Posted on 01/27/2006 1:47:08 AM PST by Argh
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of four "Words for the Day".
1. whinge [pronounced (h)winj, verb, from Old High German winson, to moan]
to whine or whimper
2. Half-baked Friday word: wingding [noun, origin unknown according to Webster’s]
a. slang: a nervous seizure or attack induced by narcotics
b. a pretended fainting fit or illness
c. a fit of rage: tantrum
d. a spree
e. a wild or lively or lavish party
f. slang: a social affair or gathering (Years ago, one might have referred to a series of proms and wingdings one’s frat was giving)
3. winze [pronounced winz, noun, from Old high German wunsken, wish ]
a curse
4. scovy [pronounced SKOE-vee, adjective, probably Scandinavian in origin, from skafa, to scrape ]
blotchy, smeared
Example sentence:
Another time.
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using one or more of the Words for the Day in one or more sentences.
The sentences must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Good Morning, Class. Welcome to School!
Review Threads:
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
Review Thread Four: Word For the Day, Friday 7/25/03: Potation
Review Thread Five: Word For the Day, Monday 8/19/03: Stolid
No pushing at the door please!
what an idea, i could change my screen name to whatisapennsylvaniagirldoinginVA !!!!
you had a coat in 53 degrees? ; ) the kids went to 5 pm Mass in shirtsleeves, i at least wore a sweater.
There ya go.
Oh good grief.
Now The NYgirlwhosedrivingambulanceinNY is flashing!
Just for you Robt. ;)
53 in NY is not 53 in VA...........I did see a teen or two layered up in several sweatshrits/hoodies. We haven't actually seen the sun up here 'ya know.
supposed to be 54 today but 70% chance of rain.
we had a temp of 53, but the snow didn't melt off......sigh........we are expecting rain, with snow in higher elevations. We shall see.
abc journalist bob woodruff hit in iraq by IED attack........sad.
serious injury
LOL, I didn't see you post on the Pope thread. Time to sign off for awhile.
I just canceled a meeting for noon.......this sinus infection is bad again this morning. My eyes are weary and the head is aching. I have been on this antibiotic for 30 days today, and since Dec 6 I have been constantly on them. The squad has been on code 2 and 3 all morning and they are now at a fire. The husband left on a call and I haven't seen him since. Guess it's going to be one of those days. (sigh) I am off to do a sinuscleanse treatment and crash on the couch.
oh TI, i feel so bad for you and your poor sinuses! please feel better!
Oh man, that's bad. I am sorry for you! I may have gone into a pretty close to anaphylatic reaction from augmentin this week from sinuses, but now mine seem to be healing up (not healed, but much better) and I feel sad and guilty that you are still struggling.
If you can stomach it, try adding some garlic oil caps into your diet. Some people even make an extract of garlic and drop it into their sinuses, but I have never gone that far. It does seem to help fight infection.
I feel oh so sorry for the 2 of you.
Been a rough January, but February is almost here...
Hopefully that will help.
We've had a pretty mild winter so far - so I am really dreading February and March.
I'm dreading February and March too because I have to start doing the lawn again.
LOL!!!!!
One nice thing about where I live in Utah, we mow the lawn 4 or five times a summer, instead of twice a week like I had to do in Houston.
That would be nice... it would even be nice to not have to do the lawn in the winter, but that isn't going to happen here.
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