tenthousandwords – Day 73
All day tomorrow to catch up… almost all day… at least from the moment I wake… ish.
tenthousandwords – Day 72
Time Change. Time Delay. Time change is happening tomorrow. I’m still noticing a slight delay in these posting. Got lots of catching up to do.
tenthousandwords – Day 71
WoW! what a night, take my life and let it be all for You and for Your glory.
tenthousandwords – Day 70
Yup, I’m screwing up my timing, it’s been a busy last couple of days and buckling in for a busy weekend.
tenthousandwords – Day 69
Too creative to do the project tonight… pick up tomorrow.
tenthousandwords – Day 68
March 9th 2010
Day 68 – Oh how time flies. I pay more attention to the day that is to your left than I do to what day it actually is. We have ben 68 days into this year. That is amazing. Spring is slowly returning here in Georgia and it is wonderful. We not only like the wonderful weather, but the beautiful calming sounds of life are outside behind our apartment. I like this time of year. Things feel new.
Total Religious Words: 5
Word Key
* – interesting
** – of personal interest
*** – religious
*1833. clip-fed (adj.) automatically loaded from a cartridge clip: said of certain repeating firearms
*1834. cloak-and-dagger (adj.) of or characteristic of the activities of spies and undercover agents, esp. as extravagantly depicted in popular suspense fiction
*1835. clobber (vt.) [Slang] 1 a) to beat or hit repeatedly; maul b) to strike with great force
*1836. clochard (n.) a tramp or vagrant
*1837. clocklike (adj.) as precise or regular as a clock
*1838. clockwork (n.) 1 the mechanism of a clock
*1839. clodpoll (n.) a stupid or foolish person; blockhead
*1840. clomp (vi.) to walk heavily or noisily; clump
*1841. close call [Informal] a narrow escape from danger
*1842. close fisted (adj.) stingy; miserly
*1843. close-run (adj.) [Chiefly Brit.] decided, achieved, settled, etc. by the narrowest of margins: usually used in the phrase
*1844. close shave [Informal] a narrow escape from danger
*1845. cloud-cuckoo-land (n.) a place or condition that is fanciful, lacking in reality, impractically utopian, etc.
*1846. cloud nine [Slang] a condition of great joy or bliss; euphoric state
*1847. clough (n.) [Rare] a narrow gorge
*1848. cloy (vt. vi) to surfeit, or make weary or displeased, by too much of something, esp. something sweet, rich, etc.
*1849. cloze (adj.) designating or of a test of comprehension in which blank spaces at regular intervals in a text must be filled in with appropriate words
**1850. clunker (n.) [Slang] 1 an old machine in poor repair, esp. a noisy, dilapidated automobile
*1851. cluster (n.) 1 a number of things of the same sort gathered together or growing together; bunch
*1852. clutch (adj.) 1 designating or done in a critical situation
*1853. C-note (n.) [Slang] a one-hundred-dollar bill
*1854. coact (vi.) to work or act together
*1855. coadunate (adj.) 1 united; joined together
*1856. coaler (n.) a ship, railroad, freight car, etc. that transports or supplies coal
*1857. coalesce (vi.) 1 to grow together, as the halves of a broken bone
*1858. coalition (n.) 1 a combination; union
*1859. coaming (n.) a raised border around a hatchway, roof opening, etc. to keep out water
*1860. coarctate (adj.) Biol 1 compressed or constricted
tenthousandwords – Day 67
March 8th 2010
Day 67 – Lot’s of interesting prospects on the horizon. I’ve had a definite day of doubting myself. Perhaps that comes along with the expectation. I have a thought in my head that I’m unable to achieve. I don’t know why. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Total Religious Words: 5
Word Key
* – interesting
** – of personal interest
*** – religious
*1804. clammy – (adj.) unpleasantly moist, cold, and sticky
*1805. clamor - (n.) 1 a loud outcry; uproar
*1806. clandestine (adj.) kept secret or hidden, esp. for some illicit purpose; surreptitious; furtive
*1807. clang (vi.) 1 to make, or strike together with, a loud, sharp, ringing sound, as of metal being struck
*1808. clanger (n.) [Brit. Informal] a mistake or blunder
*1809. claque (n.) 1 a group of people paid to go to a play, opera, etc. and applaud
*1810. clarity (n.) the quality or condition of being clear; clearness
*1811. class consciousness an awareness of belonging to a class in the social order, with definite economic interests; sense of class solidarity
*1812. classism (n.) discrimination against people on the basis of social class
*1813. clatter (vi.) 1 to make, or move with, a rapid succession of loud, sharp noises; rattle
*1814. Clausewitz, Karl Von 1780-1831; Prus. army officer & writer on military strategy
*1815. claustrophobia (n.) an abnormal fear of being in an enclosed or confined place
*1816. clay bank (adj.) of the color of a bank of clay; dull brownish-yellow
*1817. claymore (n.) 1 a large, two-edged broadsword formerly used by Scottish Highlanders
*1818. cld abbrev. 1 called
*1819. clean-cut (adj.) 1 with a clear, sharp edge or outline
*1820. clean handed (adj.) blameless; innocent
*1821. clear air turbulence turbulent air, not associate with a storm , that affects the flight of aircraft
