Saturday, May 29, 2010

inspired by Merriam-Webster's "Word of the Day"

May 29
disaster \dih-ZAS-ter\noun
: a sudden calamitous event bringing great damage, loss, or destruction; broadly: a sudden or great misfortune or failure

Friday, May 28, 2010

inspired by Merriam-Webster's "Word of the Day"

May 28
juxtapose \JUK-stuh-pohz\verb
: to place side by side


May 27
vibrissa \vye-BRISS-uh\• noun
*1: one of the stiff hairs that are located especially about the nostrils or on other parts of the face in many mammals and that often serve as tactile organs
2: one of the bristly feathers near the mouth of many and especially insectivorous birds that may help to prevent the escape of insects

Wednesday, May 5, 2010