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)
