Word of the Day

Oh heck. Can we stick to 'dulcet?" It has such a lovely harmonious aura to it. Once when I was young and sweet and svelte some Lothario said my voice was of dulcet tones and I''m sure he wanted to get in my pants but that part is forgotten. The compliment is remembered. ;-)

:funn::rofl:

Selective memory is a wonderful thing! mermy...you slay me.

Oh heck. Can we stick to 'dulcet?" It has such a lovely harmonious aura to it. Once when I was young and sweet and svelte some Lothario said my voice was of dulcet tones and I''m sure he wanted to get in my pants but that part is forgotten. The compliment is remembered. ;-)

Mother Nature and Father Time have a way of ridding lives of people with compliments loaded with ulterior motives

Mermaids wear pants ???

imbue

\im-BYOO\ , transitive verb:
1.
To tinge or dye deeply; to cause to absorb thoroughly; as, "clothes thoroughly imbued with black."

2.
To instill profoundly; to cause to become impressed or penetrated

Has someone used them all in a sentence? It might run on at this juncture. How about a paragraph?

imbue

\im-BYOO\ , transitive verb:
1.
To tinge or dye deeply; to cause to absorb thoroughly; as, "clothes thoroughly imbued with black."

2.
To instill profoundly; to cause to become impressed or penetrated

Now I know what to call it when I dye leather.

Lets see----------Light or dark saddle tan.:roll:

DD has imbued me with a true appreciation of the English language. I don't feel so louche, and look foward to hearing more dulcet leitmotiefs in the near future. How'd I do teach?

DD has imbued me with a true appreciation of the English language. I don't feel so louche, and look foward to hearing more dulcet leitmotiefs in the near future. How'd I do teach?

Now take all this newfound scholarship and feed the world some rice.

pastiche

\pas-TEESH; pahs-\ , noun:
1.
A work of art that imitates the style of some previous work.

2.
A musical, literary, or artistic composition consisting of selections from various works.

3.
A hodgepodge; an incongruous combination of different styles and ingredients.

pastiche

\pas-TEESH; pahs-\ , noun:
1.
A work of art that imitates the style of some previous work.

2.
A musical, literary, or artistic composition consisting of selections from various works.

3.


A hodgepodge; an incongruous combination of different styles and ingredients.

Finally one word for me.

Did anyone else have weekly vocab quizzes in English?

We used to have to learn 10 words a week - you got the words monday and had a spelling/definition test every friday, w/ a cumulative test every so often so you didn't forget them.

Pastiche and dulcet were both on the list.

Did anyone else have weekly vocab quizzes in English?

We used to have to learn 10 words a week - you got the words monday and had a spelling/definition test every friday, w/ a cumulative test every so often so you didn't forget them.

Pastiche and dulcet were both on the list.

Yep, but we had a list of 20 words.

Did you hear the one about the aging SoWaller with bad eyesight that goofed up and got pastiche surgery?

Who can conjugate the verb "blow" and use it in a sentence

Who can conjugate the verb "blow" and use it in a sentence

Please do us a favor and blow any Clint-Clintenesque thoughts from your mind, Wadzilla. :roll:

Does Smarmy kiss her children with that mouth?

pastiche

\pas-TEESH; pahs-\ , noun:
1.
A work of art that imitates the style of some previous work.

2.
A musical, literary, or artistic composition consisting of selections from various works.

3.
A hodgepodge; an incongruous combination of different styles and ingredients.

This was on FreeRice today!

Their def was hodgepodge!

Who can conjugate the verb "blow" and use it in a sentence

Does Smarmy kiss her children with that mouth?

Not cool, wz.

Bonus word: From the Free Rice thing.

platyhelminth

Look it up.

platyhelminth


flatworm: parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body


Google makes it too easy

EEEwwwww!

platyhelminth


flatworm: parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body


Google makes it too easy

yarmap..you win the prize. I'll get back to you on where to pick it up.

I trhink Atlanta should be Prize HQ

I trhink Atlanta should be Prize HQ

Whatever you trhink.

I switched from thinks.