Have you learned a new word today?

Question

I think it's important to learn a new word and use it every day!

Today I discovered the word 'distaff' - as a noun, the sphere of work by women; as an adjective, characteristic of a woman.

Do you have a new word too?

Answer 1

Yes, its akimbo and I love it!

Answer 2

In archaeology the word distaff is used in surveying.

Basically one has to take a measurement of angle using a thodolyte and a staff pole. The angle from the theodolite to the pole is the "staff measurement". Sometimes, for accuracy, another theodolite is set up next to the staff pole and another staff pole is set up near the first theodolite. This second measurement, used as a comparsion of the first is the "distaff measurement".

This is not a common term but is occasionally used.



xanthodont - a person with yellow teeth. That is my word of the day.

Answer 3

Great suggestion.

If we learnt a new word everyday ,everyone would speak and write better.

We can also try that with another languages

. This is not my 1st. so, I keep looking for new words all the time.

But of course it's a never ending story.

But learning languages is one of the most interesting things we can do.

NO es asi?? (Isn't it like that???)

Answer 4

Going through this site, I have encountered many new "words", all jibber-jabber to me though! I refuse to work out what the "youth" are talking about with their mis-spelt words, and just try to turn the "words" around to make them look foolish!

Answer 5

Yes, I learned the word Sterile.

Answer 6

Today, Eft, Emmet, and Welkin. Tomorrow I shall use the word Ethrog.

Answer 7

not a new word but 1 i really love as a word to shut any1 up in an argument and 1 to which no1 really has a response 4 is trout!!!! trout, for a number of reasons....troutragous 4 1, lots of ppl can b categorised as old trouts 4 a variety of reasons it is just such a universal word and it sounds fantastic and shuts any1 up!!!!!!! oh shut it you old trout!.....what wld be your response?????

Answer 8

I'm sure I learned a few new words, but the only one that stuck out that I had just NEVER seen before was "catenate".

Answer 9

I learned the word cleat.It is a fitting on a ship on which ropes are tied.

Answer 10

Yes.....I learnt the new word...wait for it...bit of a hard guess...mmmm yes it's 'distaff'...lol

Answer 11

Olvidar

Forget in Spanish

Answer 12

Ξέρολας. It is the Greek equivalent of our word 'geek'. It's pronounced kserolas.

Answer 13

Chidhoma= tikoloshe

Answer 14

Rimjaw.

Answer 15

no, but I made it to Level 6

Answer 16

I've seen new words today but I have no clue what they meant..

Answer 17

my word of the day was procrastination - to put off/ to delay



My dad was procrastinating when he should have been helping me paint my living room!!!

Answer 18

Insensate - unconscious

Answer 19

i have learned the word "enunciate"



я узнал, что слово "излагает"



έχω μάθει ότι η λέξη "διατυπώνει"

Answer 20

no but here's one I learned yesterday - peagloss. I don't know what it means, they made it up on "have I got news for you".

Answer 21

yes i learned the word, cognizant, it means to be aware

Answer 22

calusi= kiss ( in polish) Ilearned today this word

Answer 23

yes I learned Omniscient and now that I have I know all and am therefore omniscient

Answer 24

yes xnile it means giving to others

Answer 25

yep. ancillery.

it means helping

good question



Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconeosis

is the name for black lung disease. cool huh?

Answer 26

yes, two word...colloquial=slang

the other is dsitaff..thank you

Answer 27

I have....termagant - it means bossy, nagging woman.....apparently!!!!

Answer 28

incompetent - it shows all around me

Answer 29

Dumb.....but I don't know what it means.

Answer 30

no

Answer 31

no

Answer 32

no

Answer 33

I have now after reading this! Thanks!