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Saturday, April 29, 2023

In other words, odd tod

  • anthesis, noun. The stage at which a flower is open, allowing fertilization to occur.
  • antithesis, noun. The direct or exact opposite; a figure of speech in which sharply contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in a balanced or parallel phrase or grammatical structure.
  • bach, noun. (New Zealand) A small weekend or vacation house or shack.
  • barney, noun. A noisy argument; altercation; a minor physical fight.
  • borstal, noun. (British) Reformatory; a school providing therapy and vocational training (from the English village Borstal, where the first such institution was set up).
  • cadre, noun. A nucleus of trained personnel around which a larger organization can be built and trained; a tightly knit group of zealots who are active in advancing the interests of a their party.
  • cordon, verb. To surround or blockade with or as with a cordon, a line of guards surrounding an area (usually followed by off).
  • fatberg, noun. A large lump or mass consisting chiefly of cooking fat which has congealed and hardened after being poured down a domestic drain.
  • fracas, noun. A noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar.
  • hostel, noun. Inn; an inexpensive lodging facility for usually young travelers that typically has dormitory-style sleeping arrangements and sometimes offers meals; a supervised institutional residence or shelter (as for homeless people).
  • hostile, adjective. Of or relating to an enemy; having or showing unfriendly feelings; openly opposed or resisting; not hospitable.
  • kitsch, noun. Something of tawdry design, appearance, or content created to appeal to popular or undiscriminating taste.
  • listicle, noun. A journalistic article or other piece of writing presented wholly or partly in the form of a list.
  • luthier, noun. A craftsperson who builds or repairs stringed instruments (such as violins and guitars).
  • odd, adjective. Deviating from what is ordinary, usual, or expected; strange or peculiar.
  • oeuvre, noun. A work of art; the sum of the lifework of an artist, writer, or composer.
  • pariah, noun. An outcast; any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided.
  • piranha, noun. Any of several small South American freshwater fishes of the genus Serrasalmus that eat other fish and sometimes plants but occasionally also attack humans and other large animals that enter the water.
  • remuda, noun. A herd of horses from which ranch hands select their mounts.
  • smittle, verb (transitive). To infect; to contaminate.
  • subsidence, noun. The act or process of subsiding or the condition of having subsided; (Geology) the gradual sinking of landforms to a lower level as a result of earth movements, mining operations, etc.
  • supercilious, adjective. Feeling or showing haughty disdain; arrogant.
  • tod, noun. (UK informal, on your tod) Alone; all on your own.

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