Word or Words of the Day and Discussion

[taxlady]

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Didn't look at that article yet taxy, but are they calling it "Second Sleep"? Ran across that term when I was having long awake states during the night. I've never been a Straight-Eight kind of sleeper ever.

Second sleep or morning sleep.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

antihero:
(literature) A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as
by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/antihero>

 

[Addie]

You can sleep this evening Addie. No Cards/Sox game since they travel to St. Louis today.

Didn't look at that article yet taxy, but are they calling it "Second Sleep"? Ran across that term when I was having long awake states during the night. I've never been a Straight-Eight kind of sleeper ever.

The only time I ever slept through the night was during my working days. Now I can do housework any time I want and what I want to do. I made an apple pie earlier, cleaned the kitchen, took a nap and now will be making brownies in a short while. I love being retired. My time is my own.

 

[Cooking Goddess]

Yup Addie, we're on our own time clock too around here. Not sure if it's Alaskan time or Hawaiian time, but it works for us most of the time. I can go on my 6 hours at "night" as long as kitty and I get our nap during Greater Boston.

 

[cave76]

Sleeping twice per night seems to be the way most Westerners did for a very long time

Many dairy ranchers do that still. Full udders demand emptying!

 

[PrincessFiona60]

auton:
(science fiction) A machine or robot, usually in the form of a living
being, designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/auton>

 

[PrincessFiona60]

mara:
1. (folklore) A nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in
Scandinavian folklore, especially one that causes terrifying visions or
dreams.
2. (Buddhism) A malicious or evil spirit.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mara>

 

[PrincessFiona60]

unit:
1. An organized group comprising people and/or equipment.
2. (sciences) A standard measure of a quantity.
3. (commerce) An item which may be sold singly.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unit>

 

[PrincessFiona60]

isomorphic:
1. (mathematics) Having a one-to-one correspondence.
2. (biology) Having a similar structure or function to something that is
not related genetically or through evolution.
3. Having identical relevant structure.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/isomorphic>

 

[PrincessFiona60]

Cassandra:
A person who makes dire predictions, especially those which are not
believed but turn out to be true.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cassandra>

 

[Zhizara]

defenestrate - throw through or out of the window; "The rebels stormed the palace and defenestrated the President."

 

[PrincessFiona60]

defenestrate - throw through or out of the window; "The rebels stormed the palace and defenestrated the President."

One of my favorite words!!!

 

[taxlady]

defenestrate - throw through or out of the window; "The rebels stormed the palace and defenestrated the President."

One of my favorite words!!!

Same here.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

turlough:
(Ireland) A temporary lake in an area of limestone, filled by rising
groundwater during the rainy winter season.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/turlough>

 

[PrincessFiona60]

dematerialize:
1. (intransitive) to disappear by becoming immaterial.
2. (transitive) to cause something to disappear by becoming immaterial.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dematerialize>

 

[PrincessFiona60]

xoanon:
(historical) A wooden statue, used as a cult image in Ancient Greece.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/xoanon>

 

[PrincessFiona60]

rumpty:
(New Zealand) Having a quality below standard; in a state of disrepair.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rumpty>

 

[PrincessFiona60]

peri:
A sprite or supernatural being in Persian mythology.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/peri>

 

[PrincessFiona60]

adipose:
1. Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat.
2. Slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/adipose>

 

[PrincessFiona60]

minyan:
The minimum number of ten adult Jews required for a communal religious
service.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/minyan>