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WORD OF THE DAY


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Word of the Day: Clarity

clar·i·ty  –noun

1.

clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.

2.

the state or quality of being clear or transparent to the eye; pellucidity: the clarity of pure water.

—Synonyms 1. intelligibility, exactness, simplicity.

clar·i·ty   n.  
1.    Clearness of appearance: the clarity of the mountain air.
2.    Clearness of thought or style; lucidity: writes with clarity and perception



Word of the Day:  Honor


hon·or   –noun

1.

honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.

2.

a source of credit or distinction: to be an honor to one's family.

3.

high respect, as for worth, merit, or rank: to be held in honor.

4.

such respect manifested: a memorial in honor of the dead.

5.

high public esteem; fame; glory: He has earned his position of honor.

6.

the privilege of being associated with or receiving a favor from a respected person, group, organization, etc.: to have the honor of serving on a prize jury; I have the honor of introducing this evening's speaker.

7.

Usually, honors. evidence, as a special ceremony, decoration, scroll, or title, of high rank, dignity, or distinction: political honors; military honors.

8.

(initial capital letterhttp://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.png) a deferential title of respect, esp. for judges and mayors (prec. by His, Her, Your, etc.).

9.

honors,

a.

special rank or distinction conferred by a university, college, or school upon a student for eminence in scholarship or success in some particular subject.

b.

an advanced course of study for superior students. Compare honors course.

10.

chastity or purity in a woman.

11.

Also called. Cards.

a.

Bridge. any of the five highest trump cards, as an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten in the trump suit, or any of the four aces in a no-trump contract. Compare honor trick.

b.

Whist. any of the four highest trump cards, as an ace, king, queen, or jack in the trump suit.

12.

Golf. the privilege of teeing off before the other player or side, given after the first hole to the player or side that won the previous hole.

–verb (used with object)

13.

to hold in honor or high respect; revere: to honor one's parents.

14.

to treat with honor.

15.

to confer honor or distinction upon: The university honored him with its leadership award.

16.

to worship (the Supreme Being).

17.

to show a courteous regard for: to honor an invitation.

18.

Commerce. to accept or pay (a draft, check, etc.): All credit cards are honored here.

19.

to accept as valid and conform to the request or demands of (an official document).

20.

(in square dancing) to meet or salute with a bow.

–adjective

21.

of, pertaining to, or noting honor.

Word of the Day:  Music

mu·sic  –noun

1.

an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.

2.

the tones or sounds employed, occurring in single line (melody) or multiple lines (harmony), and sounded or to be sounded by one or more voices or instruments, or both.

3.

musical work or compositions for singing or playing.

4.

the written or printed score of a musical composition.

5.

such scores collectively.

6.

any sweet, pleasing, or harmonious sounds or sound: the music of the waves.

7.

appreciation of or responsiveness to musical sounds or harmonies: Music was in his very soul.

8.

Fox Hunting. the cry of the hounds.

—Idiom

9.

face the music, to meet, take, or accept the consequences of one's mistakes, actions, etc.: He's squandered his money and now he's got to face the music.

mu·sic   n.  
1.    The art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous, unified, and evocative composition, as through melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre.
2.    Vocal or instrumental sounds possessing a degree of melody, harmony, or rhythm.
3.     a.     A musical composition.
        b.    The written or printed score for such a composition.
        c.     Such scores considered as a group: We keep our music in a stack near the piano.
4.    A musical accompaniment.
5.    A particular category or kind of music.
6.    An aesthetically pleasing or harmonious sound or combination of sounds: the music of the wind in the pines 

Word of the Day:  Content

–adjective

1.

satisfied with what one is or has; not wanting more or anything else.

2.

British. agreeing; assenting.

3.

Archaic. willing.

–verb (used with object)

4.

to make content: These things content me.

–noun

5.

the state or feeling of being contented; contentment: His content was threatened.

6.

(in the British House of Lords) an affirmative vote or voter.

 

 

 

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