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tor (tor) noun

1. A rocky heap on the top of a hill.

2. A peak of a bared hill.

[From Middle English, from Old English torr. Of uncertain origin: probably from Celtic.]
One of my favorite words.

I can't write anymore.  At all.  I don't even want to.  I only want to take a break, but I'm scared to.  What will happen if I just ...stop?  I've been ( Read more... )

margaritaceous (mar-guhr-i-TAY-shuhs) adjective

Pearly.

[From Latin margarita, from Greek margarites (pearl).]

Margarita, the tequila cocktail, is named after Margarita, the Spanish
form of the name Margaret, meaning pearl. Who this woman was isn't certain.
Perhaps this offers an opportunity to extend the meaning of the word
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aphotic (ay-FO-tik) adjective

Lightless, especially without sunlight.

[From Greek a- (not) + phot- (light). Ultimately from Indo-European
root bha- (to shine) that's also the source of beacon, beckon, phantom,
phenomenon, and phosphorous.]

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sticky wicket (STIK-ee WIK-it) noun

A difficult, awkward or uncertain situation.

[From cricket, when the ground is partly wet, resulting in the ball
bouncing unpredictably.]

An ambulance just came down my street and stopped at my elderly neighbor's house.  Then a second one came.

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theophany (thee-OF-uh-nee) noun

An appearance of a god to a person.

[From Medieval Latin theophania, from Late Greek theophaneia, from Greek
theo- (god) + -phaneia (to show).]

I wonder why I don't like a lot of people.  Or at least, why I don't like to talk to them.

I think I've become entirely too dependent on Caller I.D.  When I don't feel like ( Read more... )

Katherine McPhee is singing a duet with MEAT LOAF????????????????????????????????????????????????????

theophany (thee-OF-uh-nee) noun

An appearance of a god to a person.

[From Medieval Latin theophania, from Late Greek theophaneia, from Greek
theo- (god) + -phaneia (to show).]

I don't know that I've ever had a happier day than today.

But as for me, I could leave the world with today in my eyes. - Truman Capote