Words Seldom Seen – Simon Burrow

Words Seldom Seen: Tinfoil

SimonMarch 6, 20260

Tin foil Noun:Tin foil, also spelled tinfoil, is a thin foil sheet made of tin. The term is sometimes used...

SimonFebruary 27, 20261

Encomium Noun: A speech or essay that heaps praise or accolades on others. Example: "His encomium of the...

SimonFebruary 20, 20260

Feckless Adjective: Irresponsible, incompetent and/or lazy. Example: "His feckless attempt to repair the...

Politics

SimonFebruary 13, 20260

Writ of Attainder Noun: an act of a legislature declaring a person, or a group of people, guilty of some crime, and...

SimonFebruary 6, 20260

Asperity Noun: Harshness of tone or manner. Example: "The asperity of his tone indicated that we should...

SimonJanuary 30, 20260

Uxorious Adjective: Excessively attached to or dependent on one's wife and her needs. In the extreme...

SimonJanuary 23, 20260

Limn Verb: To represent a subject, usually indirectly, through illustration or words. Example: Stegner's...

Haiku

SimonJanuary 16, 20260

Jot Verb: To write a short note, comment or reminder. Often used with an adjective like "down" Example: "The...

SimonJanuary 9, 20261

Lout Noun: A crude or oafish person. Example: "Simon the lout failed to send his holiday cards on...

Ideas

SimonJanuary 2, 20261

Sjoelin Noun: A shuffleboard type game invented in Scandinavia. Example: "My brother is a member of the...

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