The word for today is… foliage (noun): 1: a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation 2: the aggregate of leaves of one or more plants 3: a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Whether you’re a casual leaf peeper or a card-
A North Island brown kiwi has managed to squeeze its way into a Bay of Islands woman’s hen house, cuddling up to get some shut eye. “Waipapa local, Jane, was checking on her chickens when she noticed the intruder, a North Island brown kiwi, taking a nap next to
The word for today is… supersede (verb): 1a: to cause to be set aside b: to force out of use as inferior 2: to take the place or position of 3: to displace in favor of another Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Supersede ultimately derives from the Latin verb supersedere, meaning
It may only be the first day of the Black Caps’ home season but Will Young’s incredible snare of Shoriful Islam on Sunday will be awfully hard to beat for catch of the summer. Fresh from scoring 105 off 84 balls – his third ODI century in New Zealand’s
The word for today is… circumvent (verb): 1: to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem 2a: to hem in b: to make a circuit around Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If you’ve ever felt as if someone was running circles around those trying to get something done,
“We have discovered and had to dispose of various vegetables, perishables, meat products, eggs, milk and other dairy products that had obviously expired and could not have been consumed due to their deteriorated states. Once the refrigeration devices were removed, through the liquidation process, many of these items were left
The word for today is… gullible (adjective): : easily duped or cheated Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The adjective gullible grew out of the older verb gull, meaning “to deceive or take advantage of.” (That gull originally meant “to guzzle or gulp greedily,” and comes from an even older gull meaning “throat,
The word for today is… voracity (noun): : the quality or state of being voracious Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The insatiable word nerds among us will appreciate voracity, a word used to refer to both literal and figurative appetites that simply cannot be quelled. Voracity comes to us (via Middle French)
Sir Rod Stewart has decided to quit “toxic” Los Angeles and return to the UK after three decades, sources close to the star have claimed. The singer, 78, has listed his nine-bedroom, 12-bath villa in Los Angeles for US$80 million (NZ$129m) as he prepares the move
The word for today is… berserk (noun, adjective): Source : Merriam -Webster noun 1: an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable 2: one whose actions are recklessly defiant adjective :markedly out of control due to intense anger or excitement : frenzied Etymology : Combine a bear with a
Darwin came calling: A Coroner has found a wanted man likely died from exposure, after hiding from police upon crashing a stolen car. Joel Linwood ran off after a car accident on Old West Coast Rd in Canterbury on July 18, 2021. It’s believed he hid in scrub in
The word for today is… juncture (noun): 1: a point of time 2a: joint, connection b: the manner of transition or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds in speech 3: an instance of joining : junction Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Juncture comes from the Latin verb jungere (“to join”) and
An Italian tourist who lost his leg to a “monster” shark off an Australian beach said he did not believe he would survive the attack. Matteo Mariotti, 20, from Parma, was snorkelling at 1770 Beach in Queensland last Friday when he was attacked – and immediately started filming. “I wanted to
The word for today is… obtain (verb): Source : Merriam -Webster transitive verb : to gain or attain usually by planned action or effort intransitive verb 1: to be generally recognized or established : prevail 2 archaic : succeed Etymology : Both obtain and attain can mean “to get” or “to acquire,” and in some
The word for today is… portentous (adjective): 1: of, relating to, or constituting a portent 2: eliciting amazement or wonder : prodigious 3a: being a grave or serious matter b: self-consciously solemn or important : pompous c: ponderously excessive Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : “If it wasn’t for bad luck / You
Nigel Farage faced his biggest fear yet as he took on the final Bushtucker Trial of the 2023 I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! series on Sunday night. The former politician, 59, took part in Panic Pit in the hope to win the three finalists desserts, himself
