Word of the day

[Tom Bomb]

gist​

The main point, overarching theme, essence—that's gist in a nutshell. The gist of gist, if you will. The gist of a conversation, argument, story, or what-have-you is what we rely on when the actual words and details are only imperfectly recalled, inessential, or too voluminous to recount in their entirety. Gist was borrowed from the Anglo-French legal phrase laccion gist ("the action lies/is based [on]") in the 17th century, and it was originally used in law as a term referring to the foundation or grounds for a legal action without which the action would not be legally sustainable.
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Pother

A commotion or fuss.

 

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Majuscule

1. Large lettering, either capital or uncial, in which all the letters are the same height.

2. A large letter.

 

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Vicinal

1. Neighboring; adjacent.

2. (Chemistry) Relating to or denoting substituents attached to adjacent atoms in a ring or chain.

 

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Knurl

A small projecting knob or ridge, especially in a series around the edge of something.

 

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Scaramouch

A boastful but cowardly person.

 

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Ludic

Showing spontaneous and undirected playfulness.

 

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Decapod

A crustacean of the order Decapoda, such as a shrimp, crab, or lobster.

 

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Granivorous

(Of an animal) Feeding on grain.

 

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Adscititious

Forming an addition or supplement; not integral or intrinsic.

 

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Evince

Reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling).

 

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Lucent

Glowing with or giving off light.

 

[Tom Bomb]

earthside​

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Catachresis

The use of a word in a way that is not correct — for example, the use of "mitigate" for "militate."

 

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Dight

Clothed or equipped.

 

[Tom Bomb]

Trooping the Colour

The custom of Trooping the Colour dates back to the time of Charles II in the 17th. Century when the Colours of a regiment were used as a rallying point in battle and were therefore trooped in front of the soldiers every day to make sure that every man could recognise those of his own regiment. In London, the Foot Guards used to do this as part of their daily Guard Mounting on Horse Guards and the ceremonial of the modern Trooping the Colour parade is along similar lines. The first traceable mention of The Sovereign's Birthday being 'kept' by the Grenadier Guards is in 1748 and again, after George III became King in 1760, it was ordered that parades should mark the King's Birthday. From the accession of George IV they became, with a few exceptions and notably the two World Wars, an annual event.

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Singultus

Hiccups.

 

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Gourmandize

Eat good food, especially to excess.

 

[Pilgrim]

"Copacetic"

Great word, means In excellent order/OK/Good/Fine with me.

 

[Tom Bomb]

Chumbawamba​