OT- Word of the day. [Archive]

Iansidious

July 14th, 2004, 11:11 PM

This topic will be as the title says. If I can everyday I will select a word for the day. It make us all smarter and is fun. I will pick words that are different, unusual, or old and no longer used. If you have a word you would like to see let me know and I will try to make it the word of the day. In the end lets try to keep this alive for a little while. On to the words!

Today's Word is:

Buckminsterfullerene
form of carbon found in minerals: a stable form of carbon containing 60 carbon atoms

[Late 20th century. From the molecule�s resemblance to the geodesic dome structure invented by the U.S. architect R. Buckminster Fuller (1895�1983).]

Will

July 14th, 2004, 11:33 PM

Not necessarily composed of 60 carbon atoms. There are also stable Versions with, IIRC, 54, 72, 78, and 96 atoms, for the spherical ("bucky-ball") configuration. Buckminsterfullerene also applies to tube ("bucky-tube") configurations, which I'm fairly certain have a wider range of possibilities re: number of atoms, since the tubes can be of varying length.

Iansidious

July 15th, 2004, 12:05 AM

I know nothing about that knd of stuff. I just typed what the dictionary said. I'm sure you are right though http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif . Also, I'm glad someone else knows what buckyball is http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif . It's a fun word to use.

Atrocities

July 15th, 2004, 12:07 AM

word of the day for me..... CRAP! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif

Intimidator

July 15th, 2004, 12:11 AM

Why is that AT. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[ July 14, 2004, 23:14: Message edited by: Intimidator ]

Iansidious

July 15th, 2004, 12:15 AM

Bad day I take it? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif Playing pool will solve all problems.

narf poit chez BOOM

July 15th, 2004, 01:48 AM

What's a bucky ball?

Slynky

July 15th, 2004, 01:56 AM

Good idea but I suspect people (like me http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/blush.gif ) will want to hop in. For example, right off the bat, my favorite word is one I learned in a book (SF) called, "Slan", I think. Every person I mention the word to has never heard of it. It's, "eidetic". Another word I find interesting that people would never really think about is, "steerageway".

OK, I'll leave your thread alone now http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif .

narf poit chez BOOM

July 15th, 2004, 02:03 AM

Eidetic? Unless I'm remembering a word with a similair spelling, dictionary doesn't have it, that means someone who forgest nothing or very little.

Iansidious

July 15th, 2004, 02:05 AM

Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
What's a bucky ball? ball-shaped carbon molecule: a ball-shaped carbon molecule found in stable forms of carbon (fullerenes), especially the molecule containing 60 carbon atoms (buckminsterfullerene). It sometimes occurs naturally but is usually synthesized. See it's easy http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

narf poit chez BOOM

July 15th, 2004, 02:06 AM

Originally posted by Iansidious:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
What's a bucky ball? ball-shaped carbon molecule: a ball-shaped carbon molecule found in stable forms of carbon (fullerenes), especially the molecule containing 60 carbon atoms (buckminsterfullerene). It sometimes occurs naturally but is usually synthesized. See it's easy http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif <hr /></blockquote>Ah-huh. That tells me nothing. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

[ July 15, 2004, 01:07: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

Iansidious

July 15th, 2004, 02:10 AM

Originally posted by Slynky:
Good idea but I suspect people (like me http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/blush.gif ) will want to hop in. For example, right off the bat, my favorite word is one I learned in a book (SF) called, "Slan", I think. Every person I mention the word to has never heard of it. It's, "eidetic". Another word I find interesting that people would never really think about is, "steerageway".

OK, I'll leave your thread alone now http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif . No. I don't mind you sharing your favorite words. I eidetic and steerageway is interesting. I mainly look for words I can use in my scrabble game.

Kamog

July 15th, 2004, 02:10 AM

Yeah, eidetic, I know that word because I learned it many years ago when I was playing RPG's. "Eidetic memory" was one of the advantages you can get for your character when using the GURPS system.

Iansidious

July 15th, 2004, 02:11 AM

Hey! I just copied what the computer dictionary said. It is a funny word though http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif .

Slynky

July 15th, 2004, 02:48 AM

Originally posted by Iansidious:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Slynky:
Good idea but I suspect people (like me http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/blush.gif ) will want to hop in. For example, right off the bat, my favorite word is one I learned in a book (SF) called, "Slan", I think. Every person I mention the word to has never heard of it. It's, "eidetic". Another word I find interesting that people would never really think about is, "steerageway".

OK, I'll leave your thread alone now http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif . No. I don't mind you sharing your favorite words. I eidetic and steerageway is interesting. I mainly look for words I can use in my scrabble game. <hr /></blockquote>Scrabble player?! Kewl! Can't find anyone who can handle me in my circle of friends. Be nice if there was an Online place to play Scrabble and have some fun!

Slynky

July 15th, 2004, 02:51 AM

Originally posted by Kamog:
Yeah, eidetic, I know that word because I learned it many years ago when I was playing RPG's. "Eidetic memory" was one of the advantages you can get for your character when using the GURPS system. That's interesting. In the book, "Slan", the main character had 2 brains (can't remember the reason why) but he found with practice that with his increased eidetic ability and 2 brains, IF he had ever been to a place, he could concentrate real hard and he would be there. It was a good book as some of the situations he was in, he had no eidetic memory of where he needed to "go" and couldn't go there. He had to find another way.

Well, I digress.

Slynky

July 15th, 2004, 02:52 AM

Originally posted by Iansidious:
Hey! I just copied what the computer dictionary said. It is a funny word though http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif . It's a good idea. I'll be sure to check it each day I see it at the top of the forum.

Atrocities

July 15th, 2004, 03:33 AM

Originally posted by Intimidator:
Why is that AT. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif YOu damn europeans are so damn competative. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif You know why...... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif (Laughing) Mr. Game Master. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

(Seriously, the game was great, everything is going well despite your warp point openers, and the loss of my fleet. I had expected to loose some, but not all, but that is how it works out sometimes.)

Just a bad day for getting bad news. Thats all.

spoon

July 15th, 2004, 04:17 AM

bearclaw

July 15th, 2004, 04:30 AM

Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
What's a bucky ball? Synthetic Buckytubes (also called nano-tubes) are, theroeticly, the strongest substance we know is possible to create. And in fact has been created in incredibly small amounts. Unless I'm remembering this wrong, there are other substances that 'could' be stronger, but Buckytubes are the strongest proven to be possible.

Recent developments into this potential have even got NASA and others actually concidering using Buckytubes to build a space elevator! While the ability to create enough of this stuff is still many years away, it's got some peoples attention.

http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/space_elevator_020327-1.html

narf poit chez BOOM

July 15th, 2004, 05:49 AM

Ah, ok, thanks. But, what makes a buckyball or tube so different that 'bucky' is added?

Will

July 15th, 2004, 06:13 AM

"Bucky" is a reference to Buckminster Fuller, an architect who is known for creating the geodesic dome. It's named that because the structure of the atomic bonds resembles that of the structural supports of the dome. To give you a simple example of what it would "look" like, imagine that the bucky ball is a soccer ball. The points where the stiches meet is where the carbon atoms would be, and the lines of stiches would be the bonds between atoms.

narf poit chez BOOM

July 15th, 2004, 06:17 AM

Ah. Thanks, people.

