Dictionary Day is celebrated on October 16 in honor of Noah Webster. The objective of this day is to emphasize the importance of dictionary skills and to improve your vocabulary. Find 5 words in the dictionary that you are unfamiliar with and write their definitions. Then, write a sentence using each of these 5 new words that you learned!
*In your comment, be sure to include the word, definition, and your sentence for all 5 words.
28 comments:
1.aipaca cloth from its long silky wool.
2.anon soon orat other time
3.domed or vaulted projection of a
church
4.apt quickness
5.ASAP as soon as possible
woops! #3 is really a diffrent one. archway passage underan arch.
This is the one
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First word is throttle it means a lever or pedal that helps an engine start to run.We have a throttle in the engine or our car. Second word is mason it means a person who builds with brick or stone.My dad works as a mason.Third word is erroneous it means false or incorrect.You spelled that word erroneous.Fourth word is premonition it means a dream or image in which one sees what is to come.I had premonition last night when I was asleep.Fifth word is quadruped it means a four footed animal.There was a mommy quadruped.
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Trek-a long slow journey. Walking up to the top of Mt. Rainier is a trek. Marsupial-a mammal that that nurses its offspring in a pouch. I saw the marsupial's baby in its pouch.
Haven-a safe place. The bunny found a haven from the eagle under the rock. Stamina the power to endure, strength. The boy had great stamina, because he could run a marathon. Wheedle- to coax. I wheedled my friend into riding the roller coaster.
My first word is dromedary-single humped camel. We're riding on the back of a dromedary in the desert. My next word is recede-to retreat or back away. Recede before he comes. My third word is duress-forcible restraint. He tried to duress when the other guy tried to hit him. My next word is really long. It is hippopotimonstrosisquipidaliophobia which means the fear of long words. He had hippopotimonstrosisquipidaliophobia. My last word is conventional-confirming to accepted standards. He was conventional.
Slidell is my first word. It is a city in southern Loisiana, northeast of New Orleans. Did you go to Slidell this year? Shipshod is second. It means a person or method of work characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization. That worker caused many problems with his shipshod management. Third word:machinist. It's a person who operates a machine. I want to be a mechinist when I grow up. Fourth word:ceiba. It's a very tall tropical tree from which kapok is obtained. Did you know ceibas are pollinated by bats? My last word is hadron. It is a subatomic particle. Now you should know what a hadron is.
Accolade means to win an award like in class we earn Nessy Bucks’ Optimistic means that you are always thinking well. Apprehension means that you feel that something unpleasant will happen. Acquaintance means that a person’s knowledge or experience at something. Adapt means to become adjusted to something easily.
Scalenetriangle is my first word. It means a triqangle with unequal sides. barometer is my second word. It is a device that measures air pressure in the atmophere. Zephyr is my third word. It means a gentle breeze, the west wind. Hydrophobia is my forth word. It means fear of water,a symptom of rabies. Exodus is my fifth word. It means mass departure of people, migration. Thank you dictionary for all of these words that you gave us.
my first word is contaminant, a contaminating substance is bubbling alot. my second word is copenhagen is the capital of denmark.third word is luster the dimond is looking luster. fourth word is parched, my dog lookes parched it needs water. my fifth word is huaraches, your huaraches look nice today.
this is my first word is hypochondriac.
means a person always worrying about the states of their health.
my second word is extratraterrestrial. it means of or from outside the earths atmosphere
a person from a another planet.
my third word is exposure.the state of not being shelterd from the elements, such as cold,sun,rain,wind,etc.
my forth word is dewdrop. drops of water that from on anything exposed to air overnight.
my fifth word is diameter. it means any stright line passing from the side to side,through the center of a figure or body
1)lector means one who assists at a worship service by reading a lesson.My dad is the lector.
2)gyro is a greek sandwich.I had a gyro for lunch.
3)rebec is a three stringed musical intrument.My friend can play a rebec.
4)replevy means to take or get back by a writ for replevin.I haven't ever replevy in my life!
5)fondle is to handle tenderly,lovingly,or lingeringly.I fondle my xbox so much some times I say good night to it,
who said w?I mean it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My first word ishomograph.A word of the same written form as another but of different meaning, whether pronounced the same way or not.My second word is spirituel, showing or having a refined and graceful mind or wit.My third word is vulpine,cunning or crafty.My forth word ismansuetude mildness, gentleness.My fifth word is sockdolager, a decisive blow or remark.
