Words Of The Day
tittle- the dot on the letter "i"
pip- the dots on a die or domino
googol- the number one with a hundred zeros (10^100)
gnomon- the part of a sundial that casts the shadow
octothorpe- the # symbol
filtrum- the two lines between your nose and upper lip
lunula- the white shaded areas at the base of your fingernails
bijou- an ornate piece of jewelry
Amazing, the things you can learn on cereal boxes nowadays. Thank you, ladybugbutt, for enriching my vocabulary thusly.
Today's Reader Challenge: Use one, some, or all of these words in your LiveJournal entry today. Bonus points if you use "octothorpe", because I like that word the most. Heh.
EDIT: I'm going to add one more word to this list, just because I do this a lot and didn't realize there was a word for it...
tmesis- breaking up compound words with other words for emphasis. Example: any-fucking-where.
pip- the dots on a die or domino
googol- the number one with a hundred zeros (10^100)
gnomon- the part of a sundial that casts the shadow
octothorpe- the # symbol
filtrum- the two lines between your nose and upper lip
lunula- the white shaded areas at the base of your fingernails
bijou- an ornate piece of jewelry
Amazing, the things you can learn on cereal boxes nowadays. Thank you, ladybugbutt, for enriching my vocabulary thusly.
Today's Reader Challenge: Use one, some, or all of these words in your LiveJournal entry today. Bonus points if you use "octothorpe", because I like that word the most. Heh.
EDIT: I'm going to add one more word to this list, just because I do this a lot and didn't realize there was a word for it...
tmesis- breaking up compound words with other words for emphasis. Example: any-fucking-where.