Loser

July 15th, 2004, 07:55 AM

Originally posted by spoon:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Kamog:
Yeah, eidetic, I know that word because I learned it many years ago when I was playing RPG's. "Eidetic memory" was one of the advantages you can get for your character when using the GURPS system. Champions had this too. 10 points. Funny the stuff you remember... <hr /></blockquote>Ih White Wolf, or at least in Mage, its a one or two point Merit.

Randallw

July 15th, 2004, 10:13 AM

One of my favourite words is "defenestrate". It doesn't pop up in books much though. Usually only in action movies or westerns.

edit: another is "antidisestablishmentarianism"

[ July 15, 2004, 09:14: Message edited by: Randallw ]

Atrocities

July 15th, 2004, 10:46 AM

Its a new day, so new word. Arrrrrrrgggggggg!

narf poit chez BOOM

July 15th, 2004, 11:13 AM

I opened up the dictionary to look up the definition of defeniwhatit. New word: Bathysphere: A spherical diving bell equipped with windows for deep sea observations.

Dictionary doesn't have defenestrate.

[ July 15, 2004, 10:15: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

Randallw

July 15th, 2004, 11:58 AM

Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:

Dictionary doesn't have defenestrate. ah well then you need more clues. As I said it happens in action movies and westerns. Die hard is an action movie where it happened. It seems every time a fight breaks out in a bar it happens.

Kamog

July 15th, 2004, 12:01 PM

Well, I remember the word defenestrate from a book I read. It means to throw out the window. So in a fight, somebody picks up a guy and throws him out the window.

David E. Gervais

July 15th, 2004, 12:31 PM

Threads like this discombobulate me. But I'm a trooper, so I'll join the fun none the less. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

edit: P.S. This word of the day thing is nice, but it would be even better if the word was used in a sentance to show that it can be used in more than just a 'list of ingredients'.

[ July 15, 2004, 11:37: Message edited by: David E. Gervais ]

Alneyan

July 15th, 2004, 12:40 PM

We have the same word in French (with a spelling variation, but that is to be expected), so this word likely comes from a foreign language, and hence isn't present in all English dictionaries, or something along these lines. And French has probably borrowed it from somewhere else as well (from what I can tell, "fenestra" is the latin for "window").

But this wasn't quite exactly a thread for etymology, and so I will stop digressing. I shall now leave the literati to debate about these strange words. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif (Literati has a nice ring to it, but I cannot think of something better than this one to bring to the thread)

Ragnarok

July 15th, 2004, 02:17 PM

Originally posted by Slynky:
Scrabble player?! Kewl! Can't find anyone who can handle me in my circle of friends. Be nice if there was an Online place to play Scrabble and have some fun! There is. Right here. (http://www.games.yahoo.com) It is Yahoo Literati. It is scrabble just without the scrabble name. My mom used to play all the time. It is alot of fun. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Randallw

July 15th, 2004, 03:35 PM

Yes I find if you know a bit of latin you have a vague idea of what romance words are. a large proportion of english is stolen from french (albeit a thousand years ago) almost the rest is germanic (which I mostly know from military study) and the rest are words the empire stole from anyone they conquered.

edit: just realised I am doing what Alneyan warned of, turning this into a etymological discussion.

[ July 15, 2004, 14:38: Message edited by: Randallw ]

Slynky

July 15th, 2004, 03:56 PM

Originally posted by Ragnarok:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Slynky:
Scrabble player?! Kewl! Can't find anyone who can handle me in my circle of friends. Be nice if there was an Online place to play Scrabble and have some fun! There is. Right here. (http://www.games.yahoo.com) It is Yahoo Literati. It is scrabble just without the scrabble name. My mom used to play all the time. It is alot of fun. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif <hr /></blockquote>More correctly, it's similar to Scrabble (having taken a look). The values for the letters are different (a 'Q', for example, is worth 5 points instead of 10) and the board is laid out differently. I wonder how challenges really work out on line (I played Hearts for a while till I learned people loaded card-counting cheats programs in a secondary window). And, of course, a timer would be nice (I didn't verify the existance of one in the Literati game).

But in a world where the makers of Scrabble have chosen NOT to give out rights to the game Online, I guess one does what one can to fill the void.

Thanks, Ragnarok http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif .

spoon

July 15th, 2004, 05:23 PM

I'm pretty sure you can play scrabble Online... do a google search, looks like there are more than a few places...

Ragnarok

July 15th, 2004, 05:23 PM

Originally posted by Slynky:
More correctly, it's similar to Scrabble (having taken a look).

[snip]

And, of course, a timer would be nice (I didn't verify the existance of one in the Literati game).

Thanks, Ragnarok. I didn't compare the two closely as far as layout and points of letters. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

And if I recall correctly the timer does exsist on there and you can set it to anything you want. It is optional, however. It does come in handy as some players will take forever to play their word.

You are most welcome. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Edit: You also mention challenges. I forget exactly but I think you just press the challenge button if you don't think the word is correct and the system will varify it. The word database is taken from Dictionary.com. Although I have seen it mess up a few times and add words it should not allow, proper names and such.

[ July 15, 2004, 16:25: Message edited by: Ragnarok ]

Slynky

July 15th, 2004, 06:22 PM

Rags, I was commenting more on how challenging a word could be a possible weak spot in the game with people logged into dictionary.com typing in the word before they clicked the challenge button (or something similar). After finding out how people had card-counting routines running beside their Hearts game...well...I quit playing.

Alneyan

July 15th, 2004, 07:20 PM

If you did want to cheat, who is to prevent you from using a program finding words for you? The computer Version of Scrabble comes with such helps, so you could probably use it in the Online Version (if you have nothing better to do).

Of course, it mostly applies to playing with random people on the net; I guess that we can trust one another on this forum for example.

Slightly less on topic, add ancient Greek to your list Randallw and I think you have all the roots of English words. While they aren't too many actual Greek words that I can think of ("phenomenon" and its plural form "phenomena" would be one, like "psyche" and a few other not so common words), Greek words are commonly used to make compound nouns (such as, say, "biology", the study of life). But it isn't so particular to English alone, and I am digressing even more.

Iansidious

July 15th, 2004, 10:22 PM

New day new word!

Todays Word:

ihram ("ee raam" with long a)

1. white robe worn by Mecca pilgrims: a white cotton robe worn by men when they are pilgrims to Mecca, formed from pieces of cloth wound around the waist and over the shoulder
2. holy state of pilgrim wearing ihram: the state of holiness conferred or symbolized by the wearing of the ihram

Just for David http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif . "David, looks so natty in his new ihram." http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif Also, I love discombobulate. I will have to use sometime.

[ July 15, 2004, 21:31: Message edited by: Iansidious ]

Intimidator

July 15th, 2004, 10:29 PM

Originally posted by Atrocities:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Intimidator:
Why is that AT. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif YOu damn europeans are so damn competative. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif You know why...... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif (Laughing) Mr. Game Master. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

(Seriously, the game was great, everything is going well despite your warp point openers, and the loss of my fleet. I had expected to loose some, but not all, but that is how it works out sometimes.)

