The word for today is… petard (noun) - 1: a case containing an explosive to break down a door or gate or breach a wall 2: a firework that explodes with a loud report Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Aside from historical references to siege warfare, and occasional contemporary references to fireworks,
The same forces that hollowed out nations hollowed out families. The skills that built America skipped two generations. Now they’re coming back.
The word for today is… temporise (verb) - 1: to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion 2: to draw out discussions or negotiations so as to gain time Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Temporise comes from the Middle French word temporiser, which in turn likely
The word for today is… gyre (noun, verb) - noun : a circular or spiral motion or form, especially : a giant circular oceanic surface current verb : to move in a circle or spiral Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : William Butler Yeats opens his 1920 poem, "The Second Coming," with the following
The idea of callings is a very fine one and I would like to see a return to thinking and talking about it, rather than trying to calculate what will gain us the most money or the most prestige or the most position in society and then making a plan to get there.
The word for today is… ferrule (noun) - 1: a ring or cap usually of metal put around a slender shaft (such as a cane or a tool handle) to strengthen it or prevent splitting 2: a usually metal sleeve used especially for joining or binding one part to another
The word for today is… compunction (noun) - 1a: anxiety arising from awareness of guilt b: distress of mind over an anticipated action or result 2: a twinge of misgiving : scruple Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : An old proverb says "a guilty conscience needs no accuser," and it's
The word for today is… hibernaculum (noun) - : a shelter occupied during the winter by a dormant animal (such as an insect, snake, bat, or marmot) Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : If you’re afraid of snakes or bats, you probably won’t enjoy thinking about hibernacula, where hundreds, even thousands, of
The word for today is… stereotype (verb, noun) - verb 1: to make a stereotype from 2a: to repeat without variation : make hackneyed b: to develop a mental stereotype about noun 1: a plate cast from a printing surface 2: something conforming to a fixed or general pattern, especially : a
The word for today is… franchise (noun, verb) - noun 1a(1): the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory. Also : a business granted such a right or license (2): the territory involved in such
Scott Adams taught us that happiness is a choice and a skill. He taught us that the world is more malleable than we think, that you just need to decide it is and then author it.
The word for today is… pious (adjective) - 1 a: marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship b: marked by conspicuous religiosity 2: sacred or devotional as distinct from the profane or secular : religious 3: showing loyal reverence for a person or thing : dutiful 4
The word for today is… conversant (adjective) - 1: having knowledge or experience —used with with 2 archaic : having frequent or familiar association 3 archaic : concerned, occupied Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The adjectives conversant and conversational both descend from the Latin verb conversari, meaning "to associate with." Conversant dates
The word for today is… dreidel (noun) - 1: a 4-sided toy marked with Hebrew letters and spun like a top in a game of chance 2: a children's game of chance played especially at Hanukkah with a dreidel Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : If your dreidel is spinning beneath
The word for today is… multitudinous (adjective) - 1: including a multitude of individuals : populous 2: existing in a great multitude 3: existing in or consisting of innumerable elements or aspects Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : “I am large, I contain multitudes.” So wrote Walt Whitman in his most celebrated poem, “Song
The word for today is… vaunted (adjective) - : highly or widely praised or boasted about Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The verb vaunt has been used since the 15th century with the meaning "to make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments"—in other words, "
