Word of the day

Ignoramus

2007-05-06T12:05:00.000Z

Ignoramus [ig-nuh-rey-muhs] noun:
An extremely ignorant person.

Neologism

2007-05-06T11:59:00.000Z

Neologism [nee-ol-uh-jiz-um] noun:
A neologism is word, term, or phrase which has been recently created ("coined") —often to apply to new concepts, or to reshape older terms in newer language form. Neologisms are especially useful in identifying inventions, new phenomena, or old ideas which have taken on a new cultural context.

Tmesis

2007-04-23T18:01:00.000Z

tmesis [t-me-sis] noun:
In grammar and rhetoric, the separation of the parts of a compound word, now generally done for humorous effect; for example, "abso-bloody-lutely"

Veritable

2007-04-21T12:54:00.000Z

Veritable [ver-ih-tuh-bul] adj:
Real; fact, truth, genuine, properly or correctly so called.

Translation of a well known saying

2007-04-20T13:28:00.000Z

I translated the famous line by Neil Armstrong "That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind." back and forth between 7 languages, here is the result. It is the small process of the personnel; A great branch is a humanity.
Again try it for yourself but return here :) Translation

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

2007-04-20T10:14:00.000Z

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis [nyooh-mon-ah-ultra-mike-ro-sc-hop-ik-seal-i-key-knee-oh-sis] noun:
An obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust, sometimes referred to as the longest word in the English language.
(origin; pneumono, ultramicroscopic, silica, volcano, (pneumono)coniosis)

Translation

2007-04-19T23:28:00.000Z

I translated the phrase, cheese is very cheese-like, that makes sense right? back and forth between 7 languages and here is the result. Is the cheese the very comfortable one of the cheese, this chain of the direction of marcature? Here try it yourself (but be sure to return back here :D)
Translation

Encumbrance

2007-04-19T22:35:00.000Z

Encumbrance [en-cum-brance] noun:
1. Burden; annoyance; impediment.
2. Claim or liability attached to property; morgage etc.
(synonym: hindrance)

Emolument

2007-04-19T22:32:00.000Z

Emolument [ih-MOL-yuh-muhnt] noun:
Profit from office or employment, salary.

Word of the day

2007-04-19T22:04:00.000Z

This page is self explanatory really (explanatory adj [ik-splan-uh-tohr-ee], serving or intended to explain: an explanatory paragraph.) sorry i started early there lol.
Here's a word to start off.
Microcosm [my-crow-cos-um] noun:
A smaller representative of 'The bigger picture'