EVANESCENCE \ev-uh-NES-ens\ , noun;
1.A gradual dissappearance.
2.The state of becoming imperceptible.

Do you want to continue this every day? I have the site marked so I can flip to it and put up a new word every day.

What Say you fellow dogs?


OR, I can put it in the 2010 thread as an added bonus.

I like it Randy!
I'm always up for expanding the vocabulary.
I don't mind where you post it. I try to read EVERY post/thread.

i say keep it!

maybe lock it so youre the only one that can update the posts in it...?

i mean, just to keep it without other posts n stuff. so we can just pop in and read

idk if thats possible, but just a thought

KEEEEEP ITTTTT!
I nows i cans us som mores lernin

I think a "Todays Word" thread would be fine, you could just add to it everyday......

Jeff. That was my plan. Guess I just had a sane moment and it just popped into my head.

Ok, I will TRY and keep it up, that is until I forget.

Main Entry: WIE·NER
Function: noun
Etymology: short for wienerwurst
Date: 1900
: frankfurter

And to think I thought it was a KNIFE! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doh.gif" alt="" />

Ok, now we know. Dan must have had the grill goin when this one Popped up! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

OK, THAT was a freebie just because of that GREAT knife Dan gave us.
Here's the real word.

VESPERINE VES-per-tin , adjective;
1.Of, pertaining to, or occurring in the evening.
2.Botany. Opening or expanding in the evening, as certain flowers.
3.Zoology. Becoming active in the evening, as bats and owls.

RATAPLAN rat-uh-PLAN , verb;
1.To produce the sound as of the beating of a drum.noun: 1.A sound of or as of the beating of a drum.2.A tattoo, as of a drum, the hooves of a galloping horse, or machine-gun fire.

And since I'll be gone for a couple days on break, here's another one

cadence • KAY-dunss • noun
*1 : a rhythmic sequence or flow of sounds (as in language)
2 : a musical chord sequence moving to a harmonic close or point of rest
3 : the modulated and rhythmic recurrence of a sound especially in nature
Example Sentence:
"She sang, and her voice flowed in a rich cadence, swelling or dying away, like a nightingale of the woods." (Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, 1818)
Did you know?
Falling into the hands of English speakers in the 14th century, "cadence" derives via Middle English and Old Italian from the Latin verb "cadere," meaning "to fall." ("Cadere" can be found in the history of many common English words, including "decay," "coincide," and "accident"). We most often hear "cadence" used in contexts pertaining to voice or music -- it might refer to the familiar way in which someone speaks, or the rhythms employed by a rap artist, or the rising and falling notes of a bird’s call. "Cadenza," the Old Italian word that factors into the history of "cadence," has its own place in English as well, usually referring to a brilliant musical flourish played before closing out an aria.

And Tuesdays word is:

Main Entry: AARD.VARK
Pronunciation: ärd värk
Function: noun
Etymology: obsolete Afrikaans (now erdvark), from Afrikaans aard meaning earth plus vark meaning pig
Date: 1822
: a large burrowing nocturnal mammal (Orycteropus afer) of sub-Saharan Africa that has a long snout, extensible tongue, powerful claws, large ears, and heavy tail and feeds especially on termites and ants

Good idea. Expanding one's vocab is always a great thing. BTW, I have a friend whose daughter's name is Cadence, she was born on Veteran's Day.

The Word of the Day for July 07, 2010 is:
infra dig • IN-fruh-DIG • adjective
: being beneath one's dignity : undignified