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Phantasmagoria (noun)

Beezers and Blowhards wrote 13 hours ago: This is a lovely little word. Surprisingly, this doesn’t get used that often. Or at least, I d … more →

Tags: Random Beezerness, Words, Words, Words, bizarre collection of visuals, fantastic combination, Meriam Webster, Noun, Nouns, optical effects and illusions, Phantasmagoria

Merriam-Webster's Looking at Words: A Photo Contest

englezara wrote 20 hours ago: You and your students still have a few days left to enter Merriam-Webster’s photo contest: … more →

Tags: Contests, elt, Photo, Photo Competition, visual dictionary

Cleveland’s Horror Is Nationwide Problem

KP wrote 21 hours ago: “We have to start by changing the vocabulary that defines the crime,” she told me. And for her, “It … more →

Tags: Awareness, forced prostitution, Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficking, Pimp, Change.org, Petition, dictionary, definition

Amalgamation (noun)

Beezers and Blowhards wrote 1 day ago: I’m in the mood for finding more long and complex words to discuss that may have simple or pra … more →

Tags: Random Beezerness, Words, Words, Words, Admixture, Alloy, amalgam, amalgamated, AMALGAMATING, amalgamation, Amalgamation noun

Lackadaisical (adjective)

Beezers and Blowhards wrote 2 days ago: Having not done one of these in a while, I thought it was time to whip one of these out. Lackadaisic … more →

Tags: Random Beezerness, Words, Words, Words, Adjective, Adjectives, crepuscular, ENERVATED, lackadaisical, lackadaisical adjective, lackadaisical in a sentence

What is the "M.A.S.S. M.O.B." movement?

Revolution G.R.I.N.D. wrote 2 days ago: What is the “M.A.S.S. M.O.B.” Movement? Mass: “A quantity or aggregate of matter u … more →

Tags: Getting Started, M.A.S.S. M.O.B., Questions & Answers, Weekly Journal, Athletes, Dedication, Determination, Dreams, Exercise

Adjectives Illustrated- But Which Ones? 8 comments

rutheh wrote 3 days ago: Today I read an ________________________(noun) about creating a self-assignment for your photography … more →

Tags: Photography (2), Adjectives, Fireplace, Food, Fun, garden gnome, Hot Dog, Humor, madlibs

Compatibility

suthyrnbyrd wrote 1 week ago: Women know the rule or at least try to abide by it.  Meet a guy, don’t want to seem too fast b … more →

Tags: Advice, sexual intercourse, Dating, Hill Harper, art of seduction, relationship, Human sexual activity

The Art of Networking: 6 Tips That Will Get You Noticed

Tess wrote 1 week ago: So, you want to start networking? Well, first lets start out with a basic definition of what network … more →

Tags: Getting Started with Networking!, Social Media, LinkedIn, College, unemployed, social network, college graduate, Business Networking, Youth

In the weeds ...1 comment

Sherry K. Delaney wrote 1 week ago: My 14-year-old daughter and I were listening to the radio on a drive home from school, when we heard … more →

Tags: The Craft, Marketing, Word choices, Weeds

Why “Ask”?4 comments

Michael J. Rosen, CFRE wrote 1 week ago: At Michael Rosen Says…, I listen to my readers. And, I even sometimes take requests. Recently, I rec … more →

Tags: fundraising, Planned Giving, Adrian Sargeant, Anton Wishik, ask, asking, Book 2, Donor-Centered Planned Gift Marketing, Elaine Jay

On The Road to Nowhere?

Ken wrote 1 week ago: I am a scholar.  Merriam-Webster defines a scholar as a learned person and scholarship as “the … more →

Tags: Scholarship, academic journal, Business, business scholarship, Education, Financial Times, journals, Methods and Theories, Publishing

!Mermaid Trinket Box Collectible Figurine

hanadal963 wrote 2 weeks ago: You can buy !Mermaid Trinket Box Collectible Figurine here. yes, we have “!Mermaid Trinket Box … more →

Tags: Mermaid Trinket Box Collectible Figurine, Mermaid, Shopping, Entertainment, Art, Science fiction and fantasy, Fantasy Races and Creatures, Spanish language

What Is Lazy?2 comments

Fat Then Fit Now wrote 2 weeks ago: Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (Photo credit: herzogbr) What Is Lazy? Merriam-Webster … more →

Tags: Weight loss, Apple, Ernest Hemingway, exercsie, Fitness, good health, health, jack lalanne, laziness

Is it ever right to be angry at God? John Piper responds

rodi wrote 2 weeks ago: photo via www.123rf.com “Is it right to express anger at God?” The question usually aris … more →

Tags: John Piper, Christ, Jesus, Sin, Satan, God, anger

'Bones Brigade: An Autobiography' review: Sports doc shreds with skateboard pioneers

sykose wrote 2 weeks ago:             An image from the skateboarding documentary ‘Bones Brigade: An Autobiography. … more →

Tags: Boarding, Skate boarding, Skateboard, Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, stacy peralta, Lance Mountain, rodney mullen, Mike McGill

Double the Standard, Double the Confusion

tonixoxox wrote 2 weeks ago: So, I don’t usually do blogs regarding issues but there’s one issue that is a constant issue and a s … more →

Tags: Blog, double-standard, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Opinion, Rant, Ray-J, Relationships, Sexuality

Frivolous Friday: Top Ten Pictures in the Dictionary12 comments

NotSoDistantPast wrote 2 weeks ago: It’s Friday, which means it’s time for an especially frivolous post, unlike the wildly s … more →

Tags: Frivolity, WorDs, dictionary, Friday, Humor, Illustration

10 Words on Colors!

Michelle wrote 3 weeks ago: Some rights reserved byJoelstuff Each year I am in charge of purchasing school supplies for my son. … more →

Tags: General, academic, Public, School Media Specialist, Special, Trivia, Just For Fun, cmle, colors


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