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Definition of cockney

plural cockneys 1 obsolete
a :a spoiled child
b :a squeamish woman

2 often capitalized
a :a native of London and especially of the East End of London
b :the dialect of London or of the East End of London


creole

adjective cre·ole \ ˈkrē-ˌōl \
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Examples: creole in a Sentence

Definition of creole

1 often capitalized :of or relating to Creoles or their language

2 often capitalized :relating to or being highly seasoned food typically prepared with rice, okra, tomatoes, and peppers

• shrimp creole

cloistered

adjective clois·tered \ ˈklȯi-stərd \
Popularity: Bottom 40% of words



Examples: cloistered in a Sentence




Definition of cloistered

1 :being or living in or as if in a cloister

• cloistered nuns

2 :providing shelter from contact with the outside world

• the cloistered atmosphere of a small college

• the cloistered life of the monastery

Definition of capitulation

1 :a set of terms or articles (see article 1c) constituting an agreement between governments

2 a :the act of surrendering or yielding

• the capitulation of the defenders of the besieged town

b :the terms of surrender

Truculent:
ˈtrəkyələnt/
adjective
adjective: truculent
eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.

phytochemistry

noun phy·to·chem·is·try \ ˌfī-tō-ˈke-mə-strē \
Popularity: Bottom 20% of words


Definition of phytochemistry

:the chemistry of plants, plant processes, and plant products


Definition of rhizosphere

:soil that surrounds and is influenced by the roots of a plant


Definition of organic

1 archaic :instrumental

2 a :of, relating to, or arising in a bodily organ
b :affecting the structure of the organism

• an organic disease

3 a (1) :of, relating to, or derived from living organisms

• organic evolution

(2) :of, relating to, yielding, or involving the use of food produced with the use of feed or fertilizer of plant or animal origin without employment of chemically formulated fertilizers, growth stimulants, antibiotics, or pesticides

• organic farming

• organic produce

b (1) :of, relating to, or containing carbon compounds

• organic solvents

(2) :relating to, being, or dealt with by a branch of chemistry concerned with the carbon compounds of living beings and most other carbon compounds

• studied organic chemistry in college

4 a :forming an integral element of a whole :fundamental

• incidental music rather than organic parts of the action
• —Francis Fergusson

b :having systematic coordination of parts :organized

• an organic whole

c :having the characteristics of an organism :developing in the manner of a living plant or animal

• society is organic

• many new coinages … stem from the normal organic structure of the language
• —William Chomsky

5 :of, relating to, or constituting the law by which a government or organization exists

• their nation has written the separation of church and state into its organic law
• —Paul Blanshard

Definition of organic weed


1 of, relating to, the dankest weed grown
2 slang term known to strike fear in the heart of hydro growers

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please...
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extemporaneous

1 a (1) :composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment :impromptu

• an extemporaneous comment

(2) :carefully prepared but delivered without notes or text

b :skilled at or given to extemporaneous utterance
c :happening suddenly and often unexpectedly and usually without clearly known causes or relationships

• a great deal of criminal and delinquent behavior is … extemporaneous
• —W. C. Reckless

2 :provided, made, or put to use as an expedient :makeshift

• an extemporaneous shelter

affirmation

1 a :the act of affirming

• nodded his head in affirmation

b :something affirmed :a positive assertion

• His memoir is a reflective affirmation of family love.

2 law :a solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury by a person who conscientiously declines taking an oath

cacophony (kə-kŏfˈə-nē)►

• n.
  Jarring, discordant sound; dissonance: heard a cacophony of horns during the traffic jam.
• n.
  The use of harsh or discordant sounds in literary composition, as for poetic effect.

olfactory


adjective ol·fac·to·ry \ äl-ˈfak-t(ə-)rē , ōl- \
Popularity: Bottom 50% of words




Definition of olfactory

:of or relating to the sense of smell

• olfactory receptors

• olfactory sensations

olfactorily

play \äl-ˈfak-t(ə-)rə-lē, ōl-\ adverb





proboscis


noun pro·bos·cis \ prə-ˈbä-səs , -ˈbäs-kəs \
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plural proboscises also proboscides play \-ˈbä-sə-ˌdēz\ 1 a :the trunk of an elephant; also :any long flexible snout
b :the human nose especially when prominent

2 :any of various elongated or extensible tubular processes (such as the sucking organ of a butterfly) of the oral region of an invertebrate

sar·don·ic
särˈdänik/
adjective
adjective: sardonic
grimly mocking or cynical.

Weird said:

Definition of penultimate

1 :next to the last

• the penultimate chapter of a book

2 :of or relating to the next to the last syllable of a word

• a penultimate accent

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I tend to do that! ;o)

Widdershins
Definition:
in a left-handed or contrary direction; counterclockwise
wid·der·shins
ˈwidərˌSHinz/Submit
adverbSCOTTISH
in a direction contrary to the sun's course, considered as unlucky; counterclockwise.
About the Word:
English speakers got widdershins from an old German word meaning "to go against," and by the mid-1500s we were using the word as we use it today – as a synonym for counterclockwise.

FallenBuddha said:

sar·don·ic
särˈdänik/
adjective
adjective: sardonic
grimly mocking or cynical.

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my favorite adjective to describe zappa

I heard this one alot growing up

incorrigible (ĭn-kôrˈĭ-jə-bəl, -kŏrˈ-)►

• adj.
  Incapable of being corrected or reformed: an incorrigible criminal.
• adj.
  Firmly rooted; ineradicable: incorrigible faults.
• adj.
  Difficult or impossible to control or manage: an incorrigible, spoiled child.

Definition of zephyr

1 a :a breeze from the west
b :a gentle breeze

2 :any of various lightweight fabrics and articles of clothing

Definition of masticate

masticated; masticating transitive verb
1 :to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth :chew

• The cows were masticating their food.

2 :to soften or reduce to pulp by crushing or kneading

Definition of xenophobe

:one unduly fearful of what is foreign and especially of people of foreign origin


— xenophobic

play \ˌze-nə-ˈfō-bik, ˌzē-\ adjective
— xenophobically

play \ˌze-nə-ˈfō-bi-k(ə-)lē, ˌzē-\ adverb

Definition of unrequited

:not requited :not reciprocated or returned in kind

• unrequited love

Steatopygia


"Steatopygia is the state of having substantial levels of tissue on the buttocks and thighs. This build is not confined to the gluteal regions, but extends to the outside and front of the thighs, and tapers to the knee producing a curvaceous figure. The term is from the Greek στέαρ stéar meaning "tallow" and πυγή pugḗ meaning "rump".

dexio·tropic
Spiraling to the right of viewed from the side, as the dectral whorls in most gastropod shells: opposed to labotropic


dia·geot·ro·pism
The tendency of the stems, branches, rhizomes etc. of certain plants to grow in a direction horizontal to the surface of the earth.

One might think that's some OGs display diageotropism but theyre just floppy stems.

Cissy.
Brit version of sissy.

Cogitate - To ponder or meditate