Juxtapose verb
To place something closely alongside something else.
Category Archives: Words
Word #011
Ulotrichous adjective
Having wooly or crispy hair.
Word #010
Cynosure noun
A person or thing that is the centre of attention or admiration. Pronounced sin-o-sure.
Word #009
Crudivore noun
A creature or person that eats raw food.
😉
Word #008
Nudiustertian noun
Proper name for the day before yesterday.
Word #007
Turophobia
The fear of cheese.
That’s right, you read that correctly, it’s a real thing. The word comes from the Greek word for cheese: turo.
I wonder how many people out there are actually turophobic. . .
Word #006
Honeycreeper noun
A type of tanager (small American songbird, of which the male has brightly coloured plumage) with a large curved beak, feeding on insects and nectar. Typically has bright blue feathers and is found around Hawaii.
Aw, such a cute name for those little birds 🙂
Word #005
Oh, man. The other day I said no more slacking then had two days without posts. Bit embarrassing. 🙂 But, in my defense, I did try and do it yesterday but the website wouldn’t load – as for the day before. . . I don’t really have any excuse.
Polyptych noun
A painting or work of art consisting of more than three layers or panels joined by hinges or folds. Pronounced pol-ip-tick.
Word #004
Concordance noun
1 an alphabetical list of the important words in a text, usually with citations of the passages concerned 2 formal agreement 3 medicine the inheritance by two related individuals of the same genetic characteristic.
One word, three very different meanings. Sometimes I think there should be only one meaning for each word, I mean, there’s enough phonics and sounds in the world to make millions of different words. It would be less confusing!
Word #003
Cloudberry noun
A dwarf bramble with white flowers and edible orange fruit, growing on high, open land. pl. cloudberries.
The theory is that these plants were named cloudberry because they live on high ground and supposedly reach the clouds.
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