12 new words everyday
05/12/2024
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SORWE
SORWE
Sorrow. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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SUBINTESTINAL
SUBINTESTINAL
Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the intestine.
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GERMAN
GERMAN
Nearly related; closely akin.Wert thou a leopard, thou wert german to the lion. Shak.Brother german. See Brother german.-- Cousins german. See the Note under Cousin.
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VERTICLE
VERTICLE
An axis; hinge; a turning point. E. Waterhouse.
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IONIZE
IONIZE
To separate (a compound) into ions, esp. by dissolving inwater. --I`on*i*za"tion (#), n.
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HYPERTHETICAL
HYPERTHETICAL
Exaggerated; excessive; hyperbolical. [Obs.]Hyperthetical or superlative . . . expression. Chapman.
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SYNONYMIZE
SYNONYMIZE
To express by a synonym or synonyms; to give the synonym orsynonyms corresponding to.This word "fortis" we may synonymize after all these fashions: stout,hardy, valiant, doughty, courageous, adventurous, brave, bold,daring, intrepid. Camden.
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AMYLACEOUS
AMYLACEOUS
Pertaining to starch; of the nature of starch; starchy.
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GARGOULETTE
GARGOULETTE
A water cooler or jug with a handle and spout; a gurglet.Mollett.
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WORKYDAY
WORKYDAY
A week day or working day, as distinguished from Sunday or aholiday. Also used adjectively. [Written also workiday, andworkaday.] [Obs. or Colloq.]Prithee, tell her but a workyday fortune. Shak.
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DEMARCH
DEMARCH
March; walk; gait. [Obs.]
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ESERINE
ESERINE
An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean, and the seed ofPhysostigma venenosum; physostigmine. It is used in ophthalmicsurgery for its effect in contracting the pupil.