meantime

meantime
the intervening time or period, as between events

bombilation

bombilation
a rumbling sound

methamfeminines

methamfeminines
substance that causes one to hallucinate in pink

muzzle

muzzle
to restrain from expression

bulwark

bulwark
to provide defense or protection for

riffraff

riffraff
people regarded as disreputable or worthless

pandemonium

pandemonium
wild confusion; uproar

hazmat

hazmat
shortened form of 'hazardous material', used when specializing in the clean-up of such material

chamois

chamois a porous leather used to dry newly washed cars. Also pronounced "shammy"

stagnant

stagnant showing no movement, slow or sluggish

psychoacoustics

psychoacoustics
the study of the relationship between sounds and their perception by the listener, especially with regard to how the perception depends on the physical characteristics of the sound rather than on the mind of the listener

missemblance

missemblance
false resemblance or semblance

plangency

plangency
the condition or quality of producing a deep or loud sound

furcate

furcate
to form a fork; branch

semblance

semblance
outward appearance, esp without any inner substance or reality

cant

cant
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.

prepone

prepone
to schedule something earlier

ululation

ululation
the act of wailing or hooting

proprioception

proprioception
awareness of ones own body in your surroundings

alicine

alicine
genre of Mauro film

antiquity

antiquity
anything of great age

burthen

burthen
an archaic word for burden

bonded

bonded
secured with a bond

sphygmomanometer

sphygmomanometer
a device that measures blood pressure

cornett

cornett
an early wind instrument from medieval times

polymath

polymath
a person with expertise in many different fields

chron

chron
short for 'chronic' which is slang for high-grade marijuana
Würd doesn't do drugs, kids. True würdsmiths don't either.

batoruba

batoruba
chain of islands in the South Pacific

uniccordion

uniccordion
a state of self-harmony

philosophistry

philosophistry
the love of faulty logic and reasoning


(Happy 500th Post! Würd sends his love!)

neume

neume
written musical arrangement indicating the pitch and tone of the notes

pall

pall
a decorative cloth used to cover a coffin

censor

censor
officer responsible for maintaining the census

faction

faction
that particular group that embraces both fact and fiction

motherlode

mother-lode
a prosperous, rich supply, or source

cartel

cartel
(from dictionary.com) an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business

muss

muss
a disorderly state

split

split
a dessert or break-up

samizdat

samizdat
a type of dissident literature

midwifery

midwifery
care to childbearing women throughout the birthing process

hurdy-gurdy

hurdy-gurdy
a stringed musical instrument that produces sound by a crank-turned rosined wheel rubbing against the strings

jalopy

jalopy
a beat-up or non-running car. Not as cool as a hooptie.

circuit

circuit
a closed path or track

friday

friday
something you don't want stuck in your head

crepitation

crepitation
a crackling sound

chastitisement

chastitisement
to be punished for your sexual purity

nospe

nospe
a 'v' shaped cut in a fine paint brush

borborygmus

borborygmus
stomach growling

pleonastic

pleonastic
told with a redundancy of words

stiff

stiff
a dead body or an uptight person

poindexter

poindexter
a square, nerd or dufus

shank

shank
a blade, especially a homemade (or prison cell-made) weapon

vaguery

vaguery
a deliberate act of being unclear

blanch

blanch
to remove color; the action of bleaching

eupepsy

eupepsy
good digestion

inhospitable

inhospitable
cold in temperature or attitude

trunicate

trunicate
to shorten or cut off

saturate

saturate
to soak or drench

balloon

balloon
to swell or grow

fickle

fickle
aimless, pointless or arbitrary

snarkle

snarkle
excelling at sarcasm

kerfuffle

kerfuffle
disorder, chaos or a big dangded mess

iffigy

iffigy
an image of someone you aren't sure you don't like

serr

serr
to crowd or press forward

encysted

encysted
enclosed in a bag or bladder

hesperidium

hesperidium
a fruit with tough leathery skin, such as an orange or grapefruit

pericarp

pericarp
fruit

tertiary

tertiary
belonging to the third part of a grouping of three

stoom

stoom
to put bags of herbs or other ingredients into wine to prevent fermentation

troglodytes

troglodytes
cave-dwellers

divot

divot
to violently remove ground

cordial

cordial
warm, heartfelt or heartwarming. Often refers to a liqueur.

knuckle

knuckle
the metal clasp that links two railroad cars

appendix

appendix

anacamptics

anacamptics
the study of the reflection of sounds

collaborate

collaborate
to work together on a common goal or project

pickel

pickel
the art of carving with a pick

stroop

stroop
another name for treacle

berth

berth
a shelf-like sleeping space

bifurcation

bifurcation
splitting a mass into two parts

grawlix

grawlix
a sequence of typographical symbols used to represent a curse or swear word

@$%#

@$%#
noise often heard when one hits his %*&# thumb with the d** %(#%@ hammer

treacle

treacle
a syrup made from the refining process of cane sugar

crypsis

crypsis
the ability of an organism to avoid observation or detection by other organisms

homunculus

homunculus
a small human or human representation

recycopathic

recycopathic
a zealot for environmental issues. see also recycology

chupacabra

chupacabra
a legendary creature rumored to inhabit parts of the Americas

noodge

noodge
one who is a nuisance, pest or generally annoying

supermoon

supermoon
the scenario where the moon is in the closest proximity to the earth in 18 years, making it appear larger in the sky, UNLESS IT IS SNOWING!!! Grrrrr.....

