Neale Lucas8 hours ago1 minWORD OF THE DAY.The Word of the Day comes from "MY FATHER AND OTHER ANMIMALS" by Sam Vincent. Published by Black Inc with a release date of August 2022....
Neale LucasMay 121 minWORD OF THE DAY.The Word of the Day comes from "THE CHANGE" by Kirsten miller. SCHADENFREUDE noun pleasure derived by someone from another person's...
Neale LucasMay 101 minWORD OF THE DAY.DERACINATE verb uproot (someone) from their natural geographical, social, or cultural environment, especially : to remove the racial or...
Neale LucasApr 221 minWORD OF THE DAY.The Word of the Day comes from David Mitchell's masterpiece "CLOUD ATLAS", which Nat and I have just about finished. QUIXOTISM Quixotism...
Neale LucasMar 291 minWORD OF THE DAY.ODALISQUE An odalisque (Ottoman Turkish: اوطهلق, Turkish: odalık) was a chambermaid or a female attendant in a Turkish seraglio,...
Neale LucasMar 231 minWORD OF THE DAY.The Word of the Day comes from "A CARING LIFE" by Keith Cox, which will be published by Macmillan in May. CARDIOVERSION Cardioversion is...
Neale LucasMar 151 minWORD OF THE DAY.The Word of the Day comes from "CLOUD ATLAS" by David Mitchell. DENDROGLYPH NOUN the art of carving in the bark of a living tree, esp as...
Neale LucasMar 101 minWORD OF THE DAY.The Word of the Day comes from "WAKE" by Shelly Burr. PETRICHOR Petrichor is the term coined by Australian scientists in 1964 to describe...
Neale LucasMar 81 minWORD OF THE DAY.The Word of the Day comes from Tom Watson's debut novel "METRONOME" TESSELLATE verb decorate or cover (a surface) with a pattern of...
Neale LucasFeb 201 minWORD OF THE DAY.The word of the day comes from "NUMBER9DREAM" by David Mitchell. THEOPNEUST Adjective given by inspiration of the Spirit of God :...
Neale LucasFeb 61 minWORD OF THE DAY.The Word of the Day comes again from "THE KEEPERS" by Al Campbell. Which is a stellar novel halfway through. VESTIBULAR adjective ANATOMY...
Neale LucasFeb 51 minWORD OF THE DAY.The Word of the Day comes from "THE KEEPERS" by Al Campbell. MATRYOSHKA I have only ever heard of these dolls being called Babushka...
Neale LucasJan 261 minWORD OF THE DAY.PYROPHYTE The Word of the Day comes from "THE SECRECT LIFE OF MR ROOS" by Hakan Nesser. Pyrophytes are plants which have adapted to...
Neale LucasJan 191 minWORD OF THE DAY.The Word of the Day comes from "Ghostwritten" by David Mitchell. AMANUENSIS noun a literary or artistic assistant, in particular one who...
Neale LucasJan 181 minWORD OF THE DAY.The Word of the Day comes from "Returning to Carthage" by Ben Sharafski. KAMMAVACA Kammavaca is a Pali term describing an assemblage of...
Neale LucasNov 29, 20211 minWORD OF THE DAY.The Word of the Day comes from "AUE" by Becky Manawatu. ATUA Atua are the gods and spirits of the Polynesian peoples such as the Māori or...
Neale LucasNov 13, 20211 minWORD OF THE DAY.The Word of the Day comes from "the stranger in the lifeboat" by Mitch Albom DINOFLAGELLATES The dinoflagellates (Greek δῖνος dinos...
Neale LucasNov 6, 20211 minWORD OF THE DAY.The Word of the Day comes from "Great Circle" by Maggie Shipstead. It was shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize. BENTHIC Adjective of,...
Neale LucasNov 3, 20211 minWORD OF THE DAY.Well actually two words, but this is just so bizarre I had to add it. COTARD'S SYNDROME People with Cotard's syndrome (also called...
Neale LucasOct 3, 20211 minWORD OF THE DAY.The Word of the Day comes from "The Promise" by Damon Galgut. UBUNTU noun SOUTH AFRICAN a quality that includes the essential human...