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sedition 06/18/2014 Definition of the Day

sedition - #illegal action inciting #resistance to #lawful authority; cause disruption of the #government #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #sedition

lexis 06/17/2014 Definition of the Day

lexis - all of the #words in a #language ; all word forms having meaning or #grammatical #function #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #lexis

teetotum 06/2016 Definition of the Day

teetotum - a #conical child's plaything #tapering to a #steel point on which it can be made to #spin #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #teetotum

coffer 06/15/2014 Definition of the Day

coffer - an #ornamental sunken #panel in a #ceiling or #dome #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #coffer

praxis 06/14/2014 Definition of the Day

praxis - #translating an #idea into action "a #hard #theory to put into #practice " #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #praxis

nebula 06/13/2014 Definition of the Day

nebula - a #medicinal #liquid preparation intended for use in an #atomizer #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #nebula

ministry 06/12/2014 Definition of the Day

ministry - a #government #department under the #direction of a #minister of #state #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #ministry

immolate 06/11/2014 Definition of the Day

immolate - #offer as a #sacrifice by #killing or by giving up to #destruction #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #immolate

deckle 06/10/2014 Definition of the Day

deckle - #rough #edge left by a #deckle on #handmade #paper or produced #artificially on machine-made #paper #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #deckle

aqueduct 06/09/2014 Definition of the Day

aqueduct - a #conduit that resembles a #bridge but carries #water over a #valley #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #aqueduct

monomania 06/08/2014 Definition of the Day

monomania - a #mania restricted to one thing or #idea #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #monomania

nail 06/07/2014 Definition of the Day

nail - #horny #plate #covering and #protecting part of the #dorsal #surface of the #digits #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #nail

newspeak 06/06/2014 Definition of the Day

newspeak - #deliberately #ambiguous & #contradictory #language used 2 #mislead & #manipulate the #public #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #newspeak

fucoid 06/05/2014 Definition of the Day

fucoid - a #fossilized #cast or impression of #algae of the order #Fucales #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #fucoid

gnomon 06/04/2014 Definition of the Day

gnomon - #indicator provided by the #stationary #arm whose #shadow indicates the #time on the #sundial #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #gnomon

socialite 06/03/2014 Definition of the Day

socialite - a #socially #prominent person #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #socialite

somatogenic 06/02/2014 Definition of the Day

somatogenic - of or arising from #physiological causes rather than being #psychogenic in #origin #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #somatogenic

chemical 06/01/2014 Definition of the Day

chemical - #material produced by or used in a #reaction involving changes in #atoms or #molecules #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #chemical

maelstrom 05/30/2014 Definition of the Day

maelstrom - a #powerful #circular #current of #water (usually the result of conflicting tides) #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #maelstrom

hemal 05/30/2014 Definition of the Day

hemal - relating to the #blood #vessels or #blood #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #hemal