***1822. clergy (n.) for religious service; ministers, priests, rabbis, etc. collectively
***1823. clergyman (n.) a member of the clergy; minister, priest, rabbi, etc.
***1824. clergy person (n.) a member of the clergy: used to avoid the masculine implication of clergyman
***1825. clergy woman (n.) a woman who is a member of the clergy
***1826. cleric (n.) a member of the clergy
*1827. clericalism (n.) political influence or power of the clergy, or a policy or principles favoring this: generally a derogatory
*1828. cliche (n.) 2 an expression or idea that had become trite
*1829. clickety clack (n.) [[echoic]] a rhythmic, metallic sound, as that made by the wheels of a moving train
*1830. climb (vi, vt.) 1 to go up by using the feet and, often the hands
*1831. clime (n.) [Old Poet.] a region or realm, esp. with reference to its climate
*1832. clinging vine a woman inclined to be helpless and dependent in her relationship with a man
tenthousandwords – Day 66
March 7th 2010
Day 66 – Bicentennial! Ok, just kidding…Catchup day part two. Trying to get all the numbers back right. I got way off schedule, but over the past few weeks, I think I’ve managed get the numbers rounded. Still learning from doing the project. I enjoy the words, but I think I’m too focused on the numbers, gonna try and get back to the words.
Total Religious Words: 27
Word Key
* – interesting
** – of personal interest
*** – religious
*1749. chirography (n.) handwriting; penmanship
*1750. chit chat (n.) 1 light, familiar, informal talk; chat; small talk 2 gossip
*1751. chitter (vi.) 1 to twitter
*1752. chock-full (adj.) as full as possible; filled to capacity
*1753. chocoholic (n.) [Informal] a person who has an obsessive need to eat chocolate
*1754. chocolatier (n.) a maker or seller of chocolate candies, esp. fancy or expensive ones
***1755. choir (n.) 1 a group of singers organized and trained to sing together, esp. in a church
*1756. choirboy (n.) a boy who sings in a choir
***1757. choir loft the gallery occupied by the choir in a church
*1758. choirmaster (n.) the director, or conductor, of a choir
*1759. choler (n.) 1 [Obs.] bile: in medieval times yellow bile was considered one of the four humors of the body and the source of anger and irritability
*1760. choo-choo (n.) [[echoic]] a railroad train or locomotive; a child’s word
*1761. chop-chop (adv. interj.) [Old Slang] (do it) quickly; (in a) hurry: used in imagined imitation of the speech of eastern Asian people
*1762. chop-logic (n.) hairsplitting argumentation or evasive reasoning
***1763. chorale or choral (n.) 1 a hymn tune, esp. in the Lutheran service, with a simple melody and rhythm
***1764. chorister (n.) 1 a member of a choir, esp. a boy singer 2 one who leads the singing in church of a congregation or choir
*1765. chosen (adj.) 2 Theol. elect; favored by God
*1766. chowderhead (n.) [Slang] a stupid or ignorant person
***1767. Christ (n.) the Messiah whose appearance is prophesied in the Old Testament
***1768. Christ Jesus of Nazareth, regarded by Christians as the realization of the Messianic prophecy: originally a title (Jesus the Christ), later used as part of the name (Jesus Christ)
*1769. christ cross (n.) 1 [Obs.] the figure of a cross placed before the alphabet in hornbooks