sacrilicious

sacrilicious
the delicious taste of sacrilege

rhubarb

rhubarb
a heated dispute or controversy

shillelagh

shillelagh
an Irish cane/fighting club

gimcracks

gimcracks
showy but useless

cheshirisation

cheshirisation
a phonetic change in a word that results in a sound being dropped from the pronunciation

pi

pi
letter of the Greek alphabet that often signifies 22/7

bauble

bauble
a trinket or ornament

bio-break

bio-break
a trip to the bathroom

tsunami

tsunami
Japanese for 'Harbor Wave'. Massive amounts of water disrupted by forces like earthquakes. Tsunamis manifest as large waves that flood surrounding land.

All the victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami are in our prayers.

hyperbolic

hyperbolic
pertaining to the literary device of hyperbole, or a drastic exaggeration.

synonymopedia

synonymopedia
a thesaurus; a collection of synonyms

solipsistic

solipsistic
the philosophical concept that the only sure existence is that of one's mind

plyometrics

plyometrics
exercise training designed for rapid results

paroxysms

paroxysms
short, frequent and stereotyped symptoms that can be observed in various clinical conditions

lachrymose

lachrymose
tearful, or one who cries or is in a state of mourning

frowzy

frowzy
ill-smelling; musty

chassé

chassé
a dance step being used in triple-step patterns

falderal

falderal
a meaningless refrain in a song

bionomy

bionomy
the study of life-systems; ecology

fatling

fatling
a young animal fattened for slaughter

gerrymander

gerrymander
to manipulate to improve one's power

ululate

ululate
to howl like a wolf or dog

evacuant

evacuant
a laxative

ashamedly

ashamedly
bashfully

trumpery

trumpery
empty talk or falsehoods

dole

dole
to distribute

viciate

viciate
to render defective

tchotchke

tchotchke
small trinkets or knick-knacks

gimbal

gimbal
a device or frame that allows an object mounted upon it to rotate along any axis

bounder

bounder
an obtrusive, ill-bred man
(lifted from dictionary.com)

apposition

apposition

demagogic

demagogic
troublesome, incendiary

sweater

sweater
an article of clothing which leads to perspiration

paramour

paramour
one in a very close, intimate relationship

muse

muse
an item of inspiration to an artist or author

susurration

susurration
the act or process of whispering

siren

siren
a seductively beautiful or charming woman

hierogram

hierogram
a class of sacred writing

callous

callous
cruel, insensitive

hexastyle

hexastyle
a building fronted by six columns

bulwark

bulwark
a fortification

hotchpot

hotchpot
refers to the blending or combining of property in order to ensure equality of division among heirs

fustigation

fustigation
to beat, hit. Also to sharply criticize

cudgel

cudgel
to hit or beat

rhotacism

rhotacism
excessive use of the letter 'r'

truant

truant
idle or loitering

meddlesome

meddlesome
to interfere in the affairs of others

gremial

gremial
beloning to the lap or bosom

finedraw

finedraw
to mend a tear so well, the tear is perfectly hidden

knight-errantly

knight-errantly
the practice of wandering in search of adventure

deride

deride
to laugh at contemptuously

gastric

gastric
related to the stomach

dug

dug
to have had an appreciation of something

giltedge

giltedge
a gilded edge

libation

libation
to pour a liquid

sophistry

sophistry
a method of reasoning based on false pretenses

serpet

serpet
archaic term for a basket

sound

sound
a long, wide ocean inlet

stent

stent
a plastic or metal tube placed in the body to keep a artery or other passageway open

malarkey

malarkey
foolish or deceptive talk

nascent

nascent
birth

penurious

penurious
in a condition of poverty

confabulation

confabulation
the spontaneous narrative report of events that never happened

gangrenous

gangrenous
damaged tissue with a reduced blood supply to the affected tissues, which results in cell death

turgidity

turgidity
the main pressure of the cell contents against the cell wall in plant cells and bacteria cells

valence

valence
a measure of the number of bonds formed by an atom of a given element

pericope

pericope
a short passage suitable for public reading from a text

plumb

plumb
to examine closely or deeply

provident

provident
concern and care for the future

burgeon

burgeon
growing, budding or increasing

schaudenfreude

schaudenfreude
a delight in seeing bad fortune or harm come to others

precipice

precipice
a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face

fester

fester
to generate pus; suppurate

vapid

vapid
lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid

curmudgeon

curmudgeon
difficult or bad-tempered

bigon

bigon
an unused name for a two sided shape, similar to a polygon. invented by August Ferdinand Möbius, who was hesitant to give it his own name insisting that bigons be bigons

saddle

saddle
load or burden; encumber

exacerbate

exacerbate
to make a bad feeling or situation worse

[A note from Würd to all my loyal readers - That bad feeling in your stomach means that I am back for another year. Buckle up!]