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Brown Creeper
A small, thin, nearly camouflaged bird with white belly, long stiff tail, and thin curved bill. Obvious white line above dark eye.
Canonical Erection
The rite by which the house of a religious order is sanctified and officially recognized by the [Catholic] Church.
Dickcissel
Main Entry: dick·cis·sel
Pronunciation: dik-'si-s&l, 'dik-"
Function: noun
Etymology: imitative
: a common migratory black-throated finch (Spiza americana) of the central U.S.
Dick test
Main Entry: Dick test
Pronunciation: 'dik-
Function: noun
Etymology: George F. Dick and Gladys H. Dick
: a test to determine susceptibility or immunity to scarlet fever by an injection of scarlet fever toxin
Faggot-vote
A vote manufactured for party purposes, by the transfer to persons, not otherwise legally qualified, of sufficient property to qualify them as electors.
Fagnet
Some kind of net for fishing.
Fagottist
A performer on the bassoon, bassoonist.
Figwort
Main Entry: fig·wort
Pronunciation: 'fig-"w&rt, -"wort
Function: noun
: any of a genus (Scrophularia) of chiefly herbaceous plants of the snapdragon family with leaves having no stipules, an irregular bilabiate corolla, and a 2-celled ovary.
Fornical
Pertaining to the fornix (an anatomical arch or fold, esp. an arched formation of the brain)
Fucus
Main Entry: fu·cus
Pronunciation: 'fyü-k&s
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, seaweed, archil, dye obtained from archil, from Greek phykos
1 obsolete : a face paint
2 [New Latin, genus name, from Latin] : any of a genus (Fucus) of cartilaginous brown algae used in the kelp industry; broadly : any of various brown algae
Hoar-frost
: a covering of minute ice crystals on a cold surface; also : ice particles formed from a gas
Hoary
Main Entry: hoary
Pronunciation: 'hOr-E, 'hor-
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): hoar·i·er; -est
1 : gray or white with or as if with age
2 : extremely old : ANCIENT
- hoar·i·ness noun
Phagomania
Rarely used term for a morbid desire to eat.
Shuttlecock
Main Entry: 1shut·tle·cock
Pronunciation: 'sh&-t&l-"käk
Function: noun
: a lightweight conical object with a rounded often rubber-covered nose that is used in badminton
Tit-warbler
A bird of the subfamily Parinae (Swainson)
Windfucker
1.) Name for the kestrel [species of Hawk].
2.) fig. as a term of opprobrium.
Oxford English Dictionary
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A small, thin, nearly camouflaged bird with white belly, long stiff tail, and thin curved bill. Obvious white line above dark eye.
Canonical Erection
The rite by which the house of a religious order is sanctified and officially recognized by the [Catholic] Church.
Dickcissel
Main Entry: dick·cis·sel
Pronunciation: dik-'si-s&l, 'dik-"
Function: noun
Etymology: imitative
: a common migratory black-throated finch (Spiza americana) of the central U.S.
Dick test
Main Entry: Dick test
Pronunciation: 'dik-
Function: noun
Etymology: George F. Dick and Gladys H. Dick
: a test to determine susceptibility or immunity to scarlet fever by an injection of scarlet fever toxin
Faggot-vote
A vote manufactured for party purposes, by the transfer to persons, not otherwise legally qualified, of sufficient property to qualify them as electors.
Fagnet
Some kind of net for fishing.
Fagottist
A performer on the bassoon, bassoonist.
Figwort
Main Entry: fig·wort
Pronunciation: 'fig-"w&rt, -"wort
Function: noun
: any of a genus (Scrophularia) of chiefly herbaceous plants of the snapdragon family with leaves having no stipules, an irregular bilabiate corolla, and a 2-celled ovary.
Fornical
Pertaining to the fornix (an anatomical arch or fold, esp. an arched formation of the brain)
Fucus
Main Entry: fu·cus
Pronunciation: 'fyü-k&s
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, seaweed, archil, dye obtained from archil, from Greek phykos
1 obsolete : a face paint
2 [New Latin, genus name, from Latin] : any of a genus (Fucus) of cartilaginous brown algae used in the kelp industry; broadly : any of various brown algae
Hoar-frost
: a covering of minute ice crystals on a cold surface; also : ice particles formed from a gas
Hoary
Main Entry: hoary
Pronunciation: 'hOr-E, 'hor-
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): hoar·i·er; -est
1 : gray or white with or as if with age
2 : extremely old : ANCIENT
- hoar·i·ness noun
Phagomania
Rarely used term for a morbid desire to eat.
Shuttlecock
Main Entry: 1shut·tle·cock
Pronunciation: 'sh&-t&l-"käk
Function: noun
: a lightweight conical object with a rounded often rubber-covered nose that is used in badminton
Tit-warbler
A bird of the subfamily Parinae (Swainson)
Windfucker
1.) Name for the kestrel [species of Hawk].
2.) fig. as a term of opprobrium.
Oxford English Dictionary
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QuotePuss!
Oh I thought we were playing that thing where you say the first thing that comes to mind...
You mean like CREAM? Mmmmm...sooo creamy...
Mine isn't a word, it's the absence of a word. I absolutely SHUDDER when somebody is speaking in a public forum (presentation, on TV, whatever) and all you hear is "uhhh...."
"So uhhh..., the next thing to do is uh..., to make sure we take care of the problem so that uh...it never happens uhhhh... again."
I just want to reach through the screen or up to the podium and smack 'em. There is NO excuse for it, ESPECIALLY in a forum where you have a chance to prepare yourself.
Sorry. End of rant.
Elvisio "yeesh, I'm bitchy today" Rodriguez
"So uhhh..., the next thing to do is uh..., to make sure we take care of the problem so that uh...it never happens uhhhh... again."
I just want to reach through the screen or up to the podium and smack 'em. There is NO excuse for it, ESPECIALLY in a forum where you have a chance to prepare yourself.
Sorry. End of rant.
Elvisio "yeesh, I'm bitchy today" Rodriguez
Unstable 8
"Fart" Gives me the Heebie Jeebies. Yes people, call it anything you want - toot, Break wind, pass gas, anything. Just not Fart. Sheesh...
=========Shaun ==========
Oh I thought we were playing that thing where you say the first thing that comes to mind...
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(Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.)
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