Word of the Day
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I nominate this as the Word of the Day!
osculate
–verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object)
Origin:
1650–60; < Latin ōsculātus (past participle of ōsculārī to kiss), equivalent to ōscul ( um ) kiss, literally, little mouth
osculate
–verb (used without object)
- 1. to come into close contact or union.
2. Geometry . (of a curve) to touch another curve or another part of the same curve so as to have the same tangent and curvature at the point of contact.
–verb (used with object)
- 3. to bring into close contact or union.
4. Geometry . (of a curve) to touch (another curve or another part of the same curve) in osculation.
5. to kiss.
Origin:
1650–60; < Latin ōsculātus (past participle of ōsculārī to kiss), equivalent to ōscul ( um ) kiss, literally, little mouth
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Lovely word Sabina
It sounds like its meaning.
I choose
coalesce
co·a·lesce /ˌkoʊəˈlɛs/
[koh-uh-les]
verb, -lesced, -lesc·ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to grow together or into one body: The two lakes coalesced into one.
2. to unite so as to form one mass, community, etc.: The various groups coalesced into a crowd.
3. to blend or come together: Their ideas coalesced into one theory.
–verb (used with object)
4. to cause to unite in one body or mass.
Origin:
1535–45; < Latin coalēscere, equivalent to co- co- + al- (stem of alere to nourish, make grow) + -ēscere -esce
It sounds like its meaning.I choose
coalesce
co·a·lesce /ˌkoʊəˈlɛs/
[koh-uh-les]
verb, -lesced, -lesc·ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to grow together or into one body: The two lakes coalesced into one.
2. to unite so as to form one mass, community, etc.: The various groups coalesced into a crowd.
3. to blend or come together: Their ideas coalesced into one theory.
–verb (used with object)
4. to cause to unite in one body or mass.
Origin:
1535–45; < Latin coalēscere, equivalent to co- co- + al- (stem of alere to nourish, make grow) + -ēscere -esce
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Chessa, that's the perfect word to follow osculation! 

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I know, right?! Hahaha we're too kool for skool 

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flibbertigibbet -noun
- 1. A flighty person; someone regarded as silly, irresponsible, or scatterbrained, especially someone who chatters or gossips
2. An offbeat, skittish person.
3. An imp, a fiend.
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lugubrious
"mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love. "
I suspect flibbertigibbets can cause lugubriousness.
"mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love. "
I suspect flibbertigibbets can cause lugubriousness.
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