My fist word is "equidistant" which means equally distant. Example: my house is equidistant to my left neighbor’s house and my right neighbor’s house.
My second word is ‘loquacious which means: talkative, chatty, fond of talking. Example : “My cousin is the most loquacious person I know”
My third word is ‘outer’ which means on the outside or edge of something. Example: “Felix Baumgartner jumped form the outer space’
My next word is ‘mourning’ which means “a period of grief to honor someone who died”. Example: “we are mourning our great-grandmother who died 3 days ago”
My last word is “duet” which means “a song or a piece of music for two people”. Example: “I’m writing a duet for my dad’s birthday, my brother and I will perform it at the guitar”
1. riposte: a fencer's quick return thrust following a parry
2. parry: to ward off a weapon or blow
3. foil: a light fencing sword having a usually circular guard and a flexible blade of rectangular section tapering to a blunted point — compare
4. fencing: the art or sport of fighting with swords
5. epee: a fencing or dueling sword having a bowl-shaped guard and a rigid blade of triangular section with no cutting edge that tapers to a sharp point blunted for fencing
6. saber: a light fencing or dueling sword having an arched guard that covers the back of the hand and a tapering flexible blade with a full cutting edge along one side and a partial cutting edge on the back at the tip
My cousin Gavin used to train in fencing. He used a foil, which might also be called an epee, to compete. He was very good at riposte following a good parry of his opponents failed thrust. My cousin also practiced with a wicked looking saber. Gavin is in college and does not have time to fence anymore.
1.confederation: noun a coalition, a group of people working together, an alliance. I have a confederation helping me.2: tarnish verb to dull a luster of metal.A trumpet will tarnish if you leave it outside.3: enrange verb,to anger,to inflame, to make furious.I get enrange when I get angry.4: ramble to chatter or to babble. I need to work on not rambling durning class. 5:deft able or skillful.I am deft at soccer.
1. pious means someone who is really devout and religious. My pastor is pious. 2. impasse is an impassible road or difficult problem. A tree fell over the road creating an impasse. 3. electrode is an electrical conductor. My grandpa had electrodes on his body at the hospital. 4. cadence is a measure or beat of a rhythm. This song has a fast cadence. 5.traipse means to walk on foot or walk around with no purpose. My brother traipsed the neighborhood all day.
Elegant – stylish and graceful. The little girl in the beauty pageant was so ELEGANT and beautiful.
Lurch – move violently. The mugger LURCHED in front of the woman and took her purse.
Pout – push lips outward. She pouted when she didn`t get what she wanted.
Teeming – be full of. The vase was teeming with flowers.
Ponder – consider carefully. My dad told me to ponder what I was about to do.
My shirt is made of aipaca
I will anon do it soon
Go archway
You are apt
you have to go ASAP
I put an ishmograph in a paragraph.I am very vilpine and I am the oppisite of mansetude.sockdolager is a remark.Yesterday I showed lots of spirit.
Accolade-I won an accolade for being good.
Optimistic-I was optimistic for my math test.
Apprehension-I was feeling apprehension because I thougth I would be in trouble.
Acquaintance-I had acquaintance at ESPY, s so I went to the hall of fame.
Adapt- I had to adapt to my new house.
I learned that Casualty: means one injured or killed in a battle. Ladle: means a spoon with a long handle used for serving or dipping. Somnambulist: means a sleepwalker. Tripod: means to stand on three legs. Enrollment: means the total number registered. Those are words I did not Know in the Dictionary.
I learned on the dictionary Kongo.Kongo is a language spoken in the regionof the lower kongo river. the sentance could be I visited down near the kongo river and I had to speak Kongo. Another word I didn't know was kraal.It means a village for african natives.A sentence I live in a village called, "kraal".
My words are:
1- Extemporize: means to say or do something on the spur of the moment.
Sentence: When my brother came and scared me in the dark to laugh at me, I extemporized a funny sentece.
2-Sign-board: A bord with a sigh or a notice on it.
Sentence: Thanks to the sign board, I knew what my shores were.
3- Vow: A solemn, promess or a statement
Sentence: At our friends wedding, the vow that the groom and bride exchanged was very sweet.
4-Smoosh: To squash or mash
Sentence: We made potatoes and I had to smoosh them, delicious!
5-joggler: A person who juggles while jogging
Sentece: I saw a groupe of Jogglers on west lake smmamish, were I was driving.
O Street follies: spending millions of dollars on a streetcar museum--with tracks but no cars--in the heart of Georgetown
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