Tuesday 7 December 2021
Ab Vrbe Condita 2774
12/05/2021
Umami (noun, adjective)
Sometimes termed savory or brothy, the fifth taste sensation in the tongue along with sweet, sour, salty, and bitter
Umami (noun, adjective)
Sometimes termed savory or brothy, the fifth taste sensation in the tongue along with sweet, sour, salty, and bitter
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11/28/2021: Ullage (noun) The size of the air space at the top of an unopened wine bottle. An excessive ullage indicates the cork has leaked and the wine has probably spoiled.
11/21/2021: Cloffin (verb) To sit by a fire
11/14/2021: Phthisicky (adjective) Wheezy, showing the symptoms of tuberculosis
11/07/2021: Vershok (noun) Traditional Russian unit of length equal to 4.445 centimeters or 1.75 inches. Also equivalent to one “rack unit” in relation to modern rack-mounted electronics equipment.
10/31/2021: Thixotropic (adjective) Of a gel, having the property of becoming more liquid when shaken or agitated and then stiffening again while at rest
10/24/2021: Ramekin (noun) A small dish, usually white and made of ceramic, used for baking and serving individual portions
10/17/2021: Irrorate (adjective) Spotted, speckled
10/10/2021: Sockdolager (noun) A decisive argument or blow
10/03/2021: Chthonic (adjective) Pertaining to gods or spirits of the underworld
09/26/2021: Ultimogeniture (noun) The right of the youngest child to receive the inheritance
09/19/2021: Micawberesque (adjective) Poor, but living in optimistic expectation of future fortune. From the Charles Dickens character Wilkins Micawber in David Copperfield.
09/12/2021: Pectiform (adjective) Comb-shaped
09/05/2021: Ostrobogulous (adjective) Strange, mildly risqué, indecent or pornographic. [Coined by poet and author Victor Neuburg (1883-1940).]
08/29/2021: Obloquy (noun) Public scorn, abuse, or condemnation aimed toward a person or thing
08/22/2021: Foin (verb) To thrust with a pointed weapon
08/15/2021: Capriped (adjective) Having goatlike feet
08/08/2021: Snarge (noun) The remains of a bird that has collided with a plane or gone through its engine
08/01/2021: Shunpike (verb) To take side roads to avoid tolls or heavy traffic
07/25/2021: Macaronic (adjective) Of speech or writing that combines two or more languages, traditionally Latin and a modern vernacular: "We like to think all other things are equal, but in this case ceteris ain't paribus."
07/18/2021: Vexillology (noun) The study of flag design
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11/28/2021: Ullage (noun) The size of the air space at the top of an unopened wine bottle. An excessive ullage indicates the cork has leaked and the wine has probably spoiled.
11/21/2021: Cloffin (verb) To sit by a fire
11/14/2021: Phthisicky (adjective) Wheezy, showing the symptoms of tuberculosis
11/07/2021: Vershok (noun) Traditional Russian unit of length equal to 4.445 centimeters or 1.75 inches. Also equivalent to one “rack unit” in relation to modern rack-mounted electronics equipment.
10/31/2021: Thixotropic (adjective) Of a gel, having the property of becoming more liquid when shaken or agitated and then stiffening again while at rest
10/24/2021: Ramekin (noun) A small dish, usually white and made of ceramic, used for baking and serving individual portions
10/17/2021: Irrorate (adjective) Spotted, speckled
10/10/2021: Sockdolager (noun) A decisive argument or blow
10/03/2021: Chthonic (adjective) Pertaining to gods or spirits of the underworld
09/26/2021: Ultimogeniture (noun) The right of the youngest child to receive the inheritance
09/19/2021: Micawberesque (adjective) Poor, but living in optimistic expectation of future fortune. From the Charles Dickens character Wilkins Micawber in David Copperfield.
09/12/2021: Pectiform (adjective) Comb-shaped
09/05/2021: Ostrobogulous (adjective) Strange, mildly risqué, indecent or pornographic. [Coined by poet and author Victor Neuburg (1883-1940).]
08/29/2021: Obloquy (noun) Public scorn, abuse, or condemnation aimed toward a person or thing
08/22/2021: Foin (verb) To thrust with a pointed weapon
08/15/2021: Capriped (adjective) Having goatlike feet
08/08/2021: Snarge (noun) The remains of a bird that has collided with a plane or gone through its engine
08/01/2021: Shunpike (verb) To take side roads to avoid tolls or heavy traffic
07/25/2021: Macaronic (adjective) Of speech or writing that combines two or more languages, traditionally Latin and a modern vernacular: "We like to think all other things are equal, but in this case ceteris ain't paribus."
07/18/2021: Vexillology (noun) The study of flag design
