Month: April 2011

zow·ie  interj ˈzau̇-ē—used to express astonishment or admiration especially in response to something sudden or speedyhttp://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zowie Here we are at the end of the April A to Z Blog Challenge. Zowie! While this has not been “speedy”, I am astornished at what I have learned from this experience. I know I have not processed it …

yen·ta   noun ˈyen-tə: one that meddles; also: blabbermouth, gossip definition from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yenta   This post makes me think back to my second post of this challenge when I did B for Babble. A Yenta often babbles, the need to “tell” can mean a constant stream of talk and gossip comes out of it. On the other …

xanthoderma xan·tho·der·ma (zān’thə-dûr’mə) n. 1. A yellow coloration of the skin. 2. See xanthochromia. The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Wouldn’t this be a great way to call someone a coward? It sounds so much more elegant than “you yellow-bellied coward!” This would be a great way to insult someone, like those Shakespearean insults that were …

whet·stone /ˈʰwɛtˌstoʊn, ˈwɛt-/ Show Spelled[hwet-stohn, wet–]    1. a stone for sharpening cutlery or tools by friction. 2. anything that sharpens: a whetstone for dull wits.     I remember my father having this small rectangular stone that he kept in a leather pouch. Every so often he would take it out and scrape his pocket …