offal: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

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Word of the Day for Monday, January 17, 2011 offal \AW-fuhl\, noun: 1. The edible internal parts of an animal, such as the heart, liver, and tongue. 2. Dead or decomposing organic matter. 3. Refuse; rubbish. My father's fee for killing a pig was, I believe, half-a-crown, plus the offal. -- Ralph Whitlock, The folklore of Wiltshire Younger generations developed an aversion to their grandpa's "chocolate," and some households began serving two separate dinners, one with offal for the elders and another offal-free for the youngsters. -- Stewart Lee Allen, In the Devil's Garden: A Sinful History of Forbidden Food Offal is a combination of off and fall, referring to parts fallen or cut off. Read the full entry | See synonyms | Comment on today's word | Suggest tomorrow's word Yesterday's word | Previous words | Help
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What can we learn from the meaning behind Martin Luther King, Jr.'s name? Plus, what was his original name? (Not "Martin" or "Luther.") Michael King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. You read that correctly - Martin Luther King, Jr. was originally named after his father, Michael King, Sr. It wasn't until 1935 that the Reverend Martin Luther King , Sr., inspired by the 16th century Augustinian monk and theologian, Martin Luther, proclaimed to... Read more ››
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spirituel: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

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Word of the Day for Sunday, January 16, 2011 spirituel \spir-i-choo-EL\, adjective: 1. Showing or having a refined and graceful mind or wit. 2. Light and airy in movement; ethereal. Some said, yes, and that the youth was really gifted and spirituel, with a vein of quiet, caustic humor, most amusing; others - and I half incline to this notion - pronounced him dull and uninteresting. -- Charles James Lever, The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly This woman had rather a bulky head, a long face, a snub-nose, high cheek-bones, a keen, bright eye, a large mouth, about which played a smile, at the same time spiritual, imperious, and contemptuous. -- Victor Cherbuliez, Samuel Brohl & Company Spirituel enters English from the French word for spiritual, but takes up a distinct yet related meaning to its English sibling. Read the full entry | See synonyms | Comment on today's word | Suggest tomorrow's word Yesterday's word | Previous words | Help
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"Sir" and "madam" are shorter versions of what older, fancier terms? Let's say you want to get the attention of a male clerk in the produce section of the grocery store. Would you say, "Excuse me sire, but could you please explain the difference between a yam and a sweet potato?"  (For the answer to that question, read this.) Addressing a stranger as "sire" might raise an eyebrow.... Read more ››
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felicitate: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

Word of the Day for Saturday, January 15, 2011 felicitate \fi-LIS-i-teyt\, verb: 1. To compliment upon a happy event; congratulate. 2. Archaic: To make happy. I make an execrable attempt to felicitate him on his good fortune, when he of a sudden, goes off in a roar that makes the bench tremble. -- Charles Dickens, Household words, Volume 17 Nobles and officers had come to felicitate him; he had shaken a number of hands and spent all the smiles he had left. -- Louis de Wohl, The Last Crusader Felicitate stems from the Latin felicitare, "to make happy." Read the full entry | See synonyms | Comment on today's word | Suggest tomorrow's word Yesterday's word | Previous words | Help
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bifurcate

bifurcate \BY-fur-kayt; by-FUR-kayt\, transitive verb:

1. To divide into two branches or parts.

intransitive verb:
1. To branch or separate into two parts.

adjective:
1. Divided into two branches or parts; forked.

There it was, a sliver of a million-dollar view: the red towers of the Golden Gate Bridge that bifurcated the waters, marking bay from ocean.
-- Amy Tan, The Bonesetter's Daughter

They were strolling up the paved walk which bifurcated the rolling front lawn of her house.
-- Erik Tarloff, The Man Who Wrote the Book

Gamut

n.

1. A complete range or extent: a face that expressed a gamut of emotions, from rage to peaceful contentment.

A gamut is anything graduated (i.e. marked at regular intervals) used to measure. A ruler, for example, could be called a gamut. In music a gamut represents all the known musical notes. Finally, gamut can also mean a complete range of something (e.g., a gamut of colors).

ESPN’s online arm runs gamut of live sports offerings (USA Today)

The court’s liberal wing strenuously disagreed, offering its own historical construction that emphasized a gamut of restrictions on firearms… (WSJ)

Austerity

aus·ter·i·ty (ô-str-t)

n. pl. aus·ter·i·ties

1. reduced availability of luxuries and consumer goods

2. the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)

Syn. nonindulgence, asceticism, self-denial, self-discipline - the trait of practicing self discipline

monasticism - asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience

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