Today's Word: kibitzer [kib-it-ser] noun, Informal. 1. a spectator at a card game who looks at the players' cards over their shoulders, especially one who gives unsolicited advice. 2. a giver of uninvited or unwanted advice. 3. a person who jokes, chitchats, or makes wisecracks, especially while others are trying to work or to discuss something seriously.
Today's Word: ducky [duhk-ee] adjective: 1. fine; excellent; wonderful. 2. darling; charming; cute. noun: 1. dear; sweetheart; darling; pet.
Today's Word: ululate [uhl-yuh-leyt, yool-] 1. to howl, as a dog or a wolf; hoot, as an owl. 2. to utter howling sounds, as in shrill, wordless lamentation; wail. 3. to lament loudly and shrilly. Used in a sentence: Word of the Day contest! Use today's word in a sentence, and the best of however many entries there are will earn a prize! The more entries the bigger the prize!
Today's Word: nomenclature [noh-muh n-kley-cher, noh-men-kluh-cher, -choo r] 1. a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc. 2. the names or terms comprising a set or system.
Certain people *cough* 314 *cough* might have missed your challenge announcement... Maybe next time. ^,.,^
Today's Word: fortitudinous [fawr-ti-tood-n-uh s, -tyood-] 1. having or showing fortitude; marked by bravery or courage.
Today's Word: wastrel [wey-struh l] 1. a wasteful person; spendthrift. 2. an idler or vagabond 3. Chiefly British. a. refuse; waste. b. a waif; abandoned child. c. an idler or good-for-nothing.
The only W word I had in the master list was woebegone, which is why I selected this one. On what date did I use the word before?
Even subscribing to several 'word of the day' sites it is very hard to find interesting words... but I finally got one! Today's Word: decathect [dee-kuh-thekt] 1. to withdraw one's feelings of attachment from (a person, idea, or object), as in anticipation of a future loss: He decathected from her in order to cope with her impending death.
I always edit the second post in this thread to be the word of the day, but it is the first time I have used this word.
I have not. There is a post, I think it is the 3rd one, that contains an alphabetised list of the words already used, in the order I had used them.
Today's Word: ragpicker [rag-pik-er] 1. a person who picks up rags and other waste material from the streets, refuse heaps, etc., for a livelihood. Origin of ragpicker: First recorded in 1855-60; rag + picker Used in a sentence: The Paris ragpicker is seldom seen in the streets by day: his most profitable season is the night.
Today's Word: hedonist [heed-n-ist] noun 1. a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification. adjective 2. Also, hedonistic. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hedonist or hedonism.
