Thursday, August 12, 2010

NEW SITE!


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Friday, June 25, 2010

Work in progress! New site coming up!

You might wonder why you're looking at that stupid accipiter for weeks now... Well I'm working on it, alright?! Behind the scenes that is. A new website is coming up! Mark this date: July 17th 2010. I will not only launch the new site that day, but also reveal the 100th word with A!

Thursday, May 20, 2010

accipiter (86)


accipiter |akˈsipitər|noun Ornithologya hawk of a group distinguished by short, broad wings and relatively long legs, adapted for fast flight in wooded country

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

accident-prone (85)

by Coen Hamelink // Coen met een C
accident-proneadjectivetending to be involved in a greater than average number of accidents.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

access road (82)


access roadnouna road giving access to a place or to another road.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

acarology (78)


acarology |ˌakəˈräləjē|nounthe study of mites and ticks.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

acanthodian (75)

by Cliff Deun // Tunes of Eden
acanthodian |ˌakənˈθōdēən|nouna small spiny-finned, jawed fossil fish of a group found chiefly in the Devonian period

Saturday, April 24, 2010

acajou (73)


acajou |ˈakəˌ zh oō; -ˌjoō|nounthe wood of certain tropical timber-yielding trees, esp. mahogany.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

academic (71)


academic |ˌakəˈdemik|nouna teacher or scholar in a college or institute of higher education.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

acacia (70)

by Alette Baartmans
acacia |əˈkā sh ə|nouna tree or shrub of warm climates that bears spikes or clusters of yellow or whiteflowers and is frequently thorny.

Friday, April 16, 2010

abyssinian cat (69)


Abyssinian cat |ˌabəˈsinēən kat|nouna domestic cat of a breed having long ears and short brown hair flecked with gray.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

abyss (68)


abyss |əˈbis|nouna deep or seemingly bottomless chasm

Saturday, April 10, 2010

abuzz (66)


abuzz |əˈbəz|adjective [ predic. ]filled with a continuous humming sound

Thursday, April 8, 2010

abutment (65)

by Eric van der Beek

abutment |əˈbətmənt|nouna structure built to support the lateral pressure of an arch or span, e.g., at the ends of a bridge.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

abutilon (64)


abutilon |əˈbyoōtlˌän|nouna herbaceous plant or shrub of the mallow family, native to warm climates and typically bearing showy yellow, red, or mauve flowers.

Friday, April 2, 2010

abuse (62)


abuseverb |əˈbyoōz| [ trans. ]make excessive and habitual use of (alcohol or drugs, esp. illegal ones).

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

abundance (61)


abundance |əˈbəndəns|nouna very large quantity of something

Monday, March 29, 2010

abulia (60)

by Allan Edens // Tunes of Eden

abulia |əˈboōlēə| (also aboulia)nounan absence of willpower or an inability to act decisively, as a symptom of mental illness.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

absurd (58)


absurd |əbˈsərd; -ˈzərd|adjectivewildly ridiculous, illogical, or inappropriate

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

abstruse (57)


abstruse |abˈstroōs|adjectivedifficult to understand; obscure

Sunday, March 21, 2010

abstract art (56)


abstract artnounart that does not attempt to represent external, recognizable reality but seeks to achieve its effect using shapes, forms, colors, and textures.

Friday, March 19, 2010

abstinence (55)

by Salventius // salventius.com

abstinence |ˈabstənəns|nounthe fact or practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something, typicallyalcohol

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

absquatulate (54)


absquatulate |abˈskwä ch əˌlāt|verb [ intrans. ] humorousleave abruptly

Monday, March 15, 2010

absorption (53)


absorption |əbˈzôrp sh ən; -ˈsôrp-|nounthe process or action by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another

Saturday, March 13, 2010

absorbent cotton (52)


absorbent cottonnounfluffy wadding of a kind originally made from raw cotton, used for cleansing wounds, removing cosmetics, and padding delicate objects.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

absolute zero (51)


absolute zeronounthe lowest temperature that is theoretically possible, at which the motion of particles that constitutes heat would be minimal

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

absolute pitch (50)


absolute pitchnoun Musicthe ability to recognize the pitch of a note or produce any given note; perfect pitch.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

absolute majority (49)


absolute majoritynouna majority over all rivals combined; more than half.

