The word of the day game

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by homoe

The Wilhelm scream is a stock sound effect of a man screaming that has been used in movies and television series. The scream is often used when someone is shot, falls from a great height, or is thrown from an explosion.

Sidebar: IF my useless trivia knowledge is correct, it was first used in the movie Distant Drums

That sounds correct, homoe.....

And your new word is..... ???

[homoe]

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

Eunuchs . ...refers to ....castration of reproductive anatomical parts on an human being.

New Word(film term): Wilhelm-Scream

Eunuchs used in the book refers a man who has been castrated; one employed to guard the women's living areas at an oriental court.

[homoe]

new word............obsequious

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by homoe

new word............obsequious

Obsequious . ...Refers to obeying to an servile degree....

New Word: Troubradour

[homoe]

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

Obsequious . ...Refers to obeying to an servile degree....

New Word: Troubradour

A French medieval lyric poet composing and singing in especially on the theme of courtly love.


new word...........Denouement

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by homoe

A French medieval lyric poet composing and singing in especially on the theme of courtly love.


new word...........Denouement

Denouement ... Largely refers to how an written story or script wraps up the story by stitching all the parts of a story together.

New (last one for me today) Word: Tytonidae

[homoe]

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

Denouement ... Largely refers to how an written story or script wraps up the story by stitching all the parts of a story together.

New (last one for me today) Word: Tytonidae

A family of owls comprising the barn owls and being distinguished by an un-notched sternum and large clavicles.

new word..............propinquity

[cathexis]

Originally Posted by homoe

A family of owls comprising the barn owls and being distinguished by an un-notched sternum and large clavicles.

new word..............propinquity

a strong bond either through kinship of very close friendship

New Word: syncophant

[homoe]

Originally Posted by cathexis

a strong bond either through kinship of very close friendship

New Word: syncophant

A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.


new word brandish...

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by homoe

A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.


new word brandish...

OMG, that word was in a book I just read!

If I pick up a book and turn to an favorite passage to read, and hold the book up while reading aloud, I'm brandishing the book!



New Word (the only one for today): Carousel ..... ��

[homoe]

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

OMG, that word was in a book I just read!

If I pick up a book and turn to an favorite passage to read, and hold the book up while reading aloud, I'm brandishing the book!



New Word (the only one for today): Carousel ..... ��

Cute but I've NEVER heard of brandishing a book...............

[homoe]

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

OMG, that word was in a book I just read!

If I pick up a book and turn to an favorite passage to read, and hold the book up while reading aloud, I'm brandishing the book!



New Word (the only one for today): Carousel ..... ��

1.A tournament in which groups of knights took part in chariot races and other demonstrations of equestrian skills.
2. A merry-go-round
3. A Broadway play
New word........serendipity

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by homoe

1.A tournament in which groups of knights took part in chariot races and other demonstrations of equestrian skills.
2. A merry-go-round
3. A Broadway play
New word........serendipity

That's a GREAT movie, lol! (John Cusack, Kate Beckingdale)

SERENDIPITY, is the notion that a certain set of occurrences happen in meaningful ways; in lighthearted, welcomed ways.

Ps/ Jonathan's best friend who writes newspaper obituaries is so freaking hilarious. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this movie!




The next new .... word (last one, for real): Patchouli

[homoe]

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

That's a GREAT movie, lol!

The next new .... word (last one, for real): Patchouli

That is a scent that always takes me back to my youthful and carefree days of the 70's!

Patchouli oil has a strong, slightly sweet, intoxicating scent. Due to its intense scent, even when diluted, a little patchouli oil goes a long way.

new word..........halcyon

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by homoe

That is a scent that always takes me back to my youthful and carefree days of the 70's!

Patchouli oil has a strong, slightly sweet, intoxicating scent. Due to its intense scent, even when diluted, a little patchouli oil goes a long way.

new word..........halcyon

Halcyon denotes an time in the past when things were idyllic, peaceful and happy. Or, it could denote the Blue Kingfisher bird, in mythical ways: the idea that thus bird breeds during winter solstice and is believed to charm the wind and waves of water into calmness.

New Word: Renaissance

[homoe]

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

Halcyon denotes an time in the past when things were idyllic, peaceful and happy. Or, it could denote the Blue Kingfisher bird, in mythical ways: the idea that thus bird breeds during winter solstice and is believed to charm the wind and waves of water into calmness.

New Word: Renaissance

Renaissance means “rebirth” or “reawakening.” Also a period of time in Europe from roughly the fourteenth through the middle of the seventeenth centuries, based on the rediscovery of the literature of Greece and Rome.

new word..............Ailurophile

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by homoe

Renaissance means “rebirth” or “reawakening.” Also a period of time in Europe from roughly the fourteenth through the middle of the seventeenth centuries, based on the rediscovery of the literature of Greece and Rome.

new word..............Ailurophile

OMG, you're inside my head and was probably watching me buy the latest round of cards, stickers and stamps, LOL



Ailurophile... Infers that you're an Cat lover!

New Word: Utopian

[homoe]

Utopian..........


Meaning modeled on or aiming for a state in which everything is perfect; idealistic.


new word..............scoot

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by homoe

Utopian..........


Meaning modeled on or aiming for a state in which everything is perfect; idealistic.


new word.............scoot

To Scoot means to slide over on a bench or this word is used to infer that one needs to leave, take off soon.

New Word: Rumplestiltskin

[homoe]

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

To Scoot means to slide over on a bench or this word is used to infer that one needs to leave, take off soon.

New Word: Rumplestiltskin

Brothers Grimm Fairy tale character..........associated with Germany


new word..........woebegone