Just a bad day for getting bad news. Thats all. <hr /></blockquote>You forgot to say that you loose ALL 60 of them, and I lost only 7 (with an fleet as large as yours)

So bottom line : I'VE GOT BETTER SHIPS http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Iansidious

July 15th, 2004, 10:30 PM

Alneyan, I want to ask you something. I rememered you live in France. I heard of a word(it was someones Last name but it has a meaning also)that mean the "sneaky one" in French. Lellouche. I was wonder about this word because I can't find it in my dictionary. I do belive that is the correct spelling.

Alneyan

July 16th, 2004, 09:12 AM

Indeed, it is either "Lellouche" or "Lelouche" (both spellings are used for Last names as far as I know, with perhahs "Lelouche" being more common). And "Le louche" would mean something along the lines of someone being shady or suspicious, or a behaviour having this characteristic. So if you see someone acting sneakily, you could see it is indeed "louche" (with the French meaning of this word).

I think "louche", when used in English, has a somewhat different meaning though. Or rather, my dictionary gives "of questionable taste and morality" as a definition. But then, I should beware of French adjectives used in English; while "risqu�" (or risque without this accent) means "risky" in French, saying that something or someone is risque in English doesn't quite have the same meaning. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

narf poit chez BOOM

July 16th, 2004, 09:17 AM

It's a new day over here, so: Destructive Distillation: The distillation of organic substances, as wood and coal, in such a way as to decompose them chemically: also called dry distillation.

Des-ue-tude: A condition of disuse.

Iansidious

July 16th, 2004, 03:07 PM

Originally posted by Alneyan:
Indeed, it is either "Lellouche" or "Lelouche" (both spellings are used for Last names as far as I know, with perhahs "Lelouche" being more common). And "Le louche" would mean something along the lines of someone being shady or suspicious, or a behaviour having this characteristic. So if you see someone acting sneakily, you could see it is indeed "louche" (with the French meaning of this word).

I think "louche", when used in English, has a somewhat different meaning though. Or rather, my dictionary gives "of questionable taste and morality" as a definition. But then, I should beware of French adjectives used in English; while "risqu�" (or risque without this accent) means "risky" in French, saying that something or someone is risque in English doesn't quite have the same meaning. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif Thank You. Thank You. You are right about LOUCHE it's means "disreputable or of doubtful morality". Well, I can't use quite like I wanted too. You French get all the cool words http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif .

Iansidious

July 16th, 2004, 03:10 PM

Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
It's a new day over here, so: Destructive Distillation: The distillation of organic substances, as wood and coal, in such a way as to decompose them chemically: also called dry distillation.

Des-ue-tude: A condition of disuse. How many hours are in a day on CHEESE? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Atrocities

July 16th, 2004, 03:40 PM

New Day, new word..... *****'in http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif I stayed up all night and finished a fourth set for the Tournament. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif And its a sweet set people.

Iansidious

July 16th, 2004, 05:56 PM

Today's Word:

Nihilism (nia lizzem)
This word has a least four meanings but I will list the one that fits Se4 nicely.

belief in destruction of authority: the belief that all established authority is corrupt and must be destroyed in order to rebuild a just society

spoon

July 16th, 2004, 07:05 PM

I once had a pet rat named Nihils. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Though I now forget if I named him after the crush-the-state brand of nihilism or the there-is-no-reality brand of nihilism.

Slynky

July 16th, 2004, 07:17 PM

Nihlus (I think that's the correct spelling) is the name of one of the biggest enemy Cybrids in Cyberstorm http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif .

narf poit chez BOOM

July 16th, 2004, 10:18 PM

Originally posted by Iansidious:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
It's a new day over here, so: Destructive Distillation: The distillation of organic substances, as wood and coal, in such a way as to decompose them chemically: also called dry distillation.

Des-ue-tude: A condition of disuse. How many hours are in a day on CHEESE? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif <hr /></blockquote>Huh?

Slynky

July 17th, 2004, 01:49 AM

Originally posted by Alneyan:
Indeed, it is either "Lellouche" or "Lelouche" (both spellings are used for Last names as far as I know, with perhahs "Lelouche" being more common). And "Le louche" would mean something along the lines of someone being shady or suspicious, or a behaviour having this characteristic. So if you see someone acting sneakily, you could see it is indeed "louche" (with the French meaning of this word).

I think "louche", when used in English, has a somewhat different meaning though. Or rather, my dictionary gives "of questionable taste and morality" as a definition. But then, I should beware of French adjectives used in English; while "risqu�" (or risque without this accent) means "risky" in French, saying that something or someone is risque in English doesn't quite have the same meaning. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif So, if a woman needed to sneak in a quick, hmmmm, "cleaning", it could be called, a "louche douche" (or is French, a "douche louche"). http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Iansidious

July 17th, 2004, 10:32 PM

Narf, when you posted a new day here it was not where I live. Looking at your profile you are from CHEESE and I wondered how many hours are in a day on CHEESE.

Iansidious

July 17th, 2004, 10:37 PM

New day new Word!

Today's Word:
Ataxia

lack of muscle control: the inability to coordinate the movements of muscles

This can happen to us all if we play Se4 to much. Sitting down all the time has to bad for our muscles! But then again who cares! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Intimidator

July 18th, 2004, 11:23 PM

What http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/confused.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/confused.gif oh you mean Talaxian....... I know that race http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Alneyan

July 18th, 2004, 11:31 PM

Would anyone mind if I happened to *conflagrate* this thread? Please? Burning things is almost as fun as throwing things... erh, I mean, people out of the window.

Iansidious

July 19th, 2004, 02:02 AM

Originally posted by Intimidator:
What http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/confused.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/confused.gif oh you mean Talaxian....... I know that race http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif No not the race. That's their homeworld http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Iansidious

July 19th, 2004, 02:53 AM

I was going to take the day off but might as well.

New day new Word.

Today's Word:
Pinnatifid (pin-nat-i-fid)

divided like a feather: used to describe leaves that have a central axis with parts branching off it

Iansidious

July 23rd, 2004, 09:39 PM

Sorry I've been lazy. Been busy here.

New day new Word
Today's Word:
Supinate

1.turn palm upward: to turn the hand so that the palm faces upward, or be turned in this way

2.turn sole upward: to turn the foot so that the sole is facing upward, or be turned in this way

3.lie facing upward: to turn the face upward, or lie in a supine position with the face upward

It's latin! What do you expect?

Slynky

July 23rd, 2004, 09:53 PM

So, could one say there could be such a thing as a supine lupine? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Renegade 13

July 24th, 2004, 05:26 AM

Indeed, as long as the wolf was lying on its back!

narf poit chez BOOM

July 24th, 2004, 05:44 AM

And even a supine lupine drooling over a lapin!

Wabbit!

Renegade 13

July 26th, 2004, 06:31 AM

Well, doesn't look like we had a word of the day yet today, so here's one from me http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Androgynous

Now is there anyone who knows what it means?? (Without looking in the dictionary!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif )

Phoenix-D

July 26th, 2004, 06:36 AM

IIRC it means you can't tell the gender. Or is genderless, one of the two.

