precession 06/22/2017 Definition of the Day

precession - motion of a spinning body in which it wobbles so the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone #LetsGetWordy #DailyDef #precession

solstice 06/21/2017 Definition of the Day

solstice - 2 times a year when the sun is at its greatest #distance from #celestial #equator #LetsGetWordy #dailydef #solstice

dereliction 06/20/2017 Definition of the Day

dereliction - a #tendency to be #negligent and #uncaring #LetsGetWordy #DailyDef #dereliction

custody 06/19/2017 Definition of the Day

custody - a #state of being #confined ( #usually for a #short #time ) #LetsGetWordy #DailyDef #custody

precarious 06/18/2017 Definition of the Day

precarious - affording no #ease or #reassurance #LetsGetWordy #DailyDef #precarious

dreamer 06/17/2017 Definition of the Day

dreamer - someone guided more by #ideals than by #practical considerations #LetsGetWordy #DailyDef #dreamer

confectionery 06/16/2017 Definition of the Day

confectionery - #candy and other #sweets considered collectively #LetsGetWordy #DailyDef #confectionery

chafe 06/15/2017 Definition of the Day

chafe - #anger produced by some #annoying #irritation #LetsGetWordy #DailyDef #chafe

recuse 06/14/2017 Definition of the Day

recuse - #disqualify #oneself ( as a #judge ) in a #particular #case #LetsGetWordy #DailyDef #recuse

magnetic 06/13/2017 Definition of the Day

magnetic - of or relating to or caused by #magnetism #LetsGetWordy #DailyDef #magnetic

cosmetic 06/12/2017 Definition of the Day

cosmetic - serving an #esthetic rather than a #useful purpose #LetsGetWordy #DailyDef #cosmetic

campy 06/11/2017 Definition of the Day

campy - providing #sophisticated #amusement by #virtue of having #artificially mannered or #banal qualities #LetsGetWordy #DailyDef #campy

panther 06/10/2017 Definition of the Day

panther - #large #spotted #feline of #tropical #America similar to the #leopard #LetsGetWordy #DailyDef #panther

dais 06/09/2017 Definition of the Day

dais - a #platform raised #above the surrounding level to give #prominence to the #person on it #LetsGetWordy #DailyDef #dais

amber 06/08/2017 Definition of the Day

amber - a #hard #yellowish to #brownish #translucent #fossil #resin #LetsGetWordy #DailyDef #amber

whisper 06/07/2017 Definition of the Day

whisper - speaking #softly #without #vibration of the #vocal #cords #LetsGetWordy #DailyDef #whisper

intercept 06/06/2017 Definition of the Day

intercept - the #point at which a #line intersects a #coordinate #axis #LetsGetWordy #DailyDef #intercept

Shavuot 06/05/2017 Definition of the Day

Shavuot - Jewish holy day celebrated on the 6th of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments #LetsGetWordy #DailyDef #Shavuot

ideology 06/04/2017 Definition of the Day

ideology - an #orientation that #characterizes the #thinking of a #group or #nation #LetsGetWordy #DailyDef #ideology

marocain 06/03/2017 Definition of the Day

marocain - a dress #crepe ; similar to #Canton crepe #LetsGetWordy #DailyDef #marocain