words - www.writingredux.com

Boursoufler

A word that rolls into its roundness the sound of blowing ('souffler'), conveying something of its meaning: to swell, puff...

put in a good word

Gartless

This doesn't seem common - the internet tries to force me to accept 'heartless'. But it's in a children's classic...

put in a good word

Whiffle

‘To make a soft sound, like that of breathing or a gentle wind. To move or cause to move lightly...

put in a good word

Galoot

Another word for ‘idiot’ and related terms. It feels dated, though it has a nice ring to it; 'chump' is another...

collective nouns

Buffalo

‘An obstinacy of buffalo’ is lovely, as you can see them deciding not to move and then staying planted where...

triologisms

Worm-channered posts

This suggests woodworm tunneled posts and I imagine that 'channered' refers to the tiny channels they carve on the surface...

put in a good word

Roudoudou

A wonderful word for a hard sweet or candy. Put one in your mouth and then try saying 'roudoudou' five...

put in a good word

A fother of…

Principally a measure word, in England referring to a quantity of lead, or more generally to a cart-load or a...

a quote to note

What’s in a word?

This poem was written by a great uncle who shared my grandfather's love of books and became a writer, also earning...

put in a good word

Nunatak

An originally Eskimo word now in general geological usage to describe ‘the ice-free spires of rock that pierce the Pleistocene...

put in a good word

Narcissistick

A neologism coined to describe the widespread telescopic poles used by some people to fix their camera phones the better...

collective nouns

Apes

‘A shrewdness of apes’ probably predates the scientific study of primate intelligence but somebody noticed they are clever. I am...

Boursoufler

Gartless

Whiffle

Galoot

Buffalo

Worm-channered posts

Roudoudou

A fother of…

What’s in a word?

Nunatak

Narcissistick

Apes

Follow on:

Pin It on Pinterest