Word of the Day
Cabotage:
INVENTED: to ruin someone, destroy
(noun) the right to operate sea, air, or other transport services within a particular territory.
Neologism:
INVENTED: a new way of thinking
(noun) a newly coined word or expression.
Umbrage:
INVENTED: to be utterly annoyed
(noun) offense or annoyance.
Brobdingnagian:
INVENTED: to be extremely weird or crazy
(adjective) gigantic.
(noun) a giant.
Peacock:
INVENTED: a bird-like animal with beautiful feathers
(noun) a male peafowl, which has very long tail feathers that have eyelike markings and that can be erected and expanded in display like a fan.
(verb) display oneself ostentatiously; strut like a peacock.
Commensal:
INVENTED: to come together
(adjective) of, relating to, or exhibiting commensalism. 2. (noun) a commensal organism, such as many bacteria.
Effulgent:
INVENTED: to be full of yourself
(adjective) shining brightly; radiant.
Ballast:
INVENTED: out of this world, impossible
(noun) 1. heavy material, such as gravel, sand, iron, or lead, placed low in a vessel to improve its stability
2. gravel or coarse stone used to form the bed of a railroad track or road.
(verb) 1. give stability to (a ship) by putting a heavy substance in its bilge.
2. form (the bed of a railroad line or road) with gravel or coarse stone.
Doggo:
INVENTED: being tired, exhausted
(adverb) remain motionless and quiet to escape detection.
Brolly:
INVENTED: being dumb, not thinking
(noun) british for umbrella
Demassify:
INVENTED: to lessen something, subtract
(verb) divide or break up (a social or political unit) into its component parts.
Pickwickian:
INVENTED: to pick apart something
(adjective) of or like Mr. Pickwick in Dickens's Pickwick Papers, especially in being jovial, plump, or generous.
Idiocrasy:
(noun) idiosyncrasy, peculiarity
INVENTED: to be an idiot
Magniloquent:
(adjective) using high-flown or bombastic language.
INVENTED: magnificent, great in size
Collywobbles:
INVENTED: the leftover webs of spiders
(noun) 1. stomach pain or queasiness
2. intense anxiety or nervousness, especially with stomach queasiness.
Nonevent:
INVENTED: not exciting or eventful
(noun) a disappointing or insignificant event or occasion, especially one that was expected or intended to be exciting or interesting.
Atticism:
INVENTED: to critique someone
(noun) a word or form characteristic of Attic Greek
Simulacrum:
INVENTED: to critique someone
(noun) an image or representation of someone or something.
INVENTED: to ruin someone, destroy
(noun) the right to operate sea, air, or other transport services within a particular territory.
Neologism:
INVENTED: a new way of thinking
(noun) a newly coined word or expression.
Umbrage:
INVENTED: to be utterly annoyed
(noun) offense or annoyance.
Brobdingnagian:
INVENTED: to be extremely weird or crazy
(adjective) gigantic.
(noun) a giant.
Peacock:
INVENTED: a bird-like animal with beautiful feathers
(noun) a male peafowl, which has very long tail feathers that have eyelike markings and that can be erected and expanded in display like a fan.
(verb) display oneself ostentatiously; strut like a peacock.
Commensal:
INVENTED: to come together
(adjective) of, relating to, or exhibiting commensalism. 2. (noun) a commensal organism, such as many bacteria.
Effulgent:
INVENTED: to be full of yourself
(adjective) shining brightly; radiant.
Ballast:
INVENTED: out of this world, impossible
(noun) 1. heavy material, such as gravel, sand, iron, or lead, placed low in a vessel to improve its stability
2. gravel or coarse stone used to form the bed of a railroad track or road.
(verb) 1. give stability to (a ship) by putting a heavy substance in its bilge.
2. form (the bed of a railroad line or road) with gravel or coarse stone.
Doggo:
INVENTED: being tired, exhausted
(adverb) remain motionless and quiet to escape detection.
Brolly:
INVENTED: being dumb, not thinking
(noun) british for umbrella
Demassify:
INVENTED: to lessen something, subtract
(verb) divide or break up (a social or political unit) into its component parts.
Pickwickian:
INVENTED: to pick apart something
(adjective) of or like Mr. Pickwick in Dickens's Pickwick Papers, especially in being jovial, plump, or generous.
Idiocrasy:
(noun) idiosyncrasy, peculiarity
INVENTED: to be an idiot
Magniloquent:
(adjective) using high-flown or bombastic language.
INVENTED: magnificent, great in size
Collywobbles:
INVENTED: the leftover webs of spiders
(noun) 1. stomach pain or queasiness
2. intense anxiety or nervousness, especially with stomach queasiness.
Nonevent:
INVENTED: not exciting or eventful
(noun) a disappointing or insignificant event or occasion, especially one that was expected or intended to be exciting or interesting.
Atticism:
INVENTED: to critique someone
(noun) a word or form characteristic of Attic Greek
Simulacrum:
INVENTED: to critique someone
(noun) an image or representation of someone or something.