Showing posts with label Definition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Definition. Show all posts

Impignorate

Impignorate - to pawn or mortgage something.

In a sentence...

This economy is so bad that people are being forced to impignorate a lot of their precious collectibles.

Zenzizenzizenzic

Zenzizenzizenzic - The eighth power of a number.

In a sentence...

The zenzizenzizzenzic of 4 is 65,536.


Scintillate

Scintillate - To emit sparks or shine

In a sentence...

That fire sure is scintillating with all that pine in there.

Quadragintesimal

Quadragintesimal - In forty parts

In a sentence...

That last play by the obscure director ending up being a Quadragintesimal it was so long!


Inglenook

A chimney's corner.

In a sentence...

A important part of the sweepers job is to make sure they properly clean the inglenook.

Anglewitch

Anglewitch - A worm that is used as bait in fishing.

In a sentence...

Hey son can you pass me that anglewitch quickly these fish are really biting today!

Financephalograph

Financephalograph:

An analogue computer designed to model a national economy.

In a sentence...

If only The United States would have plugged in that financephalograph before this latest recession we would have been fine!

Aucupate

Aucupate - To go bird watching or bird hunting.

In a sentence...

The photographer decided to go to the park to aucupate, he came back with some great shots!

ev a nesce(ev'e nes')

v.t. nesced, nesc ing To disappear by degrees; vanish.[L e- out +vanescere vanish]

Friable

Friable Definition: Easily crumbled or pulverized

In a sentence...

Those dead dry leaves we collected seem to be very friable.

Chirocracy

Chirocracy - A government that is run on physical force.

In a sentence...

Some people would argue that China has always been a chirocracy.

Orismology

The science of defining technical terms.

In a sentence...

A book worm or nerd might enjoy a job practicing orismology.

Levator

levator- A muscle that raises an organ or part.

The Doctor checked all of his patiences levators.

Ululation

To howl, wail, or lament loudly

In a sentence...

The fans at the football game screamed in ululation as the running back fumbled on the last play of the game!

Vulnerose

Full of wounds or wounded

In a sentence...

The vulnerose soldiers came back from battle a bloody mess.

Defenestration

The ejection of something or someone through a window.

In A Sentence...

During the stock market crash of the 1920s there were a lot of defenestrations as people completely went nuts.

Helophobia

Definition: Fear of sunlight

In A Sentence... Dracula is the one person that without a doubt suffers from helophobia!

Dactylonomy

Dactylonomy the art of counting on the fingers.

In a sentence...

My boss is no mathematician, in fact I think the only thing he has mastered is dactylonomy!

Rodomontade

Too be boastful or talk a big talk

In A Sentence....

Many of the athletes in today's NFL have a bit of a rodomontade problem!

Frigorific

Frigorific: To cause chills or cold feeling

In a sentence...

Just looking outside at all that snow gives me a frigorific feeling all day!