***1770. christen (vt.) 1 to take into a Christian church by baptism; baptize
***1771. Christendom (n.) 1 Christian collectively
***1772. christening (n.) the Christian act or ceremony of baptizing and giving a name to an infant; baptism
***1773. Christer (n.) [Slang] a Christina, esp. one actively engaged in proselytizing or evangelizing: a term o contempt or disparagement
***1774. Christhood (n.) the state or fact of being the Christ
***1775. Christian (n.) 1 a person professing belief in Jesus as the Christ, or in the religion based on the teachings of Jesus
***1776. Christian Brothers a Roman Catholic lay order that undertakes the teaching of youth
***1777. Christian Era the era beginning with the year 1, formerly thought to be that of the birth of Jesus Christ (born probably c. 8-4 B.C.); A.D. (or C.E.) marks dates in this era, B.C. (B.C.E.) marks dates before it
***1778. Christianity (n.) 1 Christians collectively
***1779. Christianize (vt.) 1 to convert to Christianity
***1780. Christian name the baptismal name or given name, as distinguished from the surname or family name
***1781. Christlike (adj.) like Jesus Christ, esp. in character or spirit
***1782. Christmas (n.) 1 a holiday on Dec. 25 celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ
***1783. Chronicles (n.) Bible either of two books of history, I & II Chronicles
***1784. church (n.) 1 a building set apart or consecrated for public worship, esp. one for Christian worship 3 a) all Christians considered as a single body b) a particular sect or denomination of Christians
***1785. churchgoer (n.) a person who attends church, esp. regularly
*1786. church key [Slang] a device for opening cans, esp. originally beer cans, by punching a V-shaped hole in the top
***1787. churchly (adj.) 1 of or fit for a church
***1788. church warden (n.) 1 either of two lay officers of an Episcopal church who attend to certain secular matters, as care of church property
***1789. churchwoman (n.) a woman member of a church, esp. an active member
***1790. churchy (adj.) [Informal] devoted, often obsessively devoted, to a church and its principles
*1791. ci-devant (adj.) former; recent
*1792. cinema verite a form of documentary film in which a small, hand-held camera and unobtrusive techniques are used to record scenes under the most natural conditions possible
***1793. circuit rider a minister who traveled from place to place in a assigned circuit to preach
*1794. circumcise (vt.) 1 a) to cut off all or part of the foreskin of (a male) b) to cut off the labia minora or clitoris of (a female)
*1795.circumlocution (n.) 1 a roundabout, indirect, or lengthy way of expressing something; periphrasis
*1796. circus catch a spectacular catch, esp. one make by a fielder in baseball or a receiver in football
*1797. citified (adj.) having the manners, dress, etc. attributed to city people
*1798. citizen (n.) 1 [Historical] a native or inhabitant, esp. a freeman or burgess, of a town or city
*1799. citrusy (adj.) having the flavor or smell of lemons, limes, or oranges, tangy, tart, etc.
