Heather Kavanagh · @snaptophobic
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Morning world. I nearly had a good night's sleep. Nearly.

Yesterday's was LOLLOP. Some good funny answers to that. It means flop about, or move in ungainly bounds.

Today's word: ALMONER.

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Grant Showalter-Swanson · @GrantShowSwan
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Heather Kavanagh · @snaptophobic
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Morning world. It’s a bit cooler this morning. About time, too.

Yesterday's was BEVVY. It’s a slang word, a shorter form of BEVERAGE.

Today's word: LOLLOP.

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Grant Showalter-Swanson · @GrantShowSwan
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Heather Kavanagh · @snaptophobic
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Morning world. The promised storm arrived - but a long way north of us.

Yesterday's was DEPILATE. It means to remove hair from something.

Today's word: BEVVY.

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Grant Showalter-Swanson · @GrantShowSwan
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Heather Kavanagh · @snaptophobic
188 followers · 2584 posts · Server mastodon.me.uk

Morning world. The promise of a storm today. We shall see.

Yesterday's was MATTOCK, a tool like a pickaxe with adze and chisel edges as ends of the head.

Today's word: DEPILATE.

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Grant Showalter-Swanson · @GrantShowSwan
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Heather Kavanagh · @snaptophobic
187 followers · 2580 posts · Server mastodon.me.uk

Morning world. This late summer heatwave is no fun for sleep.

Yesterday's was LACUNA, the missing part of a manuscript.

Today's word: MATTOCK.

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Heather Kavanagh · @snaptophobic
187 followers · 2568 posts · Server mastodon.me.uk

Morning world. Autumnal mist has hidden the world outside the curtains, colour a thing of yesterday.

Yesterday's was PREPONDERATE, to be superior in influence, quantity or number.

Today's word: LACUNA.

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Grant Showalter-Swanson · @GrantShowSwan
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Heather Kavanagh · @snaptophobic
186 followers · 2561 posts · Server mastodon.me.uk

Morning world. Let’s see, it’s Wednesday. Am I right? I might get the hang of these "week" things eventually.

Yesterday's was SUPPLICATE, meaning to make a humble petition to or for something.

Today's word: PREPONDERATE.

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Grant Showalter-Swanson · @GrantShowSwan
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Heather Kavanagh · @snaptophobic
185 followers · 2550 posts · Server mastodon.me.uk

Morning world. It should be quiet today. Nothing in the calendar to get in the way of avoiding any work.

Yesterday's was ANODYNE, which means pain relieving or soothing.

Today's word: SUPPLICATE.

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Grant Showalter-Swanson · @GrantShowSwan
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Heather Kavanagh · @snaptophobic
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Morning world. Plumber day. Pensive.

Yesterday's was BLAZON, which means to proclaim, or describe or paint a coat of arms.

Today's word: ANODYNE.

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Darling Axe Editing · @darlingaxe
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RT @MerriamWebster: The is ‘upbraid.’
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Heather Kavanagh · @snaptophobic
183 followers · 2531 posts · Server mastodon.me.uk

Morning world. We might go out again today.

Yesterday's was HETERODOX, which is defined by my dictionary as simply not orthodox. 🤔

Today's word: BLAZON.

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Darling Axe Editing · @darlingaxe
213 followers · 1181 posts · Server creativewriting.social

RT @MerriamWebster: The is ‘copacetic.’
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Heather Kavanagh · @snaptophobic
183 followers · 2521 posts · Server mastodon.me.uk

Morning world. We might go out today. I know. Scary.

Yesterday's was APOTROPAIC, which means to bury a dead person in a way that wards off evil.

Today's word: HETERODOX.

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