12 new words everyday
26/11/2025
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TOPSY-TURVY
TOPSY-TURVY
In an inverted posture; with the top or head downward; upsidedown; as, to turn a carriage topsy-turvy.
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PLEIOSAURUS
PLEIOSAURUS
Same as Pliosaurus.
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ABODEMENT
ABODEMENT
A foreboding; an omen. [Obs.] "Abodements must not now affrightus." Shak.
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SASHOON
SASHOON
A kind of pad worn on the leg under the boot. [Obs.] Nares.
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GAWK
GAWK
To act like a gawky.
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THEOLOGICS
THEOLOGICS
Theology. Young.
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PLATHELMINTH
PLATHELMINTH
One of the Platyelminthes.
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ULTRONEOUS
ULTRONEOUS
Spontaneous; voluntary. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.-- Ul*tro"ne*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Ul*tro"ne*ous*ness, n. [Obs.]
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STRENGTHENER
STRENGTHENER
One who, or that which, gives or adds strength. Sir W. Temple.
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PARALYZATION
PARALYZATION
The act or process of paralyzing, or the state of beingparalyzed.
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PALENQUE
PALENQUE
A collective name for the Indians of Nicaragua and Honduras.
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NEPHELOMETER
NEPHELOMETER
An instrument for measuring or registering the amount ofcloudiness.