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#182
Word for Today :

aggrandize

verb | uh-GRAN-dyze

Definition

1 : to make great or greater : increase, enlarge

2 : to make appear great or greater : praise highly

3 : to enhance the power, wealth, position, or reputation of
 
#183
Word for Today :

flotsam

noun | FLAHT-sum

Definition

1 : floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo; broadly : floating debris

2
a : a floating population (as of emigrants or castaways)

b : miscellaneous or unimportant material

c : debris, remains

d : transport of Korben Dallas an Leeloo...! :cool:
 
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#188
Word for Today :

malapropism

noun | MAL-uh-prah-piz-um

Definition : the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase; especially : the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but ludicrously wrong in the context

1 : Slang, Ebonics...?!?
 
#193
Word for Today :

preen

verb | PREEN

Definition

1
of a bird : to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland

2 : to dress or smooth (oneself) up : primp

3 : to pride or congratulate (oneself) on an achievement

4 : to make oneself sleek

5 : to behave or speak with obvious pride or self-satisfaction
 
#194
Word for Today :

shaggy-dog

adjective | shag-ee-DAWG

Definition : of, relating to, or being a long-drawn-out circumstantial story concerning an inconsequential happening that impresses the teller as humorous or interesting but the hearer as boring and pointless; also : of, relating to, or being a similar humorous story whose humor lies in the pointlessness or irrelevance of the plot or punch line .
 
#195
It follows absolutely nothing, but yet is a word that does mean something.
I like this word :)

4me2c said:
Word for Today :

shaggy-dog

adjective | shag-ee-DAWG

Definition : of, relating to, or being a long-drawn-out circumstantial story concerning an inconsequential happening that impresses the teller as humorous or interesting but the hearer as boring and pointless; also : of, relating to, or being a similar humorous story whose humor lies in the pointlessness or irrelevance of the plot or punch line .
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#196
Word for Today :

xeriscape

noun | ZEER-uh-skayp

Definition : a landscaping method developed especially for arid and semiarid climates that utilizes water-conserving techniques (such as the use of drought-tolerant plants, mulch, and efficient irrigation).
 
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#199
Word for Today :

longueur

noun | lawn-GUR

Definition : a dull and tedious passage or section (as of a book, play, or musical composition) — usually used in plural

Not to bee cornfused with Liqueur : A Tasty Liquid that will Knock One on One's Butt...!!! :cool:
 
#200
Word for Today :

empirical

adjective | im-PEER-uh-kul

Definition

1 : originating in or based on observation or experience

2 : relying on experience or observation alone often without due regard for system and theory

3 : capable of being verified or disproved by observation or experiment

4 : of or relating to empiricism
 
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