*1800. city of God heaven; Ps. 46:4
*1801. City of Seven Hills name for ROME
*1802. civil death [Historical] Law deprivation of all civil rights as a result of being convicted of treason or, sometimes, of being declared an outlaw
*1803. civil war war between geographical sections or political factions of the same nation
*1804. clamber (vi. vt.) to climb with effort or clumsily, esp. by using the hands as well as the feet
tenthousandwords – Day 65
March 6th 2010
Day 65 – Let the catchup begin! I realized in my “catchinupness” that I haven’t sent out an update on progress. These updates are just the little meaningless numbers of how far we have made it. Enjoy. I plan on enjoying the day with my wife. Some walking, perhaps a fun store and who knows…
Total words: 1748 | Total Typed words: 27,688 | Total Pages: 133
Total Religious Words: 4
Word Key
* – interesting
** – of personal interest
*** – religious
*1701. charlatan (n.) a person who pretends to have expert knowledge or skill that he or she does not have; fake; mountebank
*1702. charnel (n.) 1 [Obs.] a cemetery 2 a building or place where corpses or bones are deposited
*1703. charpoy (n.) a light bed or cot used in India
*1704. charro (n.) a skilled Mexican horseman dressed in an elaborate, traditional costume
*1705. charwoman (n.) a woman who does general cleaning as in office buildings
*1706. chaste (adj.) 1 not indulging in unlawful sexual activity; virtuous
*1707. chastise (vt.) 1 to punish in order to correct or make better; chastise
***1708. chastity belt a belt like device of metal, leather, etc. allegedly fastened on a woman in the Middle Ages to prevent sexual intercourse during the absence of her husband
***1709. chasuble (n.) a sleeveless outer vestment worn over the alb by priests at Mass
*1710. chauvinism (n.) 1 militant, unreasoning and boastful devotion to one’s country; jingoism
*1711. cheap shot [Slang] an unnecessarily rough or mean action or remark against which there is no ready defense
*1712. cheaters (pl. n.) [Slang] eyeglasses , esp. dark glasses
*1713. cheddar (cheese) a variety of hard, smooth cheese, mild to very sharp
*1714. cheeky (adj.) [Informal] saucy; impudent; insolent
*1715. cheerio (interj.) [Brit Informal] 1 goodbye 2 good health; used as a toast
*1716. cheery (adj.) cheerful; lively; bright
*1717. cheesy (adj.) 1 like cheese in consistency, smell, etc. 2
*1718. chef-d’oeuvre (n.) a masterpiece, as in art or literature
*1719. chemical warfare warfare by means of chemicals and chemical devices such as poisonous gases, flame throwers, incendiary bombs, and smoke screens
*1720. chemiluminescence (n.) visible light produced by chemical action and not accompanied by heat, including bioluminescence
*1721. chemist (n.) 1 an expert or specialist in chemistry 2 [Brit.] a pharmacist 3 [Obs.] an alchemist
*1722. cherchez la femme look for the woman: said humorously to suggest that a woman may be the cause of a problem or puzzle
*1723. cheroot (n.) a cigar with both ends cut square
***1724. cherub (n.) 1 Bible one of the winged heavenly beings that support the throne of God or act as guardian spirits: Ezek. 10
*1725. Cheshire Cat a proverbial grinning cat from Cheshire, England esp. one described in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
**1726. chest of drawers an article of furniture, as for a bedroom, consisting of a frame containing a set of drawers, as for keeping clothing
*1727. chesty (adj.) [Informal] 1 a) having a large chest or thorax b) bosomy 2 boastful, proud, or conceited
*1728. cheval-de-frise (n.) 1 an obstacle, usually a piece of wood with projecting spikes, formerly used to hinder enemy horsemen
*1729. cheval glass a full-length mirror mounted on swivels in a frame
*1730. chiaus (n.) a Turkish messenger, emissary, sergeant, etc.
*1731. chicanery (n.) 1 the use of clever but tricky talk or action to deceive, evade, etc. as in legal dealings
*1732. chicken colonel [Mil. Slang] an officer with the rank of full colonel
*1733. chickenshit (adj.) 1 petty or minor
*1734. chicly (adv.) in a chic style or manner; smartly and elegantly
*1735. chide (vt.) to scold; now, usually, to reprove mildly
*1736. chief executive office the highest executive officer of a company, organization, etc.
***1737. children of Israel the Jews; Hebrews
*1738. child’s play any very simple task
***1739. chillum (n.) 1 the part of a hookah that contains the substance being smoked
*1740. chimera (n.) 3 an impossible or foolish fancy
*1741. chimp (n.) [Informal] chimpanzee
*1742. Chinese restaurant syndrome the dizziness, headache, etc. experienced by some people as a reaction to monosodium glutamate, often used to intensify the flavor of Chinese food
*1743. Chinese Wall GREAT WALL OF CHINA
*1744. chink (n.) 1 a sharp, clinking sound, as of coins striking together
*1745. chintzy (adj.) 2 [Informal] cheap, stingy, mean, petty, etc.
*1746. chin wag (vi.) to engage in informal or idle conversation; chat or gossip
*1747. chipper (adj.) [Informal] cheerful and sprightly; in good spirits
*1748. chirk (vt.) [Informal] to cheer (up)
tenthousandwords – Day 64
Have I lost my mind? Lost my words? Nope, I’ve just chosen my wife over the project this week and it has been a wonderful week. I’m learning balance and I love it. Words can be picked up tomorrow (Besides, 0 views in the last couple days)
