Word of the day

Tribology (noun)

1. (physics, engineering) The science and technology of friction, lubrication, and wear.

Organ Gun (noun)

1. A large, portable firearm normally supported by wheels, in which bullets may be fired from a row of several tubes in succession

Uintathere (noun)

1. extinct Pleistocene hoofed herbivore.

wroth (adj)

1. Full of anger; wrathful.
2. In commotion; stormy.

subliminal (adj)

1. Of a stimulus: below the limen or threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response; also (generally), below the threshold where a response can be produced.
2. Without directed awareness or thought; subconscious (dated), unconscious.
3. Of an advertisement, a message, etc.: conveyed in a manner that a person is unaware of being influenced by it.

Subliminal (noun)

1. Chiefly preceded by the: something which is below the limen or threshold of conscious perception.
2. Chiefly preceded by the: the subconscious (dated) or unconscious self.
3. An advertisement, a message, etc., which is conveyed in a manner that a person is unaware of being influenced by it.

bastion (verb)

1. To furnish with a bastion.

Bastion (noun)

1. A semi-circular, later polygonal defensive building that protrudes from the main rampart of the fortress.
2. A supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics created by Scott Lobdell and Pascual Ferry. First appearance in X-Men #52 (cameo); The Uncanny X-Men #333 (Full).
3. The originally intended love interest of Rapunzel in Disney's Tangled (2010).

rowel (noun)

1. The small spiked wheel on the end of a spur.
2. A little flat ring or wheel on a horse's bit.
3. A roll of hair, silk, etc., passed through the flesh of a horse in the manner of a seton in human surgery.

rowel (verb)

1. To use a rowel on (something), especially to drain fluid.
2. To fit with spurs.
3. To apply the spur to.
4. To incite; to goad.

there must be something in the water (phrase)


1. There are so many instances of something unusual, such as in people's behavior, that there must be a common cause.

antipathy (noun)

1. Often followed by against, between, for, or to: a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance, normally towards a person and less often towards a thing, often without any conscious reasoning; aversion, distaste, hostility.
2. Natural contrariety or incompatibility between things, as a result of which they negatively affect or oppose each other.
3. A person or thing that one has a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance towards; an anathema, a bête noire, a bugbear.
4. A person or thing that has a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance towards another person or thing; a hater.

sub rosa (adv)

1. Covertly or in secret; confidentially, privately, secretly.

sub rosa (adj)

1. Carried out confidentially or secretly.
2. Not formally stated; implicit, tacit, unspoken.

sub rosa (noun)

1. Covert surveillance video used as evidence against applicants for workers' compensation to show they are not in fact (seriously) injured.

yantra (noun)

1. A geometrical diagram used as a meditation aid in tantric worship.
2. Any object used as a meditation aid in tantric worship.

nothingburger (noun)

1. An unimportant person; a nobody, a nonentity.
2. Something of less importance than its treatment suggests; also, something which is bland or unremarkable in appearance or impact.

nothingburger (adj)

1. Of less importance than its treatment suggests; insignificant, unimportant; also, bland or unremarkable in appearance or impact.

niff (noun)

1. An unpleasant smell.

niff (verb)

1. To smell bad; to stink.

zootherapy

1. The use of living animals for medical treatment or as an adjunct to medical diagnosis.
2. Veterinary therapeutics.

effigurate (adj)

1. Having a definite (lobed) shape; not effuse.

out-through (adv)

1. From one end or side to the other.
2. To the core: completely. soaked through.
3. Into the open: out. break through.

quoin (noun)

1. Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks.
The keystone of an arch.
2. A metal wedge which fits into the space between the type and the edge of a chase, and is tightened to fix the metal type in place.
3. A form of wedge used to prevent casks from moving
4. A wedge of wood or iron put under the breech of heavy guns or the muzzle of siege-mortars to raise them to the proper level.
(horticulture) A number of apple varieties with a distinctive ribbed appearance, like corners of a coin.

quoin (verb)

1. To wedge or steady with quoins.

Nosocomium (noun)

1. Hospital
2. Infirmary

colliquation (noun)

1. The act of becoming liquid; melting.
2. The wasting-away of parts of the body; consumption.

manipulation (noun)

1. The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.
2. The skillful use of the hands in, for example, chiropractic.
3. The usage of psychological influence over a person, event, or situation to gain a desired outcome.

bind (verb)

1. To tie; to confine by any ligature.
2. To cohere or stick together in a mass.
3. To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
4. To exert a binding or restraining influence.
5. To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
6. To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
7. To couple.
8. To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.
9. To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
10. To place under legal obligation to serve.
11. (transitive) To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
12. To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.
13. To cover, as with a bandage.
14. To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation.
15. To put together in a cover, as of books.
16. To make two or more elements stick together.
17. To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location
18. To process one or more object modules into an executable program.
19. To complain; to whine about something.
20. To wear a binder so as to flatten one's chest to give the appearance of a flat chest.

bind (noun)

1. That which binds or ties.
2. A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
3. Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
4. A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
5. A strong grip or stranglehold on a position, which is difficult for the opponent to break.

deflexure (noun)

1. A bending or turning aside.
2. Deflection.

Xylorimba (noun)

1. A pitched percussion instrument corresponding to a xylophone with an extended range.

xeroradiography (noun)

1. Process for taking permanent pictures of X-ray images.
2. A method of X-ray photography which uses an electrically charged metal plate instead of film.

ham-fisted (adj)

1. Lacking skill in physical movement with the hands; clumsy.
2. Lacking skill in general; incompetent.

juncaceous (adj)

1. Rushy; rush-like