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?
2006-10-21 11:40:58 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Yes, its akimbo and I love it!
2006-10-21 11:42:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-10-21 11:58:30 · answer #2 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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???)
2006-10-21 13:51:10 · answer #3 · answered by Elisa D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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!
2006-10-21 13:52:44 · answer #4 · answered by alfie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I learned the word Sterile.
2006-10-21 11:42:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Today, Eft, Emmet, and Welkin. Tomorrow I shall use the word Ethrog.
2006-10-21 12:01:19 · answer #6 · answered by ED SNOW 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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?????
2006-10-21 12:02:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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".
2006-10-21 11:50:06 · answer #8 · answered by Stephanie S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I learned the word cleat.It is a fitting on a ship on which ropes are tied.
2006-10-21 11:58:19 · answer #9 · answered by Helios100 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.....I learnt the new word...wait for it...bit of a hard guess...mmmm yes it's 'distaff'...lol
2006-10-21 11:52:00 · answer #10 · answered by jackie w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Olvidar
Forget in Spanish
2006-10-21 11:47:02 · answer #11 · answered by ann.inspain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