This is a simple term that refers to being confused, perplexed, or flustered or to cause confusion. You’ve probably heard your grandma or grandpa use this phrase, especially if they are from the East Coast or below the Mason-Dixon Line. This word is derived from the Old English dumfoozle.
NOUN sleepwalking.
“she would have liked to wake up from her somnambulism to find herself back in bed”
late 18th century: from French somnambulisme, from Latin somnus ‘sleep’ + ambulare ‘to walk’.
Nas•cent
/ˈnāsənt,ˈnasənt/
adjectiveadjective: nascent
Origin
early 17th century: from Latin nascent- ‘being born’, from the verb nasci .
NOUN
the process of growth or increase, typically by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter.”the accretion of sediments in coastal mangroves” · “the growing accretion of central government authority”
accumulation · collecting · gathering · amassing · cumulation · accrual · growth · formation · enlargement · increase · gain · augmentation · rise · mushrooming · snowballing · amassment thing formed or added by gradual growth or increase.” the city has a historic core surrounded by recent accretions” · “about one-third of California was built up by accretions”
addition · extension · growth · appendage · add-on · supplement astronomy the coming together and cohesion of matter under the influence of gravitation to form larger bodies
early 17th century: from Latin accretio(n-), from accrescere ‘become larger’ ( see accrete).
[ˈplo͞ovēəl]
ADJECTIVE —
relating to or characterized by rainfall.” the alternation of pluvial and arid periods in the Quaternary”
NOUN-
pluvial (plural noun) a period marked by increased rainfall.
ORIGIN-
mid 17th century: from Latin pluvialis, from pluvia ‘rain’.
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n. – admiration of a particular part of someone’s body
“This agastopia I have for your neck renders me insensate.”
“Have you ever noticed his agastopia? He cannot raise his eyes above waist level when a particularly callipygian woman walks by.”
spires (plural noun)
Definition-
~a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, typically a church tower.
steeple · belfry · fleche · shikari
~the continuation of a tree trunk above the point where branching begins, especially in a tree of a tapering form.
“a long tapering object. “spires of delphiniums”
Old English spīr ‘tall slender stem of a plant’ ; related to German Spier ‘tip of a blade of grass’.
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