Laurie

Laurie (laurie)


Laurie's recent words:

potentate

a ruler who is unconstrained by law

threnody

a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

parturition

the process of giving birth

psychopomp

a conductor of souls to the afterworld; "Hermes was their psychopomp"

stevedore

a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port

gallimaufry

a motley assortment of things

susurration

speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords † the indistinct sound of people whispering; "a soft...

monomania

a mania restricted to one thing or idea

gormless

(British informal) lacking intelligence and vitality

slake

cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime" † make less active or intense † sa...

prate

idle or foolish and irrelevant talk † speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

execrable

deserving a curse; "her damnable pride" † unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; ...

conterminous

being of equal extent or scope or duration † having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; "Rhode...

acuity

a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" &da...

hapax legomenon

a word with a special meaning used for a special occasion

expropriation

taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)

variegated

having a variety of colors

soma

alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; ...

triumvirate

a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority

quidnunc

a person who meddles in the affairs of others