Slynky

July 26th, 2004, 12:32 PM

Originally posted by Phoenix-D:
IIRC it means you can't tell the gender. Or is genderless, one of the two. I beleive this is correct.

Randallw

July 26th, 2004, 02:59 PM

Androgynous means has aspects of both genders, or appears as the opposite sex. Bishamen in Anime are Androgynous as they look like women even though they are male. Someone born with both types of Genitalia may be androgynous*. If you are familiar with Warhammer, Slaanesh is androgynous.

edit:* actually this would be a Hemaphrodite.

[ July 26, 2004, 14:02: Message edited by: Randallw ]

Gandalf Parker

July 26th, 2004, 09:00 PM

We could have some fun with a signature of mine which purposely slides by those who dont know their vocabulary.

"I think I like you. But dont go thinking that makes me homogeneous or anything. Im strictly heterogeneous."

Iansidious

July 26th, 2004, 09:18 PM

Sorry. Still busy.

New day new word
Today's word:
Tome (the e is silent and the o is long)

1. large book: a book, especially a large heavy book on a serious subject (formal or humorous)
2. single volume: a single volume of a book made up of several volumes

narf poit chez BOOM

July 27th, 2004, 06:28 AM

Today's word: Sto-ma-ta: Plural of Stoma.

Stoma: 1. A minute orifice or pore in the epidermis of plants, esp., of leaves and stems. 2. a. An aperture in the walls of blood vessels or in serous membranes. b. A mouthlike opening in nematodes.

Slynky

July 28th, 2004, 02:43 PM

Renegade 13

July 28th, 2004, 03:56 PM

Originally posted by Slynky:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Iansidious:
Nice one Narf!

Today's Word:
Insouciant

unconcerned: cheerfully unconcerned or unworried about something Pronounced, "in SO shunt"? <hr /></blockquote>Very close...more like "in SOO shunt" The "O" is long. That might have been what you meant though, couldn't tell http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Iansidious

July 29th, 2004, 01:22 AM

Nice one Narf!

Today's Word:
Insouciant

unconcerned: cheerfully unconcerned or unworried about something

Kamog

July 29th, 2004, 02:27 AM

ostentatious

adjective.
unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful; intended to attract notice and impress others.

narf poit chez BOOM

July 29th, 2004, 08:14 AM

Originally posted by Iansidious:
Nice one Narf!

Today's Word:
Insouciant

unconcerned: cheerfully unconcerned or unworried about something Well, I'm just opening the dictionary and looking at the first and Last words. So: So-nor-i-ty: 1. Sonorous quality or state; resonance; also so-no'rous-ness. 2. A sound.

Iansidious

July 29th, 2004, 10:41 PM

Originally posted by Slynky:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Iansidious:
Nice one Narf!

Today's Word:
Insouciant

unconcerned: cheerfully unconcerned or unworried about something Pronounced, "in SO shunt"? <hr /></blockquote>Pronounced: In sou see ent

While I'm posting...

Today's Word:

Vakil

n
South Asia lawyer: a lawyer or legal representative in a court of law in the Indian subcontinent

Kamog

July 31st, 2004, 02:35 AM

subterfuge
noun.
Any plan or action used to evade something difficult or unpleasant

TerranC

July 31st, 2004, 02:45 AM

Let me give this a try...

Lackadaisical

Lacking life, spirit, zest; Languid.

Slynky

July 31st, 2004, 03:27 AM

So...

"The lackadaisical and insouciant vakil carefully planned the appropriate subterfuge to avoid his case in court."

narf poit chez BOOM

July 31st, 2004, 05:47 AM

Im-post,1: A: A tax or customs duty. B: To classify (imported-goods) for the purpose of determining custums duties. Latin: In - on + ponere - to lay, place.

Im-post,2: The top section of a pillar or wall, serving as support for an arch.

Iansidious

July 31st, 2004, 10:29 PM

Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
Im-post,1: A: A tax or customs duty. B: To classify (imported-goods) for the purpose of determining custums duties. Latin: In - on + ponere - to lay, place.

Im-post,2: The top section of a pillar or wall, serving as support for an arch. Thanks Narf. I will use that (hopefully.If I get the tiles I need) on mom tonight in srabble. I did find another meaning to your word.

horseracing handicap weight: the weight a horse must carry, including that of the jockey, in a handicap race

Iansidious

July 31st, 2004, 10:42 PM

All these words!*drools* My favorite would have to be lackadaisical. What a fun word just to pronounce http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/confused.gif . And to Slynky-lol http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif .
On to today's word!

Today's Word:
Trompe l' oeil (trump loy. Don't ask me. Thats how it's pronounced )

1. 3-D painting technique: a technique used in realistic paintings to trick the eye, especially through the use of perspective to create an illusion of three-dimensionality
2. artistic work that tricks the eye: a painting or other artistic object that uses trompe l�oeil

Iansidious

August 1st, 2004, 09:53 PM

Today's Word:
Diageotropism (let me break that down for you. di*a*ge*ot*ro*pism)

n
horizontal growth: a response of a plant to gravity in which a part of the plant adopts a horizontal position

[ August 01, 2004, 20:55: Message edited by: Iansidious ]

Kamog

August 2nd, 2004, 06:11 AM

recalcitrant

adjective
1. refusing to obey authority, etc.
2. hard to handle

Iansidious

August 2nd, 2004, 10:47 PM

Today's Word:
Rhebok (ree bok. sounds like the shoe.)

n
antelope of southern Africa: a straight-horned antelope that lives in upland meadows and rocky outcrops in southern Africa. It has brownish-gray woolly hair. Rheboks are related to reedbucks.
Latin name: Pelea capreolus

Slynky

August 2nd, 2004, 11:01 PM

Originally posted by Kamog:
recalcitrant

adjective
1. refusing to obey authority, etc.
2. hard to handle As in nearly every teenager http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif .

Iansidious

August 2nd, 2004, 11:09 PM

Originally posted by Slynky:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Kamog:
recalcitrant

adjective
1. refusing to obey authority, etc.
2. hard to handle As in nearly every teenager http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif . <hr /></blockquote>Watch it... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif

Iansidious

August 3rd, 2004, 11:17 PM

I will be gone a few days. So I will post today's word then you can have all the fun you want.

Today's Word:
Pipsissewa (pip sissa waw)

n
evergreen plant: an evergreen herb of the wintergreen family that has white or pinkish flowers and jagged astringent leaves that are used medicinally as a diuretic.
Genus: Chimaphila
Also called prince�s pine

Slynky

August 3rd, 2004, 11:54 PM

Originally posted by Iansidious:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Slynky:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Kamog:
recalcitrant

adjective
1. refusing to obey authority, etc.
2. hard to handle As in nearly every teenager http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif . <hr /></blockquote>Watch it... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif <hr /></blockquote>LOL, thought you and Renegade 13 might like that comment http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Renegade 13

August 4th, 2004, 07:12 AM

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif Missed that the first time...I second the "Watch it!" Remember, stereotypes are wrong as often as they are right! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

narf poit chez BOOM

August 4th, 2004, 10:04 AM

Of course. Not all fat people are lazy slobs who sit around all day staring at a video screen. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Of course, I'M not fat. I am simply 20%+ undertall. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Renegade 13

August 6th, 2004, 04:21 AM

Its been a while since we've had a new word so...I guess it's my turn http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Satire

1. a literary work in which vices, follies, etc. are held up to ridicule and contempt.
2. the use of ridicule, sarcasm, etc. to attack vices, follies, etc.

