Someday I was take a #gondola ride! Or maybe I should just become a gondolier! Hmmm.
#wordoftheday #dictionary #wordnerd #edutainment @spejampar.bsky.social
@dictionarypod.bsky.social
@dictionarypod.bsky.socialSomeday I was take a #gondola ride! Or maybe I should just become a gondolier! Hmmm.
#wordoftheday #dictionary #wordnerd #edutainment @spejampar.bsky.social
@hawaiianherstory.bsky.social#kingjamesvi the guy that rewrote the #bible in #gematria and then rewrote the #english #dictionary
@phantom-whispers.bsky.socialIt’s been open to that page for three years. I’ve stopped trying to close it.
#horrorstory #creepy #unsettling #dictionary #phantomwhispers #horrorstories #scarystories #paranormal #storytime
Follow if you dare. New stories every day. 🕯️
@arithmancer.bsky.socialHow is it that “ease up” and “ease down” essentially mean the same thing? Can you say “ease ___” with just about any direction?
#dictionary
@faythompsonauthor.bsky.socialDo you own an unabridged dictionary?
You should.
Visit your local thrift stores hunting the thickest unabridged you can find. Buy a good magnifying glass too.
Next to your desk clear a spot for the big book. Search out words the old school way.
@dictionarypod.bsky.social#GondArt is characterised by the mythical as well as folklore motif from the Pardhan Gonds of central India.
#wordoftheday #dictionary #wordnerd #edutainment @spejampar.bsky.social
@sspina.bsky.socialNext week I’ll be at EURALEX Vienna to present the DICI-A, a learner dictionary of Italian collocations. I am very pleased to present our work to many colleague lexicographers
@ireneeffe.bsky.social
#dictionary
#collocations
#Italian
👉 EURALEX: euralex2026.at/en/
👉 DICI-A: lnkd.in/dCt2bWYg
@inpersonplus.bsky.social📖 FirstGen Dictionary is back!
Adding a few more words to the FirstGen glossary because sometimes the hardest part of college is knowing what everyone is talking about. How many of these did you already know? 👀
#FirstGen #Dictionary #CollegeLife #FirstGenProud #InPersonPlus
@dictionarypod.bsky.social#Goldstoneglass gets very shiny and sparkly.
#wordoftheday #dictionary #wordnerd #edutainment @spejampar.bsky.social
@jessesword.comToday's antedating for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "farside", for the non-Earth-facing side of the Moon (often as a placename), from 1958 to 1949. Plus the usual cleanup.
@jessesheidlower.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyToday's antedating for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "farside", for the non-Earth-facing side of the Moon (often as a placename), from 1958 to 1949. Plus the usual cleanup.
@itsdrlittle.bsky.socialIncrease Your Lexicon: IGNOMINY (noun)
So lemme tell you about that one time in 5th grade that haunts me to this day....
#words #IGNOMINY #IncreaseYourlexicon #vocabulary #dictionary
@vladimirova.eurosky.social#Visualization #Descriptive-language #Engineering-Standards #Dictionary #Lexicon
And a story, from my point of view,with 🧵
Although only 3795 terms,this Concise Illustrated Russian-English Dictionary on Mechanical Engineering,published 1983, was and (is till 2026)
one of my favorites dictionaries.
@dictionarypod.bsky.socialSuch a poofy #goldenretriever puppy.
#wordoftheday #dictionary #wordnerd #edutainment @spejampar.bsky.social
@dictionarypod.bsky.socialLooks like gold is raining down on you under the #goldenraintree.
#wordoftheday #dictionary #wordnerd #edutainment @spejampar.bsky.social
@ferreira16of.bsky.socialMerriam-Webster Added THESE Words?! 😱 #dictionary #trends #shorts #curiosities #merriam #news
@itsdrlittle.bsky.socialIncrease Your Lexicon: LIMERENCE (noun)
Certain TV characters come to mind regarding an obsessive, unrequited infatuation...
#limerence #IncreaseYourlexicon #vocabulary #dictionary #wordoftheday
@itsdrlittle.bsky.socialIncrease Your Lexicon: CONFLUENCE (noun)
Similar to an intersection or convergence of things. These videos are a confluence of my love for words + desire to be creative with my voice.
#confluence #IncreaseYourlexicon #vocabulary #dictionary #wordoftheday