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So, I have been seing these word threads alot on here latley, and I have wanted to start this thread for a while, so, here is the concept:
Every day I post a word I have heard that day or the day before that I was interested in, like the sound of, was interested by the meaning etc.. Along with the word I post the sentence I heard/read the word in, and the dictionary definition of the word. I will do my best to do this every day, but some days I may not be able to.
I would also love to see your words if you want to share them. I may expand on this idea or add more to the word decriptions, but for now, this is it. Shall we begin?
Day 1, January 19, 2022
Word: Convulse
Sentence: The silver worm bug ... thing cunvulsed violently, heart beating unhealthily fast. (From short story: The four T days)
Dictionary Definition: (of a person) suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs.
I hope you like this concept and will add your own words to this thread.
-Word Collector
submitted by Word Collector
(January 19, 2022 - 10:09 pm)
(January 19, 2022 - 10:09 pm)
Defenestrate: to throw someone out a window!
(February 12, 2022 - 3:19 pm)
Zenith--
he time at which something is most powerful or successful: under Justinian, the Byzantine Empire reached its zenith of influence. 2 Astronomy the point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer. The opposite of nadir.• the highest point reached by a celestial or other object: the sun was well past the zenith | the missile reached its zenith and fell.
(February 12, 2022 - 7:27 pm)
Khmer (pronouced KAH-M-I):
A denomination of peoples in Southeast Asia, specifically Cambodia.
About 80-90% of the population in Cambodia are Khmer.
That's what happens when I'm told to make a slide show for Cambodia in Social Studies class...
(February 18, 2022 - 2:36 pm)