Word of the day...
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Word of the day...
lambent - "(of light or fire) glowing, gleaming, or flickering with a soft radiance."
Share your word on this thread...
Share your word on this thread...
Though you remain
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
Re: Word of the day...
Flabbergasted - adjective, emotion felt when checking the bathroom scales after exiting COVID 19 lockdown.
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"discombobulation" is defined as "an embarrassing feeling that leaves a person totally confused".
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fundi - (Southern African from Nguni group of languages, umfundi ‘learner’) - An expert, a master of a certain profession, subject or discipline.
Though you remain
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
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It was used about me, when I was introduced to my peers on my 1st day at work down here!TheGreenGoblin wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 1:31 pmfundi - (Southern African from Nguni group of languages, umfundi ‘learner’) - An expert, a master of a certain profession, subject or discipline.
So the 1st local word I learned.
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A good word for a good start!ian16th wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 2:19 pmIt was used about me, when I was introduced to my peers on my 1st day at work down here!TheGreenGoblin wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 1:31 pmfundi - (Southern African from Nguni group of languages, umfundi ‘learner’) - An expert, a master of a certain profession, subject or discipline.
So the 1st local word I learned.
Though you remain
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
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In the world of the blind, the one eyed man is king!TheGreenGoblin wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:18 pmA good word for a good start!ian16th wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 2:19 pmIt was used about me, when I was introduced to my peers on my 1st day at work down here!TheGreenGoblin wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 1:31 pmfundi - (Southern African from Nguni group of languages, umfundi ‘learner’) - An expert, a master of a certain profession, subject or discipline.
So the 1st local word I learned.
I knew a lot more about my area of expertise than anyone in SA.
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Re: Word of the day...
'Slipfeathers' - the little triangular pieces of wood put into mitre joints to strengthen them. People often call them splines, but splines are a different beast. They are also little pieces of wood used to strengthen mitres, but they are long and rectangular, and run the length of the mitre.
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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - the fear of long words.
The helicopter pilots' mantra: If it hasn't gone wrong then it's just about to...
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'Timeous' - in a timely fashion. Archaic & Scottish, yet insisted upon by an (admittedly archaic and Scottish) acquaintance in a document he is helping to draft.
Good one C16. Did you just cook that one? Got it out of the oven just in time by the look of it.
Good one C16. Did you just cook that one? Got it out of the oven just in time by the look of it.
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It's amazingly genuine! Mrs C16 says it was on an episode of QI in the distant past.
The helicopter pilots' mantra: If it hasn't gone wrong then it's just about to...
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I used it recently , it was the correct word for the job.jimtherev wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 11:03 pm'Timeous' - in a timely fashion. Archaic & Scottish, yet insisted upon by an (admittedly archaic and Scottish) acquaintance in a document he is helping to draft.
Good one C16. Did you just cook that one? Got it out of the oven just in time by the look of it.
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Weltanschauung - (from German of course, but adopted, stolen, appropriated by Enlgish, which is what makes English such a successful language) - World view or a particular philosophy or view of life... The Germans are geniuses for concatenating a number of words to create ineffable meaning, although there is nothing ineffable about Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän, which in English, becomes four words: "Danube steamship company captain."
Though you remain
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
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Re: Word of the day...
Like the random tool bought in the aisle of doom that is essential the following week.ian16th wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 7:53 amI used it recently , it was the correct word for the job.jimtherev wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 11:03 pm'Timeous' - in a timely fashion. Archaic & Scottish, yet insisted upon by an (admittedly archaic and Scottish) acquaintance in a document he is helping to draft.
Good one C16. Did you just cook that one? Got it out of the oven just in time by the look of it.
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Re: Word of the day...
A short one:
Plink
Tank plinking is a term that was given by pilots during the Gulf War to the practice of using precision-guided munitions to destroy artillery, armored personnel carriers, tanks, and other targets.[1] As the war progressed, the term began to encompass all forms of destroying a target with an excessively capable weapon.[2] This term was discouraged by the military
Plink
Tank plinking is a term that was given by pilots during the Gulf War to the practice of using precision-guided munitions to destroy artillery, armored personnel carriers, tanks, and other targets.[1] As the war progressed, the term began to encompass all forms of destroying a target with an excessively capable weapon.[2] This term was discouraged by the military
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Quite right too. It's a small uncomplicated word which can be understood without attending a compulsory six-week training course at Aldershot. Harrumph.Pontius Navigator wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 5:48 pmA short one:
Plink
Tank plinking is a term that was given by pilots during the Gulf War to the practice of using precision-guided munitions to destroy artillery, armored personnel carriers, tanks, and other targets.[1] As the war progressed, the term began to encompass all forms of destroying a target with an excessively capable weapon.[2] This term was discouraged by the military
Re: Word of the day...
Circuitous -- longer than the most direct route.Was in a book I was reading describing a meandering river.
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prelapsarian
characteristic of the time before the Fall of Man; innocent and unspoilt.
"a prelapsarian Eden of astonishing plenitude"
B*****R, Mrs PN had heard of it. I guess Jim the Rev will too.
characteristic of the time before the Fall of Man; innocent and unspoilt.
"a prelapsarian Eden of astonishing plenitude"
B*****R, Mrs PN had heard of it. I guess Jim the Rev will too.
Re: Word of the day...
Antediluvian
Before the great flood. When I worked in the water industry I always kept an eye out for an opportunity to use this one.
Before the great flood. When I worked in the water industry I always kept an eye out for an opportunity to use this one.