Word of the Day
Word of the Day: churrascaria
Submitted by Frank on Wed, 2008-06-25 12:53. Word of the Daychurrascaria, noun, a restaurant specializing in churrasco
churrasco, noun, a South American method of grilling meat on a wood or charcoal fire, esp. in Argentina and Brazil; also, a dish of food cooked this way
Word of the Day: Bloviate
Submitted by Frank on Tue, 2008-04-22 18:44. Word of the DayBloviate, verb, to speak pompously
Word of the Day: Dystopia
Submitted by Frank on Sat, 2008-04-19 22:08. Word of the DayDystopia, noun, a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
Word of the Day: Coquette
Submitted by Frank on Thu, 2008-03-20 22:02. Word of the DayCoquette, noun, a woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection; flirt
Word of the Day: Disabuse
Submitted by Frank on Fri, 2008-02-29 09:48. Word of the DayDisabuse, v., to free (a person) from deception or error.
Word of the Day: Tessellate
Submitted by Frank on Tue, 2007-11-06 18:38. Word of the DayTessellate, v., To form into a mosaic pattern, as by using small squares of stone or glass.
Word of Day: Tuple
Submitted by Frank on Mon, 2007-10-15 20:58. Word of the DayTuple, noun, in a database, an ordered set of data constituting a record
Word of Day: Rumpus
Submitted by Frank on Sun, 2007-10-14 10:52. Word of the DayRumpus, noun, a noisy or violent disturbance; commotion; uproar
From the children's book, Where the Wild Things Are.
Word of Day: Oestrus
Submitted by Frank on Sat, 2007-10-13 14:54. Word of the DayOestrus, noun, The periodic state of sexual excitement in the female of most mammals, excluding humans, that immediately precedes ovulation and during which the female is most receptive to mating; heat.
Word of Day: Enology
Submitted by Frank on Wed, 2007-10-10 19:55. Word of the DayEnology, noun, The study of wine and the making of wine; viticulture
From the Croatian Tourist Board website.