Alneyan

August 6th, 2004, 12:07 PM

Lan: "Trompe" should not be too difficult to pronounce, but "l'oeil" is another matter. I think it is likely one of the hardest words to pronounce correctly. I don't know much about phonetics, but it should be vaguely as: "leu�l", with a certain stress on the "i". As soon as I get back my "how to say it" program, I will try to get a closer approximation.

Besides this, my own contribution will be "Floccinaucinihilipilification". Not only is this word fairly long, but it also means "the act of judging someone or something as worthless". You could argue it was created for the sake of making a very long word though, so that might disqualify it for competing in "Word of the day". At any rate, it should be a fun design name for my next warship, and will likely annoying the player(s) facing it to no end. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

TerranC

August 7th, 2004, 01:07 AM

Originally posted by Alneyan:
Besides this, my own contribution will be "Floccinaucinihilipilification". Not only is this word fairly long, but it also means "the act of judging someone or something as worthless". You could argue it was created for the sake of making a very long word though, so that might disqualify it for competing in "Word of the day". At any rate, it should be a fun design name for my next warship, and will likely annoying the player(s) facing it to no end. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif Oooooooh... cosmic. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Raging Deadstar

August 7th, 2004, 01:14 AM

Of course such a word as "Floccinaucinihilipilification" will prove itself useful when trying to prove the word itself useless http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Slynky

August 7th, 2004, 02:26 AM

Originally posted by Raging Deadstar:
Of course such a word as "Floccinaucinihilipilification" will prove itself useful when trying to prove the word itself useless http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif Good point (I think http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/confused.gif ).

Krsqk

August 7th, 2004, 04:30 AM

Well, here's (http://www.siue.edu/ALESTLE/library/FALL2000/october10/flocci.html) an article using our new favorite word. I'm not too sure about the sanity of the guy breaking the concrete slab, but I do think I'll send in for having worn my underwear longer than anyone else has. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Iansidious

August 7th, 2004, 09:29 PM

Guess who is back... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Today's Word:(one of my favorite's)
Zydeco pronounced like it looks zy-de-co. The y has a i sound to it.

Cajun dance music: a style of dance music originating in Louisiana that is usually played on accordion, guitar, and violin and combines traditional French melodies with Caribbean and blues influences

Slynky

August 8th, 2004, 02:09 AM

Originally posted by Iansidious:
Cajun dance music: a style of dance music originating in Louisiana that is usually played on accordion, guitar, and violin and combines traditional French melodies with Caribbean and blues influences And them'uns down yonder tawks funny, too. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Iansidious

August 8th, 2004, 06:19 PM

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smirk.gif nice touch Slynky.

Today's Word:
Limn

vt (literary)
1. draw or paint: to draw or paint a picture of somebody or something, especially in outline
2. describe: to describe something in words

Iansidious

August 11th, 2004, 06:35 PM

Today's Word:
Ephemeral pronounced i-fem-meral

adj
short-lived: Lasting for only a short period of time
*the ephemeral nature of slang

Slynky

August 11th, 2004, 08:00 PM

Today's Word:
Ephemeral pronounced i-fem-meral

adj
short-lived: Lasting for only a short period of time
*the ephemeral nature of slang

Or the extent of some of my life in some games of SE4 http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

Iansidious

August 12th, 2004, 06:49 PM

...and could not be more true for me either. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

dmm

August 13th, 2004, 02:25 PM

Here is a useful word from the language of the indigenous people of Tierra del Fuego (at the tip of S.Amer.):
mamhilapinatapai = the uncomfortable feeling experienced when two people are hoping that the other will volunteer to do something that both want done, but neither is willing to do.

dmm

August 13th, 2004, 02:40 PM

Wierd...I can't seem to edit my own post. It acts like it works, but then nothing changes.

Anyway, here is an example of use in a sentence:
The mamhilapinatapai was overwhelming -- almost as overwhelming as the odor from the old dying dog's pile of crap in the corner of the living room.

Iansidious

August 13th, 2004, 05:49 PM

Great Word dmm(notice the medal you get in the post icon).

Today's Word:
Forecastle Now this word is very interesting in pronunciation. My Dictionary has two pronunciation for this word. What I think is the correct way of saying it and the way the word looks. Foks l(the o is long.) and the way the word looks. Fore and castle. I do believe foks l' is the proper way of pronunciation.

n
1. front part of ship: the space at the front end of a ship below the main deck, traditionally where the crew�s quarters were located
2. raised deck at bow: a raised section of deck at the bow of a ship

spoon

August 17th, 2004, 09:47 PM

Ragnarok said:
Originally posted by Slynky:
Scrabble player?! Kewl! Can't find anyone who can handle me in my circle of friends. Be nice if there was an Online place to play Scrabble and have some fun! There is. Right here. (http://www.games.yahoo.com) It is Yahoo Literati. It is scrabble just without the scrabble name. My mom used to play all the time. It is alot of fun. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Here is a Online scrabble site mentioned on slashdot today...

Scrabble! (http://www.isc.ro/)

Alneyan

August 18th, 2004, 05:45 AM

Perhaps a nice word such as Hymeneal would work? It means "Pertaining to a wedding or a marriage", and comes in straight line from Greek. I cannot think of a word on this root that would mean "wedding" though.

In case it doesn't qualify (and I have a hunch it won't), I will settle for a nice "to mesmerise":
1: To spellbind; enthrall
2: To induce hypnosis in.

Voil�!

Kamog

August 18th, 2004, 10:07 PM

incorrigible
adjective
1. Incapable of being corrected or reformed: an incorrigible criminal.
2. Firmly rooted; ineradicable: incorrigible faults.
3. Difficult or impossible to control or manage: an incorrigible, spoiled child.

Captain Kwok

August 18th, 2004, 10:20 PM

Kamog said:
incorrigible
[/i]

Who is Fyron? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

Will

August 19th, 2004, 12:58 PM

dmm said:
Here is a useful word from the language of the indigenous people of Tierra del Fuego (at the tip of S.Amer.):
mamhilapinatapai = the uncomfortable feeling experienced when two people are hoping that the other will volunteer to do something that both want done, but neither is willing to do.

And assuming it's not pronounced as it's spelled... how do we pronounce this jem? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif I would assume something along the lines of mam-he-lap-in-ah-TAH-pie. A bit of a mouthful /threads/images/Graemlins/crazy.gif

Iansidious

August 19th, 2004, 07:05 PM

Your Words are just fine. Sorry I been lax with the Word of the Day topic.

Today's Word:
Kvetch pronounced "ka vech"

kvetch�ing, 3rd person present singular kvetch�es)
complain incessantly: to grumble and complain about things all the time (like your wife?)

n (plural kvetch�es) (informal)
1. somebody incessantly complaining: somebody who is always grumbling and complaining about things (like your wife?)
2. complaint: a complaint about something (what your your wife likes to do?)

