leotard
-n.
2. A dyslexic leopard.
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PKMKII
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divestiture
-noun
1. the act of divesting.
2. the state of being divested.
3. something, as property or investments, that has been divested: to reexamine the company's acquisitions and divestitures.
4. Also, divesture. the sale of business holdings or part of a company, especially under legal compulsion.
-noun
1. the act of divesting.
2. the state of being divested.
3. something, as property or investments, that has been divested: to reexamine the company's acquisitions and divestitures.
4. Also, divesture. the sale of business holdings or part of a company, especially under legal compulsion.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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DavidH
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divestiture
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5. The act of compelling a Welshman to wear a vest.
6. The act of compelling anybody, including Welshmen, to wear a vest.
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5. The act of compelling a Welshman to wear a vest.
6. The act of compelling anybody, including Welshmen, to wear a vest.
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black bart
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DavidH wrote:divestiture
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5. The act of compelling a Welshman to wear a vest.
6. The act of compelling anybody, including Welshmen, to wear a vest.
My mum used to do that!
I hated wearing a vest.The smoke wafted gently in the breeze across the poop deck and all seemed right in the world.
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DavidH wrote:divestiture
-n.
5. The act of compelling a Welshman to wear a vest.
6. The act of compelling anybody, including Welshmen, to wear a vest.
7. The act of removing vestments.
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Investiture [n]
Formal "putting a Welshman into his vest" ceremony
Formal "putting a Welshman into his vest" ceremony
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moxibustion
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a method of treatment, originally in Chinese medicine, in which a moxa is burned on the skin.
-noun
a method of treatment, originally in Chinese medicine, in which a moxa is burned on the skin.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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motza [n] [Strine]
Large amount of money, possibly what it would take to remove said ^ skin branding.
Large amount of money, possibly what it would take to remove said ^ skin branding.
Send lawyers, guns and money...
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apostil
-noun
a marginal annotation or note.
-noun
a marginal annotation or note.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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black bart
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apostle spoon noun
1. Spoon with figure of Apostle on the handle.
Why not collect the whole set:
1. Spoon with figure of Apostle on the handle.
Why not collect the whole set:
The smoke wafted gently in the breeze across the poop deck and all seemed right in the world.
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Aposteme
-noun
An abscess; a swelling filled with purulent matter.
-noun
An abscess; a swelling filled with purulent matter.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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PKMKII wrote:Aposteme
-noun
An abscess; a swelling filled with purulent matter.
Apastame
interjection
What someone says while waiting to be served noodles. Must be said with an Italian accent.
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Re: Word of the Day
cromulent
-adjective
fine, acceptable
-adjective
fine, acceptable
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
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"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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cromulent
-adjective
1. fine, acceptable
2. condition of being in thrall to Crom (Ah, but that is another story)
-adjective
1. fine, acceptable
2. condition of being in thrall to Crom (Ah, but that is another story)
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cromulent
-adjective
1. fine, acceptable
2. condition of being in thrall to Crom (Ah, but that is another story)
3. reminding Crom of items that have been borrowed (which may or may not have been Crom's to lend)
-adjective
1. fine, acceptable
2. condition of being in thrall to Crom (Ah, but that is another story)
3. reminding Crom of items that have been borrowed (which may or may not have been Crom's to lend)
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