Let's Get Smart - Let's Use the Dictionary

[ksejr1]

Originally Posted by Barbaraann

striate - the dictionary says to mark with furrows or stripes.

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frustum

the portion of a solid which lies between two parrellel lines cutting the solid.

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Sobriquet

[CaptPhoebus]

so-bri-quet:

1. a nickname
2. an assumed name

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recalcitrant

[disneydancr]

re·cal·ci·trant (r-kls-trnt)
adj.
Marked by stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance.

new word:
Heliotrope

[ksejr1]

Originally Posted by disneydancr

re·cal·ci·trant (r-kls-trnt)
adj.
Marked by stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance.

new word:
Heliotrope

Heliotrope: Any of several plants having small, highly fragrant purplish flowers.

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Tabernacle

[disneydancr]

tab·er·na·cle (tbr-nkl)
n.
often Tabernacle The portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant through the desert.
often Tabernacle A case or box on a church altar containing the consecrated host and wine of the Eucharist.
A place of worship.
A niche for a statue or relic.
Nautical. A boxlike support in which the heel of a mast is stepped.

New word:
pieta

[ksejr1]

Originally Posted by disneydancr

tab·er·na·cle (tbr-nkl)
n.
often Tabernacle The portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant through the desert.
often Tabernacle A case or box on a church altar containing the consecrated host and wine of the Eucharist.
A place of worship.
A niche for a statue or relic.
Nautical. A boxlike support in which the heel of a mast is stepped.

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pieta

Pieta: An artwork kepicting the virgin mary cradling the dead body of christ

New Word: Dniester

[TheDisneyInquisitor]

Dnies·ter (nstr, dny-)
A river rising in western Ukraine and flowing about 1,368 km (850 mi) generally southeast through eastern Moldova then back into Ukraine where it empties into the Black Sea near Odessa. It formed the Soviet-Romanian border from 1918 to 1940.


Next Word: Conchoidal

[ksejr1]

Conchoida is a way that brittle materials break when they do not follow any natural planes of seperation.

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Videlicet

[Barbaraann]

videlicet - dictionary says it is permitted.

Actually the dictionary says a lot that I do not understand

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abattoir

[TheDisneyInquisitor]

ab·at·toir (b-twär)
n.

1. A slaughterhouse.
2. Something likened to a slaughterhouse: “The hand of God and mankind's self-inflicted blows seem equally heavy... giving a strong cumulative impression of the world as an abattoir” (Manchester Guardian Weekly).

Next Word: Tautonym

[ksejr1]

Originally Posted by askmike1

ab·at·toir (b-twär)
n.

1. A slaughterhouse.
2. Something likened to a slaughterhouse: “The hand of God and mankind's self-inflicted blows seem equally heavy... giving a strong cumulative impression of the world as an abattoir” (Manchester Guardian Weekly).

Next Word: Tautonym

Tautonym: A scientific name consisting of two terms, in which the generic name and specific name are the same

New Word: loam

[TheDisneyInquisitor]

loam
n.

1. Soil composed of a mixture of sand, clay, silt, and organic matter.
2. A mixture of moist clay and sand, and often straw, used especially in making bricks and foundry molds.

Next Word: Coagulate

[ksejr1]

Originally Posted by askmike1

loam
n.

1. Soil composed of a mixture of sand, clay, silt, and organic matter.
2. A mixture of moist clay and sand, and often straw, used especially in making bricks and foundry molds.

Next Word: Coagulate

Coagulate: To form a soft semisolid or solid mass.
New Word: Farthing

[Barbaraann]

farthing - a british coin equal to 1/4 of a penny.

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rabbet

[ksejr1]

Rabbet: A cut or groove along or near the edge of a piece of wood that allows another piece to fit into it ro form a joint.

New Word: Sirius