Renegade 13

August 19th, 2004, 10:15 PM

Kvetch was originally a Russian word. Unless my memory is failing me again... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/shock.gif

TerranC

August 19th, 2004, 10:49 PM

Renegade 13 said:
Kvetch was originally a Russian word. Unless my memory is failing me again... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/shock.gif

I thought it was Hebrew/Yiddish.

Renegade 13

August 20th, 2004, 01:42 AM

TerranC said:

Renegade 13 said:
Kvetch was originally a Russian word. Unless my memory is failing me again... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/shock.gif

I thought it was Hebrew/Yiddish.

Ah, you could be right. Not the first time I was wrong! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

Alneyan

August 20th, 2004, 05:58 AM

Piquant:
1. Spicy.
2. Appealingly provocative.
3 Charming, interesting, or attractive.
4. Archaic: Causing hurt feelings; stinging.

Being fairly lazy, the above definition comes straigth from the trusted dictionary. For once, a French word has almost kept the same meaning in English and the same spelling (well, expect that the fourth meaning is the most common in French; is it really archaic?).

Oh, and what about creating words as well? For example, wouldn't "gabegie" be a nice-looking word for English? It means "turmoil or various trouble, especially due to a mismanagement" in French, but you could probably broaden its meaning a bit.

Let's see: "The word "Gabegie" was the only one fitting to describe the situation at the office after his blunder." Hmm... It is perhaps not such a great idea.

Aiken

August 20th, 2004, 11:35 AM

Renegade 13 said:
Kvetch was originally a Russian word. Unless my memory is failing me again... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/shock.gif

Where is no such word in Russian.

Iansidious

August 20th, 2004, 11:53 AM

TerranC said:

Renegade 13 said:
Kvetch was originally a Russian word. Unless my memory is failing me again... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/shock.gif

I thought it was Hebrew/Yiddish.

My dictionary says... [Mid-20th century. Via Yiddish kvetsh (noun) and kvetshn (verb) from German Quetsche �crusher� and quetschen �to crush, squeeze.�]

Iansidious

August 20th, 2004, 12:12 PM

Alneyan! tut tut tut. You didn't tell us how to pronounce it. I myself said pee*quant. But, I found out piquant is pronounced pee*kent. I offically ban Alneyan for one week effective today. For voilating the rule of words http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif. While I'm here...
Today's Word:
Effulgence pronounced ef�ful�gence

n
brightness: brightness or a brilliant light radiating from something (literary)

Kamog

August 24th, 2004, 02:29 AM

vicarious
adjective
1. Felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another
2. Endured or done by one person substituting for another
3. Acting or serving in place of someone or something else; substituted.
4. Committed or entrusted to another, as powers or authority; delegated.

adverb
vicariously

Iansidious

August 24th, 2004, 12:19 PM

I like that Kamog. I will use that today in an e-mail. But I have to put this word out...

Today's Word:
Qwerty pronounced KWER*ty

n
having standard typewriter keyboard layout: used to describe a typewriter or computer keyboard with the standard arrangement of keys for the alphabet, with the top row of alphabetic characters beginning with the letters q,w, e, r, t, and y.

And I have something special. A bonus word! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/shock.gif

Today's bonus Word:
Azerty pronounced a*zer*ty. Not hard at all.

adj
having European typewriter keyboard layout: used to describe a computer or typewriter keyboard layout in continental Europe, where the top row of letters, beginning from the left, runs A, Z, E, R, T, Y.

Can you handle all this! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Kamog

August 26th, 2004, 09:51 PM

premonitory

adjective
1. Giving previous warning or notice
2. Warning of future misfortune

Iansidious

August 27th, 2004, 04:45 PM

Today's Word:
Coiffeur kwaa f�r

n
male hair stylist: a male hairdresser (formal)

Alneyan

August 27th, 2004, 05:07 PM

Kamog! You were supposed not to post until Lan had lifted his wicked ban upon the user known as Alneyan (I am speaking on his behalf, nothing more; I am his lawyer if you will)! How could you do this to me... erh, to my client http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Kidding aside, I cannot truly post how it is supposed to be pronounced because I do not know how you pronounce all these French words. So I will gently refer you to the closest up-to-date dictionary (mine is seriously lacking in the field of French words) to find out how to pronounce it. On the other hand, I could give you the French pronouncation, but that wouldn't be all too helpful, would it?

My lawyer has declared me to be innocent, and so I am going back to business. The word "coiffeur" has also a feminine form "coiffeuse" that might be used in English as well. The pronouncation might be something like "kwaa fuz", but I do not know the phonetical alphabet.

My word shall be "Parvenu" (a feminine form might be used, but would be rather rare I guess. It would be "parvenue"). It is a more formal word for "upstart", as in "Did you see who is the current king at KOTH? That parvenu, Asmala, just snatched the crown as if it were his. The youth these days...". My apologises go to Asmala for having targetted him by my vile accusations. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

And since I have been unable to post for the past few days, here goes another word: Sphery (pronounced like, erh, a sphere). This word means "relating to the celestial spheres" or "starlike", and, to the best of my knowledge, is mostly used in poetry or in literature.

Iansidious

August 29th, 2004, 10:50 PM

Well done my friend. The ban has been lifted! Anyway, I will be on a jaunt for a few days. So it's up to Kamog to keep the Word of the Day going. I have not heard from him if he is up to it. So that means anyone can throw their word into the mix. Have fun! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

But I might as well leave with a word that's close to my heart...
Today's word:
Masse pronounced mas*say

n
curving billiards shot: a shot in cue games in which the cue is held almost vertically to strike the cue ball off center, making it curve around one ball to hit another

Side note from a pool player: The Masse is the hardest shot there is. You must have a good game even to try it as it's a bit odd to shoot from a vertical angle. You can even get kicked out a pool hall for tring it(unless the owner knows you and trusts your skill with a cue. Then you can do it.). The dangers can be ripped cloth(about 200 dollars these days to replace) or a broken pool cue. It's not easy to do that kind of damage but it is possible to do so.

Kamog

August 31st, 2004, 01:58 AM

anachronism
1. The representation of someone as existing or something as happening in other than chronological, proper, or historical order.
2. One that is out of its proper or chronological order, especially a person or practice that belongs to an earlier time.

adjective:
anachronistic, anachronous

Kamog

September 1st, 2004, 01:50 AM

inimical
adjective

1. Injurious or harmful in effect; adverse: habits inimical to good health.
2. Unfriendly; hostile: a cold, inimical voice.

Kamog

September 2nd, 2004, 02:21 AM

bathyscaphe
pronounced: ba-thi-skaf
noun

1. A free-diving deep-sea vessel consisting of a large flotation hull with a crewed observation capsule attached to its underside, usually capable of reaching full ocean depths.

2. navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration

Kamog

September 3rd, 2004, 01:11 AM

facetious
pronunciation: fuh-SEE-shus
adjective

1. Joking or jesting often inappropriately: just being facetious
2. meant to be humorous or funny, not serious: a facetious remark

Alneyan

September 3rd, 2004, 05:39 AM

*Pops in discreetly, while nobody is watching*

Frolic (pronounced... erh, quite like frolic actually):
Noun:
1) Merriment: Fun and frolics
2) A gay, carefree time.
Verb:
1) To behave playfully without any inhibition
2) To engage in merrymaking

The adjective form is "frolic" or "frolicsome", both of them being somewhat dated. It shouldn't be difficult to guess the meaning of these two adjectives though.

