Word or Words of the Day and Discussion

[PrincessFiona60]

amerce:
(transitive) To impose a fine on; to fine.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/amerce>

 

[PrincessFiona60]

proppant:
Sand or similar particulate material suspended in water or other fluid
and used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to keep fissures open.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proppant>

 

[PrincessFiona60]

blemish:
1. A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.
2. A moral defect; a character flaw.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blemish>

 

[PrincessFiona60]

comestible:
Suitable to be eaten; edible.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/comestible>

 

[PrincessFiona60]

galactagogue:
A substance that induces lactation.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/galactagogue>

 

[PrincessFiona60]

conlanger:
Someone who creates constructed languages (conlangs).
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/conlanger>

 

[PrincessFiona60]

nunatak:
A mountain top or rocky element of a ridge that is surrounded by glacial
ice but is not covered by ice; a peak protruding from the surface ice
sheet.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nunatak>

 

[PrincessFiona60]

set the Thames on fire:
(idiomatic) To achieve something amazing; to do something which brings
great public acclaim.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/set_the_Thames_on_fire>

 

[PrincessFiona60]

ophidian:
Of or pertaining to the suborder Serpentes; of, related to, or
characteristic of a snake or serpent.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ophidian>

 

[vitauta]

pf, how do you make your selections for this word of the day thread?

 

[tinlizzie]

zarf - a holder, usually of ornamental metal, for a coffee cup without a handle. Random House Dictionary

 

[PrincessFiona60]

pf, how do you make your selections for this word of the day thread?

They come in my e-mail every day...

 

[PrincessFiona60]

gourmandise:
To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gourmandise>

 

[taxlady]

gourmandise:
To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gourmandise>

That really surprised me. I'm used to it being used as in French in the following sense:

Noun

gourmandise f (plural gourmandises)

1. delicacy (a pleasing food)

Or in the sense that the French Wikipedia article puts it:


La gourmandise est un désir d'aliments jugés particulièrement agréables...


The gourmandise is a desire for foods that are considered particularly pleasing.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

snappish:
Exhibiting irritation or impatience; curt; irascible.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/snappish>

 

[PrincessFiona60]

troika:
1. A Russian carriage drawn by a team of three horses abreast.
2. A party or group of three.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/troika>

 

[PrincessFiona60]

elope:
(intransitive, of an unmarried person) To run away secretly for the
purpose of getting married with one's intended spouse; to marry in a
quick or private fashion, especially without a public period of
engagement.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/elope>

 

[PrincessFiona60]

bridge the gap:
(idiomatic) To serve as or create a connection between two disconnected
or disparate things.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bridge_the_gap>

 

[PrincessFiona60]

treknobabble:
A kind of technobabble particular to the Star Trek universe, with a
particularly heavy emphasis on configurations of pseudoscientific
particles and waves.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/treknobabble>

 

[Zhizara]

Good one, Princess! Being a Trekkie, I love it!

By the way, why don't they show some of the Voyager series. I miss that one a lot.