"A pile of books assembled in order to be destroyed as a gesture against the proliferation and undue veneration of the printed word; the ceremonial...” more...
“where did you find epergne, and how is it that i have missed out, all my life, on such a fabulous word that would have saved me in scrabble many a...” more...
“Salutations! I confess, I stole teuchter off a Scottish history buff I know (not on wordie). But may I say that I was really excited to see...”
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“having more words than I do is all very well--but I actually got to use defenestrate in that essay I turned in today. Yes, Becky defenestrates her...” more...
“the OED defines fisk as an intransitive verb: "To move briskly, scamper about, frisk, whisk; also with about, abroad, in and out, to and fro." more...