And while I am at it:

Mien
Noun:

1) Bearing or manner, especially one revealing an inner state of mind
2) Appearance or aspect, especially the typical expression on their faces.

If you are interested in idle speculation, the French word "mine" has more or less the same meaning (along with the other meanings of the English "mine"), although the French word is quite informal whereas "mien" seems formal or even literary.

Iansidious

September 3rd, 2004, 11:01 PM

I have returned!!! And I bought myself a brand new dictionary! With a free dictionary on CD and a year free for the Online Version! Sweet! I have alot of new words for everyone to enjoy. Also I send many Thank You's to Mr. Kamog for a magnanimous task in keep the topic alive. Thank You. au revoir all!

narf poit chez BOOM

September 4th, 2004, 03:32 AM

Hello.

Alneyan

September 4th, 2004, 06:58 AM

So, you seem to have forgotten something of great importance Lan; me! *Huddles in a corner and cries* http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Kidding aside, here comes my modest contribution for the day. I had a better word in mind, but I have forgotten it (as usual).

Serif (it should be pronounced as it is written. Hopefully)
Noun
A fine line finishing off the main strokes of a letter (as the top and bottom of M). (Definition shamelessly "inspirated" by dictionary.com)

Kamog

September 9th, 2004, 12:54 AM

inebriate

1. To make drunk; intoxicate
2. To exhilarate or stupefy as if by alcohol
3. One who is drunk; an intoxicated person

Iansidious

September 10th, 2004, 05:04 PM

My dear Alneyan! There is nothing wrong with dictionary.com. I love the site myself and I get their 'Word of the Day' email. Merriam-Webster, is the best so far I have seen. Not only do they have another word of the day email. They also have some great word games as well http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif!*heart races at the thought* I can get to excited about words. I can see now why my friends are starting to call me "Mr.Dictionary"! Anyway, its been a while so here is today's word...

Today's word:

Plenipotentiary plen*a*po*ten*tiary

adj
1. having full power: invested with complete authority to act independently
2. conferring full power: giving the holder complete authority to act independently

n (plural plen�i�po�ten�ti�ar�ies)
official with full powers: an ambassador, envoy, or delegate invested with full authority to act or negotiate independently on behalf of a government or sovereign

[Mid-17th century. Via medieval Latin plenipotentiarius from the late Latin stem plenipotent- , literally �having full power,� from plenus �full� + potens �powerful.�]

Alneyan

September 10th, 2004, 05:29 PM

Well, it does look like you have their Word of the Day email; plenipotentiary was featured as a Word of the Day a few days ago (if memory serves). http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif Granted, I was going to submit it myself, hoping nobody would notice it, but...

I only know Word Crazy from Merriam-Webster; did they make other such games? (Word Crazy was for computers, and was released several years ago; 1995 or 1996 perhaps)

Arabesque will be my not so daily contribution. It is a noun, pronounced more or less like "arabesk". Its meanings are as follow:
1) A ballet position (no, I will *not* do it myself)
2) An ornate musical composition, especially for piano
3) An intricate or elaborate design or pattern, that may include floral or geometric figures.

Iansidious

September 11th, 2004, 09:46 PM

Oh Mr. Alneyan I think you would have the legs for an arabesque! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

Today's Word:

Jamais vu zha(long a) may voo

n
disconnection of perception and memory: an irrational feeling, occurring in some forms of epilepsy and some psychiatric conditions, that what is being perceived has never been seen before
See also d�j� vu

[From French , literally �never seen�]

Alneyan

September 12th, 2004, 11:14 AM

Well, a ballet would require more than one dancer; therefore, I should ask you to perform an arabesque with myself (I would indeed be quite annoyed should you say "yes").

Hierophant (pronouncation would probably be roughly the same one as in Ancient Greek; I cannot decipher the "how to say it" part of dictionary.com definition though). It would literally mean something such as "Someone showing the holy".

1) Originally a title for Greek priests in mystery cults, especially the Eleusinian mysteries.
2) By extension, someone interpreting mysteries or arcane knowledge.

Alneyan

September 13th, 2004, 05:06 PM

I should do my best to avoid leaving this thread without a daily update. This will be my apology for giving a rather mundane word today.

Galore (it is pronounced as "galore"; if you do not know how to say "galore", check at "galore"). This word is an adjective. Its meaning is "in great numbers; in abudance".

An example sentence would be "There were mistakes galore in that paper". A more interesting sentence to most Users of this forum will be: "Beer galore".

Iansidious

September 14th, 2004, 06:38 PM

Alneyan said:
Well, a ballet would require more than one dancer; therefore, I should ask you to perform an arabesque with myself (I would indeed be quite annoyed should you say "yes").

Hierophant (pronouncation would probably be roughly the same one as in Ancient Greek; I cannot decipher the "how to say it" part of dictionary.com definition though). It would literally mean something such as "Someone showing the holy".

1) Originally a title for Greek priests in mystery cults, especially the Eleusinian mysteries.
2) By extension, someone interpreting mysteries or arcane knowledge.

What do you think I would say? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smirk.gif Yes. I would like to do ballet with you. As long you are the coryph�e. Narf, Kamog, and I would be the other dancers. Wait! I would feel bilious at the thought of us dancing. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/Sick.gif Never mind. On to the words!

I want to do something different today. The person of the day.

Today's Person:

Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
(1778 -1852) Russian explorer. He explored an area of the Antarctic Sea (1819�1821) that was later named for him.

narf poit chez BOOM

September 14th, 2004, 11:19 PM

Or, I could beat you all on the head and shoulders with /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Hammer.gif

Iansidious

September 16th, 2004, 06:55 PM

If you do I shall see you in court. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Today's Word:

Fianchetto fee in chet toe

n (plural fi�an�chet�tos or fi�an�chet�ti)
chess move of bishop: in chess, the development of a bishop by moving it from its original position to the second square of the adjacent knight�s file

vt (past fi�an�chet�toed, past participle fi�an�chet�toed, present participle fi�an�chet�to�ing, 3rd person present singular fi�an�chet�tos)
move bishop: to move a bishop using a fianchetto

[Mid-19th century. From Italian , literally �little flank,� from fianco �flank.�]

Alneyan

September 16th, 2004, 06:59 PM

I am hurrying a bit for my daily contribution. The reason is to begin typing this post before midnight (local time), thus allowing me to do two Posts in a row.

So: pestilence. It is a noun, pronounced as advertised in the dictionary. Its meanings are as follow:
1) A fatal epidemic disease, especially a specific plague (does it show I haven't studied biology much?)
2) By extension, a pernicious or evil influence.

Alneyan

September 16th, 2004, 07:07 PM

Narf, you cannot strike down a fellow mouse with your Hammers of Doom. Yes, I am actually a mouse, only I am posing as a human to fool these gullible creatures. It does make sense. So please put down this hammer, will you? On the other hand (mice do not have hands, but that shall be made irrelevant), Lan happens to be a sworn enemy of the Most Holy Cause of the Mice, and has actually been involved in plots against the Cause. These facts are obviously not biased at all, and not altered by my concerns about my safety.

