaning to this one is the noun form of the verb, vacate. Especially useful in legalese, as in the vacation of a law. A judge's ruling may vacate certain provisions, or the entire law. As in the recent Proposition 8 case in California. Judge Walker's vacation of Prop 8 is hated by some and...
- Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:56 pm
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: Gail's Picassoesque Blue Period?
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- Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:53 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: AUGUST
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August is now fast approaching September, so I'll have a go at this one, though I'm not in Merrie Olde. Weedmonth doesn't necessarily refer to what we call weeds nowadays. However, if you look around you, some of the highest heights of reeds and weeds are being attained now. We're not talking about ...
- Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:40 pm
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: Another name for soft drinks
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- Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:38 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Swingeing
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