Friday, March 5, 2010

absolute alcohol (48)


absolute alcoholnounethanol containing less than one percent of water by weight.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

absinthe (47)


absinthe |ˈabˌsinθ| (also absinth)noun a potent green aniseed-flavored liqueur that turns milky when water is added. Prepared from wormwood, it is now largely banned because of its toxicity.

Monday, March 1, 2010

absent minded (46)


absentminded |ˈabsəntˌmīndid|adjectivehaving or showing a habitually forgetful or inattentive disposition

Saturday, February 27, 2010

absentee landlord (45)

by Floris Spronk // florisspronk.blogspot.com
absentee landlordnouna landlord who does not live at and rarely visits the property that they rent out.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

absentee ballot (44)


absentee ballotnouna ballot completed and typically mailed in advance of an election by a voter who is unable to be present at the polls.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

absent (43)


absentadjective |ˈabsənt|not present in a place or at an occasion

Sunday, February 21, 2010

abseil (42)


abseil |ˈäpˌzīl; ˈabˌsāl|noun & verbdescend a rock face or other near-vertical surface by using a doubled rope coiledaround the body and fixed at a higher point

Friday, February 19, 2010

abscond (41)


abscond |abˈskänd|verb [ intrans. ]leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

abscission (40)

by Lotus Tuazon Dequina // Misfit Media

abscission |abˈsi zh ən|noun Botanythe natural detachment of parts of a plant, typically dead leaves and ripe fruit.

Monday, February 15, 2010

abscess (39)


abscess |ˈabˌses|nouna swollen area within body tissue, containing an accumulation of pus.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

abs (38)


abs |abz| informalnounthe abdominal muscles.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

abruption (37)


abruption |əˈbrəp sh ən|noun technicalthe sudden breaking away of a portion from a mass.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

abroad (36)


abroad |əˈbrôd|adverbin or to a foreign country or countries

Sunday, February 7, 2010

abrazo (35)

by André van der Beek

abrazo |əˈbräsō|
noun ( pl. -zos)an embrace.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

abracadabra (33)


abracadabra |ˌabrəkəˈdabrə|exclamationa word said by magicians when performing a magic trick.

Monday, February 1, 2010

above par (32)

above par 1 |əˈbəv pär|
nounworse than is usual or expected

Saturday, January 30, 2010

about-face (31)


about-faceexclamation ( about face!)(in military contexts) a command to make an about-face, a 180 degree turn made so as to face the opposite direction

Thursday, January 28, 2010

abortion pill (30)

by Nozzman // Nozzman.nl

abortion pillnoun informala drug that can induce abortion, esp. mifepristone.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

abort (29)


abort |əˈbôrt|verb [ trans. ]bring to a premature end because of a problem or fault

Sunday, January 24, 2010

aboriginal (28)


aboriginal |ˌabəˈrijənl|
noun
an aboriginal inhabitant of a place.
( Aboriginal) a person belonging to one of the indigenous peoples of Australia.

Friday, January 22, 2010

abominable snowman (27)


Abominable Snowmannoun ( pl. -men)another term for yeti .

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

abomasum (26)


abomasum |ˌabəˈmāsəm|
noun ( pl. -sa |-sə|) Zoologythe fourth stomach of a ruminant, which receives food from the omasum and passes it to the small intestine.

Monday, January 18, 2010

abolishment (25)

by Rick B // Hedof

abolishment |əˈbäli sh mənt |
nounformally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)

Saturday, January 16, 2010

abode (24)


abode 1 |əˈbōd|noun formal or poetic/literarya place of residence; a house or home