So here comes the second word, now that I have sneaked one at 2359 (server time for my time zone). Resilience. It is a noun, pronounced... Who am I fooling? Everybody knows the "pronouncation" field is only here to placate Lan after all. But perhaps I shouldn't have said that aloud...

1) The ability to quickly recover from illness or change. (Will be helpful once Narf has done some smiting with his hammers.)
2) The property of a material that enables it to resume its original shape or position after being bent, stretched or compressed. (Ditto.)

narf poit chez BOOM

September 16th, 2004, 09:22 PM

Bah! I see through your babblings! You posted your 'plot' for all to see! Let the hammering commence!

Kamog

September 17th, 2004, 03:00 AM

Resilience... I remember when I first learned that word! It was back when I was a kid and playing video games on the Intellivision. (In case you haven't heard of them, Intellivision was a game console, like Playstation or Nintendo, and it took cartridges.)

There was a two-player game called Sea Battle, in which you had a fleet of warships and you battle the other player. You had a battleship, a submarine, PT boat, and so on. Each ship had a stat called resilience, which was the amount of damage it could take before sinking, in other words, its hit points.

Iansidious

September 17th, 2004, 06:27 PM

Today's Word:
Omnibus omni-buss A fairly simple word.

n (plural om�ni�bus�es)
1. book collecting separate works: a single book containing several works, usually by the same author, involving the same main character, or on the same subject, previously published separately
2. om�ni�bus
om�ni�bus e�di�tion (plural om�ni�bus e�di�tions)
U.K. single broadcast of programs: a single continuous broadcast consisting of several radio or television programs previously broadcast separately, for example, installments of a serial or soap opera
3. bus: a bus (archaic or formal)

adj
with many different things: bringing many different things together as a single unit
an omnibus education bill

[Early 19th century. Via French and directly from Latin �for all,� from omnis �all� (see omni-).]

Iansidious

September 20th, 2004, 05:26 PM

Today's Word:
Airy-fairy pronounced like it looks.

adj U.K.
1. fanciful: fanciful or not grounded in reality (informal)
2. delicate: extremely fragile

[Mid-19th century. Perhaps originally in �airy, fairy Lilian,� in the poem Lilian by Alfred Tennyson.]

BONUS WORD! *woop woop woop*

Today's Bonus Word:
Fishwife pronounced like it looks

n
1. coarse and loud woman: a woman who is regarded as loud-voiced and lacking in manners (insult)
2. woman fish seller: a woman selling fish (archaic)

Iansidious

September 23rd, 2004, 06:11 PM

Today's Word:
Indolent (in*da*lent)

adj
1. lazy: lethargic and not showing any interest or making any effort
2. medicine painless and slow to change: used to describe a disease or condition that is slow to develop or be healed, and causes no pain

[Mid-17th century. From the late Latin stem indolent- �insensitive to pain,� from dolent- , present participle stem of dolere �to suffer pain.�]

Alneyan

September 26th, 2004, 01:17 PM

It looks like I have failed in my duties of late; my purpose being to bump this thread. So here goes a word that just had me stumbled in a crossword.

Lodestar (prounounced as "lode"+"star" I gather). Noun.

1) A star used as a point of reference, especially Polaris.
2) By extension, a guiding principe or interest.

Iansidious

September 26th, 2004, 04:10 PM

Lodestar is a great word. What I mean by that is, it's a great Scrabble word! Since you can have only seven tiles at one time, you wont be able to spell the whole word at once. But, you can spell L.O.D.E. or just S.T.A.R. Whenever you have the right tiles. Add lode or star to each other a make lodestar at anytime! Speaking of Scrabble. If you live in America, you will be able to watch a Scrabble match on ESPN, October third(Sunday) around the afternoon(check local listings). I happened to see one Last year, and I must say, it's fun to watch. So after that I should have myraids of words after. On to the words...!

Today's Word:
Lambaste or Lambast lamb*baste an easy one

vt
1. criticize strongly: to criticize somebody or something severely
2. whip: to beat or whip somebody (archaic)

[Mid-17th century. From lam + baste �to beat.�]

Alneyan

September 26th, 2004, 04:29 PM

It is a great Scrabble word provided you are playing Scrabble in English. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif (I must admit I am having a tough time playing a Scrabble-like game in English; perhaps the habit of doing the same in French)

If you like similar words as lodestar, may I suggest forenoon or fortnight? Very nice for the same purpose, and they are much nicer than their more common equivalents of "morning" and "two weeks".

And since I have forgotten to post words for a couple of days, here comes a bonus update:

Flair (pronounced "fl�r", if it is any help). Noun.
1) A natural talent or aptitude. A synonym would be a forte (and here I sneak a second word while still speaking of another one)
2) Having an instinctive discernment.
3) Distinctive elegance of style.

The word comes from "flairer", which means "to scent" in French (and likely in other Languages; Latin?). "Flair" is the noun based on this verb, but is only used as in the second meaning in French.

Iansidious

October 1st, 2004, 06:34 PM

Oh my! I forgot about the Word of the Day! I feel bad now.

Today's Word:
Logorrhea logga reea

n
excessive talkativeness: excessive talkativeness, especially when the words are uncontrolled or incoherent, as is seen in certain psychiatric illnesses

Iansidious

October 6th, 2004, 06:59 PM

Today's Word:

Aopcope

n
omission of end of word: the loss or omission of one or more syllables from the end of a word, for example, the shortening of �kind of� to �kinda�

[Mid-16th century. Via late Latin from Greek apokop&#275; , literally �cutting off,� from koptein �to cut� (see comma).]

Iansidious

October 7th, 2004, 05:34 PM

Today's Word:
Bildungsroman bill doongz row man(long a)

n
novel about somebody�s formative years: a novel about the early years of somebody�s life, exploring the development of his or her character and personality

[Early 20th century. From German , literally �education-novel.�]

Iansidious

October 8th, 2004, 05:22 PM

Today's Word:
Mooning yes mooning. I want everyone to see it's other meanings. Besides, what everone one of you have done in the past. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

v (past mooned, past participle mooned, present participle moon�ing, 3rd person present singular moons)
1. vi wander aimlessly: to wander around in a dreamy or listless state, unable to concentrate on anything

2. vi yearn for loved one: to be stricken with longing for an absent loved one, and rendered listless and dreamy as a result (literary or humorous)

3. vti bare the buttocks: to bend over and deliberately expose the bare buttocks to somebody, either as a rude joke or as an act of defiance and disrespect (informal)

[Old English, from a prehistoric Germanic word that is also the ancestor of English month (see month)]

over the moon delighted

Alneyan

October 9th, 2004, 07:57 PM

As you can see, I have been lacking inspiration for the past few days. But enough slacking! I go back with a little word.

Lovelorn: Noun, pronounced lvl�rn (don't ask). Its meaning is:
1) Bereft of love or one's lover.

The term is also used in Planescape's cant, and means there "someone romantically inclinded towards succubi and similar creature" (which is bound to result in the "regular" meaning of the word fairly quickly). I promise, I will stop there with Planescape.