The practice of registering well-known names as Internet domain names, in the hope of reselling them at a profitĪ small round metal mould used in French cooking for an individual sweet or savoury dishĬlockwise or in the direction of the sun's course The search for and study of animals whose existence is unproven, such as the Loch Ness monster and the yetiĪ purple or violet powder used for dyeing, made from lichen Scottish (of a person) warm and friendly (of a place) cosy and comfortableĪ lichen used in Scotland to make a brownish dye for woolĪ groove at the end of a cask or barrel in which the head is fixed The involuntary repetitive use of obscene language dialect sticky or able to form sticky lumpsĪn early clock using the flow of water into or out of a containerĪ person who peddles books, newspapers, or other writings, especially bibles and religious tractsĪn association between two organisms in which one benefits from the relationship and the other derives neither harm nor benefitĮlegance or neatness of literary or artistic styleĪn ancient Roman liquid measure equal in modern terms to about 6 imperial pints informal a small or insignificant sum of moneyīrit. The study or investigation of crop circlesĪ piece of waste paper produced by punching a hole
To chant or intone a passage of religious textĬonvulsive or involuntary movements made by delirious patients, such as plucking at the bedclothesįoretelling the future by means of a mirror Involuntary and habitual grinding of the teethĪ moustache in combination with whiskers on the cheeks but no beard on the chin Gigantic, from Brobdingnag, a country in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels informal a surprise result in a sporting eventĪ rumbling or gurgling noise in the intestinesĪ person who believes that it is possible, through meditation, to reach a level of consciousness where one can exist on air alone informal a joke that gets a loud or hearty laughĪustral.
informal a place where alcoholic drinks are sold illegally The very forefront of technological development The flora and fauna on the bottom of a sea or lakeĪ small hard, solid mass which may form in the stomachs of animals such as goats or sheepĪ person who buys and sells books, especially rare onesĪ breed of toy dog with a fine, curly white coatĪn iron bar with sliding shackles, used to fasten prisoners' anklesĪ person who talks at great length without making much sense a very exciting or dramatic event, especially a sports contest first used of an exceptionally good hand at bridge. Illusory or imaginary and therefore disappointing Humorous excessive admiration of Shakespeare (‘the Bard of Avon’) The casting off of a limb or other part of the body by an animal under threat, such as a lizardĪ sticky preparation used for setting hair Vigilant, referring to Argos, a Greek mythological watchman with a hundred eyesĪ gazelle found in the Middle East and North AfricaĪn implement used for sprinkling holy water in religious ceremoniesĪn eroded remnant of a large, ancient crater made by the impact of a meteorite or comet US informal an ignorant or unsophisticated person The death of cells which occurs as a normal part of an organism's growth or development The fourth stomach of a ruminant, such as a cow or sheepĪ powerful jinn or demon in Arabian and Muslim mythologyĪ group of museums and other cultural institutions in South Kensington in London, named after Prince AlbertĪ phrase or sentence that is grammatically ambiguous, such as She sees more of her children than her husbandĪ mythical serpent with a head at each end Along the way you’ll encounter words for ‘resembling an ostrich’, ‘a bird’s wishbone’, and the technical term for the big toe… aaĪ kind of volcanic lava that forms jagged masses with a light frothy texture in an unrelated sense (‘a stream’) aa is the first entry in the Oxford English DictionaryĪ full-length, sleeveless outer garment worn by Arabs We’ve brought together a list of some weird and wonderful words, from aa (a kind of volcanic lava) all the way to the Zyrian language. But sometimes you might want to learn a new and unfamiliar word – one which you probably won’t need in everyday conversation or writing, but which is fun, interesting, and unusual. You might most frequently use to double-check the spelling or pronunciation of a word, or to find a synonym for a common term.
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