Today's Word: Brought to you by AndrewKM liquidate [lik-wi-deyt] verb (used with object), liquidated, liquidating. 1. to settle or pay (a debt): to liquidate a claim. 2. to reduce (accounts) to order; determine the amount of (indebtedness or damages). 3. to convert (inventory, securities, or other assets) into cash. 4. to get rid of, especially by killing: to liquidate the enemies of the regime. 5. to break up or do away with: to liquidate a partnership. verb (used without object), liquidated, liquidating. 6. to liquidate debts or accounts; go into liquidation.
Today's Word: quench [kwench] verb (used with object) 1. to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.). 2. to put out or extinguish (fire, flames, etc.). 3. to cool suddenly by plunging into a liquid, as in tempering steel by immersion in water. 4. to subdue or destroy; overcome; quell: to quench an uprising. 5. Electronics. to terminate (the flow of electrons in a vacuum tube) by application of a voltage.
Today's Word: xenon [zee-non, zen-on] noun, Chemistry. 1. a heavy, colorless, chemically inactive, monatomic gaseous element used for filling radio, television, and luminescent tubes. Symbol: Xe; atomic weight: 131.30; atomic number: 54.
Today's Word: yearn [yurn] verb (used without object) 1. to have an earnest or strong desire; long: to yearn for a quiet vacation. 2. to feel tenderness; be moved or attracted: They yearned over their delicate child.
Today's Word: ebb [eb] noun 1. the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea. 2. a flowing backward or away; decline or decay: the ebb of a once great nation. 3. a point of decline: His fortunes were at a low ebb. verb (used without object) 4. to flow back or away, as the water of a tide (opposed to flow). 5. to decline or decay; fade away: His life is gradually ebbing.
Today's Word: insatiable [in-sey-shuh-buh l, -shee-uh-] adjective 1. not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased
Today's Word: opaque [oh-peyk] adjective 1. not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through. 2. not transmitting radiation, sound, heat, etc. 3. not shining or bright; dark; dull. 4. hard to understand; not clear or lucid; obscure: The problem remains opaque despite explanations. 5. dull, stupid, or unintelligent. noun 6. something that is opaque. 7. Photography. a coloring matter, usually black or red, used to render part of a negative opaque. verb (used with object), opaqued, opaquing. 8. Photography. to cover up blemishes on (a negative), especially for making a printing plate. 9. to cause to become opaque.
Today's Word: 2 for 1! Different spelling, same pronunciation, different meanings! jibe or gibe, gybe, jib, jibb [jahyb] Nautical verb (used without object), jibed, jibing. 1. to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore-and-aft sail or its boom. 2. to alter course so that a fore-and-aft sail shifts in this manner. verb (used with object), jibed, jibing. 3. to cause to jibe. noun 4. the act of jibing. gibe [jahyb] verb (used without object), gibed, gibing. 1. to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer. verb (used with object), gibed, gibing. 2. to taunt; deride. noun 3. a taunting or sarcastic remark.
Today's Word: boycott [boi-kot] verb (used with object) 1. to combine in abstaining from, or preventing dealings with, as a means of intimidation or coercion: to boycott a store. 2. to abstain from buying or using: to boycott foreign products. noun 3. the practice of boycotting. 4. an instance of boycotting.
Today's Word: balladmonger [bal-uh d-muhng-ger, -mong-] noun 1. a seller of ballads. 2. an inferior poet.
Today's Word: mercurial [mer-kyoo r-ee-uh l] adjective 1. changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic: a mercurial nature. 2. animated; lively; sprightly; quick-witted. 3. pertaining to, containing, or caused by the metal mercury. 4. (initial capital letter) of or relating to the god Mercury. 5. (initial capital letter) of or relating to the planet Mercury. noun 6. Pharmacology. a preparation of mercury used as a drug.
Today's Word: purse [purs] noun 1. a woman's handbag or pocketbook. 2. a small bag, pouch, or case for carrying money. 3. anything resembling a purse in appearance, use, etc. 4. a sum of money offered as a prize or reward. 5. a sum of money collected as a present or the like. 6. money, resources, or wealth. verb (used with object), pursed, pursing. 7. to contract into folds or wrinkles; pucker: to purse one's lips. 8. to put into a purse.
Today's Word: tabernacle [tab-er-nak-uh l] noun 1. any place or house of worship, especially one designed for a large congregation. 2. (often initial capital letter) the portable sanctuary in use by the Israelites from the time of their wandering in the wilderness after the Exodus from Egypt to the building of the Temple in Jerusalem by Solomon. Ex. 25–27. 3. Ecclesiastical. an ornamental receptacle for the reserved Eucharist, now generally found on the altar. 4. a canopied niche or recess, as for an image or icon. 5. a temporary dwelling or shelter, as a tent or hut. 6. a dwelling place. 7. the human body as the temporary abode of the soul. verb (used with or without object), tabernacled, tabernacling. 8. to place or dwell in, or as if in, a tabernacle.
If anyone would like to suggest a word... we will go back to increasing our collective vocabulary starting tomorrow.
First, it is so great to see you again - I have missed you. Second: Conundrum The houseboat I lived on for over 7 years was named "Conundrum" Was it a house or a boat
Today's Word: conundrum [ kuh-nuhn-druhm ] noun a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words, as What is black and white and read all over? A newspaper. anything that puzzles. Origin of conundrum: First recorded in 1590–1600; pseudo-Latin word of obscure origin Used in a sentence: The Irish cook one day proposed to the ship's captain the following conundrum: "Is anny thin' lost whin yeez know where 'tis?"
Today's Word: democracy [ dih-mok-ruh-see ] noun, plural de·moc·ra·cies. government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. a state having such a form of government: The United States and Canada are democracies. a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges. political or social equality; democratic spirit. the common people of a community as distinguished from any privileged class; the common people with respect to their political power. Origin of democracy: Democracy, “government by the people,” comes from the Middle French noun démocratie, which comes via Latin from Greek dēmokratía, “popular government.” Democracy was first recorded in English in the early 1500s. Used in a sentence: Head to your state’s elections website, spend some time learning how to vote early, and check “participate in democracy” off your to-do list.
