8 posts tagged with word of the week
Incendiary
Word of the week: incendiary
The term incendiary refers to a fire that has been deliberately set. While it is most often used to refer to crimes of arson, it is also technically correct to use it for any fire which has
Blog Mesh
A number of random updates, observations and congratulations.
Firstly, a round of applause for my sister J who completed the Knysna Forest Marathon (21km) on Saturday. Well done sis! If I’m still running regularly this time next year maybe we can do it together – ok, stop laughing already. I designed … view full post
Word of the week: craven
\Cra”ven\, adj. Characterized by abject fear; cowardly. wuss-like.
Word of the week: cosmopolitan
\Cos`mo*pol”i*tan\, adj. A South African talking to a Canadian in an Australian bar in England.
Teamscience is live
We launched the Teamscience website today, finally, almost a year after going public with just an online business card. XHTML and CSS layouts all the way, except for where tables are superior of course. Doesn’t quite validate yet, thanks to flash and the PHP e-mail obfuscation function I use, … view full post
Word of the week: diuretic
\Di`u*ret”ic\, n. A substance or drug that tends to increase the discharge of urine.Application: “(Sydney’s Daily Telegraph) labelled Warne the “stupid spinner”, after he was sent home from the tournament in South Africa on Tuesday following revelations he had tested positive for a banned diuretic drug in Sydney last month.”
Word of the week: palimpsest
\Pal”imp*sest\, n. An object or a place whose older layers or aspects are apparent beneath its surface.
Application: “The web is a palimpsest. There’s no telling what kind of shit is buried, here and there”
Seen at sashaDesign.com
Word of the week: anthropomorphize
\An`thro*po*mor”phize\, v. t. & i. To attribute a human form or personality to.
Application: “Don’t anthropomorphize computers: they hate that.”
Seen at Antipixel.