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2006-06-27 12:23:37 · 10 answers · asked by crazytown 2 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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sep·ul·cher

noun
A burial vault.
A receptacle for sacred relics, especially in an altar.

2006-06-27 16:18:19 · answer #1 · answered by jsweit8573 6 · 0 0

copious \KOH-pee-uhs\, adjective:

1. Affording an abundant supply; plentifully furnished; lavish.
2. Large in quantity; plentiful, profuse; abundant.
3. Full of information or matter.


Here once again was evidence that, as Pope wrote of Homer, Armstrong's art "is like a copious nursery which contains the seeds and first productions of every kind, out of which those who followed him have but selected some particular plants."
-- Gary Giddins, Visions of Jazz

2006-06-27 19:31:11 · answer #2 · answered by nerd 2 · 0 0

Akimbo
To stand with your hands on your hips is to have your elbows akimbo.


This is my favorite word. And I'm a dork for having a favorite word.

2006-06-27 19:30:27 · answer #3 · answered by JennyJo 3 · 0 0

latent

la·tent [ láyt'nt ]


adjective

Definition:

1. hidden: present or existing, but in an underdeveloped or unexpressed form

There are other meanings as well, but this is the one I like best.

2006-06-27 19:29:57 · answer #4 · answered by rag dollie 5 · 0 0

daedal \DEE-duhl\, adjective:
1. Complex or ingenious in form or function; intricate.
2. Skillful; artistic; ingenious.
3. Rich; adorned with many things.

2006-06-27 19:27:38 · answer #5 · answered by Well i Say.. 3 · 0 0

Hobnob
to associate on friendly terms

2006-06-27 19:52:51 · answer #6 · answered by TreesRock 2 · 0 0

autodidact n. : a person who is self-educated. (example: Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States)

2006-06-27 19:37:45 · answer #7 · answered by blktiger@pacbell.net 6 · 0 0

coincidence:
(noun) pr chicano and miss chrissy individually offering "yegg" as the word of the day.

2006-06-27 20:13:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

yegg--safecracker

http://www.merriam-webster.com

2006-06-27 19:27:39 · answer #9 · answered by miss_chrissy_dawn 4 · 0 0

yegg:
safecracker; also : robber

2006-06-27 19:27:35 · answer #10 · answered by pr_chicano@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0 0

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