Posted on 03/23/2006 5:22:18 AM PST by secret garden
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
succor \SUH-kuhr\, noun:
1. Aid; help; assistance; especially, assistance that relieves and delivers from difficulty, want, or distress.
2. The person or thing that brings relief.
transitive verb:
1. To help or relieve when in difficulty, want, or distress; to assist and deliver from suffering; to relieve.
Example sentence:
There was some talk about the perils of the sea, and a landsman delivered himself of the customary nonsense about the poor mariner wandering in far oceans, tempest-tossed, pursued by dangers, every storm blast and thunderbolt in the home skies moving the friends by snug firesides to compassion for that poor mariner, and prayers for his succor.
-- Mark Twain, "Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion," The Atlantic, November 1877
Etymology: Succor derives from Latin succurrere, "to run under, to run or hasten to the aid or assistance of someone," from sub-, "under" + currere, "to run."
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
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
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
Darn, and i know tripod pics don't post. DUH!
I can't believe I fell for the banana in the tailpipe.
i don't even get an X i get a blank. nada!
For '08 Mrs. Clinton needs succor
More voters to fool--"Hey-you, sucker!"
There's one born every minute
But their hearts aren't in it
Bill might help her but he'll never f--- her
no wonder he is such a CLOWN!!! LOL! i made a little jokie : )
Did you forget to turn off your porn filter?
oooooh truthy! that is soooooo good!
Bummer. Oh well, I had moderate safe search on so it's not so great.
i have no control over filtering!
Why is it a "she"?
It took 5 tries to find one tame enough to post with the search words I used. :)
South Park was hilarious last night!
You know, I've never done that before, and I should have done that years ago.
Right click, copy the properties and paste it into your browser url bar. It's a she.
You didn't get the X? Something is amiss here.
Holy moley, Truthie. It's too early to ROTFLMAO!
She looks like the FL teacher, could be her since she's not going to jail.
what were the words....? : )
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