Zill
A zill is one of two small cymballs worn on the thumb and middle finger by belly dancers.
(Sources: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/zill; www.manwiththemuckrake.wordpress.com)
Compiled by Patricia Ladensack
Monday, March 19, 2012
Accepted Scrabble Term
Today's Term
Zill
A zill is one of two small cymballs worn on the thumb and middle finger by belly dancers.
(Sources: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/zill; www.manwiththemuckrake.wordpress.com)
Compiled by Patricia Ladensack
Zill
A zill is one of two small cymballs worn on the thumb and middle finger by belly dancers.
(Sources: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/zill; www.manwiththemuckrake.wordpress.com)
Compiled by Patricia Ladensack
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Unusual Scrabble Terms
Today's Term:
arenose
pronounced: ar-uh-nohs
Arenose means sandy or gritty.
(Sources: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/arenose)
Compiled by Otto Ladensack for Patricia Ladensack
arenose
pronounced: ar-uh-nohs
Arenose means sandy or gritty.
(Sources: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/arenose)
Compiled by Otto Ladensack for Patricia Ladensack
Friday, March 2, 2012
Unusual Scrabble Words
Today's Term:
Tubercle
A tubercle is any small, rounded projection, swelling or lump on roots, legumes, or on bodily tissue--especially the cluster of inflammatory cells that form in the lungs in tuberculosis. These can be pathological (diseased) and were originally related to tuberculosis but now also refers to a number of abnormal growths in both plants and animals--both malignant or benign.
Sources: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tubercle; http://www.thefreedictionary.com/malignant; http://www.thefreedictionary.com/benign; http://www.chestofbooks.com/
Tubercle
A tubercle is any small, rounded projection, swelling or lump on roots, legumes, or on bodily tissue--especially the cluster of inflammatory cells that form in the lungs in tuberculosis. These can be pathological (diseased) and were originally related to tuberculosis but now also refers to a number of abnormal growths in both plants and animals--both malignant or benign.
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| Lung Tubercle |
Sources: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tubercle; http://www.thefreedictionary.com/malignant; http://www.thefreedictionary.com/benign; http://www.chestofbooks.com/
Compiled by Otto Ladensack with Patricia Ladensack
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Unusual Scrabble Terms
Today's Word:
sadiron
A sadiron is a heavy iron that is pointed on both ends. This refers to the all iron pressing tools that were heated on the hearth and then used on clothing in the past. By the way, the more familiar style with the flat rear edge was called a "flat sadiron." This may seem a bit elementary but it is handy to know if one is a Scrabble enthusiast.
The "sad" part of the term is obsolete as it once was used to mean "heavy."
Sources: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sadiron; http://www.ipmall.info/; http://www.ask.com/web?l=sem&ifr=1&qsrc=999&q=Scrabble&siteid=15145&o=15145&ar_uid=E8D54CE0-E084-464B-B04D-0A7AB2C27239&click_id=B0B26415-F9E7-4E2D-89AC-1E778833C345)
Compiled by Otto Ladensack with Patricia Ladensack
sadiron
A sadiron is a heavy iron that is pointed on both ends. This refers to the all iron pressing tools that were heated on the hearth and then used on clothing in the past. By the way, the more familiar style with the flat rear edge was called a "flat sadiron." This may seem a bit elementary but it is handy to know if one is a Scrabble enthusiast.
The "sad" part of the term is obsolete as it once was used to mean "heavy."
Sources: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sadiron; http://www.ipmall.info/; http://www.ask.com/web?l=sem&ifr=1&qsrc=999&q=Scrabble&siteid=15145&o=15145&ar_uid=E8D54CE0-E084-464B-B04D-0A7AB2C27239&click_id=B0B26415-F9E7-4E2D-89AC-1E778833C345)
Compiled by Otto Ladensack with Patricia Ladensack
Unusual Scrabble Words
My husband recently began focusing more on the watcher of himself rather than the personality/thinking that is what he and the world normally sees. This involves avoiding the ego when it starts to crop up. His blogs may seem like the self-important frivolity he once saw them as, but they do serve a practical purpose--one that will gladly be explained if you write my him at: otto.ladensack.us@member.mensa.org.
We (he) was focused on terms for the Miller Analogies Test because he wanted to take it and attain a raw score of 85 or more. He already belongs to the well-regarded group, Mensa. However, Otto wanted to join the Triple 9 Society--the society of people supposedly more intelligent than 99.9% of the population. He doubts he could walk in and do it but believes he could do so with much preparation--something the Mensa test didn't really accommodate. After all, once the typical vocabulary is firmly learned (nuances and all), the analogies are fairly straightforward.
Since he has been studying Eckhart Tolle he no longer wants to feed his egoic nature and wants to focus on that which never dies. (To the religious, he has shifted from focusing on the worldly self to enjoying his conscious spirit.) For this reason the MAT is no longer his goal; though with Otto many things are subject to change. In playing Scrabble on his Ipod, lately he feels surprisingly ignorant and will be learning many "new" Scrabble terms for the sake of enjoyable play. Fortunately that means my site gets a lot more growth as he doesn't maintain a vocabulary site of his own.
Enjoy, if you like this sort of learning. If you have any questions, particularly if you'd like an especially difficult word to be elaborated upon.
Have a Great Day, Trish and Otto
Source: http://otto-ladensack.blogspot.com/2011/07/tolles-wisdom.html
We (he) was focused on terms for the Miller Analogies Test because he wanted to take it and attain a raw score of 85 or more. He already belongs to the well-regarded group, Mensa. However, Otto wanted to join the Triple 9 Society--the society of people supposedly more intelligent than 99.9% of the population. He doubts he could walk in and do it but believes he could do so with much preparation--something the Mensa test didn't really accommodate. After all, once the typical vocabulary is firmly learned (nuances and all), the analogies are fairly straightforward.
Since he has been studying Eckhart Tolle he no longer wants to feed his egoic nature and wants to focus on that which never dies. (To the religious, he has shifted from focusing on the worldly self to enjoying his conscious spirit.) For this reason the MAT is no longer his goal; though with Otto many things are subject to change. In playing Scrabble on his Ipod, lately he feels surprisingly ignorant and will be learning many "new" Scrabble terms for the sake of enjoyable play. Fortunately that means my site gets a lot more growth as he doesn't maintain a vocabulary site of his own.
Enjoy, if you like this sort of learning. If you have any questions, particularly if you'd like an especially difficult word to be elaborated upon.
Have a Great Day, Trish and Otto
Source: http://otto-ladensack.blogspot.com/2011/07/tolles-wisdom.html
Unusual Scrabble Vocabulary
Today's Term:
Quitch
Noun: Quitch or quitch grass is another term for (Eurasian) couch grass. In Old English quitch meant quick because the grass was difficult to get rid of for any length of time.
Figuratively: A quitch is also a vice, taint, or evil.
Example:
To pick the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him.
(Tennyson)
(Sources: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Quitch; http://www.thefreedictionary.com/couch+grass; Lord Alfred Tennyson)
Compiled by Patricia Ladensack
Quitch
Noun: Quitch or quitch grass is another term for (Eurasian) couch grass. In Old English quitch meant quick because the grass was difficult to get rid of for any length of time.
Figuratively: A quitch is also a vice, taint, or evil.
Example:
To pick the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him.
(Tennyson)
(Sources: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Quitch; http://www.thefreedictionary.com/couch+grass; Lord Alfred Tennyson)
Compiled by Patricia Ladensack
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