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

[Barbaraann]

fiduciary: trustee

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stipple

[FrumiousBoojum]

Looks like Ride Warrior replied to post #25 rather than #119....

[Barbaraann]

we did not get a definition for the word:

labanotation

[Ride Warrior]

Oops! Sorru about that.


labanotation
n : a system of notation for dance movements that uses symbols to represent points on a dancer's body and the direction of the dancer's movement and the tempo and the dynamics.


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stipple

[Barbaraann]

we did stipple

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zymurgy

[FrumiousBoojum]

I know exactly what this is from personal experience... Artists need to stipple a lot.

1stip·ple
Pronunciation: 'sti-p&l
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): stip·pled; stip·pling /-p(&-)li[ng]/
Etymology: Dutch stippelen to spot, dot
1 : to engrave by means of dots and flicks
2 a : to make by small short touches (as of paint or ink) that together produce an even or softly graded shadow b : to apply (as paint) by repeated small touches
3 : SPECKLE, FLECK
- stip·pler /-p(&-)l&r/ noun

2stipple
Function: noun
: production of gradation of light and shade in graphic art by stippling small points, larger dots, or longer strokes; also : an effect produced in this way

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zabaglione

[Ride Warrior]

zabaglione.

. A dessert or sauce consisting of egg yolks, sugar, and wine or liqueur beaten until thick and served hot or cold. Also called sabayon.
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chimera

[FrumiousBoojum]

chi·me·ra
Pronunciation: kI-'mir-&, k&-
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin chimaera, from Greek chimaira she-goat, chimera; akin to Old Norse gymbr yearling ewe, Greek cheimOn winter -- more at HIBERNATE
1 a capitalized : a fire-breathing she-monster in Greek mythology having a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail b : an imaginary monster compounded of incongruous parts
2 : an illusion or fabrication of the mind; especially : an unrealizable dream <a fancy, a chimera in my brain, troubles me in my prayer -- John Donne>
3 : an individual, organ, or part consisting of tissues of diverse genetic constitution

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Lagomorph

[Ride Warrior]

Lagomorph.

Any of various plant-eating mammals having fully furred feet and two pairs of upper incisors and belonging to the order Lagomorpha, which includes the rabbits, hares, and pikas.

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grandiloquence

[Ward]

grandiloquence

n.

Pompous or bombastic speech or expression.


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deracinate

[Ride Warrior]

deracinate.

de·rac·i·nate ( P ) Pronunciation Key (d-rs-nt)
tr.v. de·rac·i·nat·ed, de·rac·i·nat·ing, de·rac·i·nates

1. To pull out by the roots; uproot.
2. To displace from one's native or accustomed environment.

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refulgent

[Ward]

refulgent

adj.
Shining radiantly; resplendent.

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codswallop

[Ride Warrior]

codswallop.

cods·wal·lop ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kdzwlp)
n. Chiefly British Slang Nonsense; rubbish.

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poech-clinber

[Barbaraann]

No wonder this thread died. I can't find poech-clinber in my dictionary.

I pick the new word:

pogonip

[Ride Warrior]

pogonip
n : a dense winter fog containing ice particles [syn: ice fog]


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actuate