Clishmaclaver – Brechin High Library Blog

August 29, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Word of the Week!

Word of the Week is – current (adj.) – happening now; (n.) flow of water, air or electricity Not to be confused with, currant (n.) – a dried grape! 😉       Art credit: taken from: Jantoo.com; copyright©2017 Tony Zuvela

August 22, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Word of the Week!

Incite (v.) to move to action; to instigate. Not to be confused with ‘Insight’ (n.) – power of understanding things; practical knowledge Ah, yes, homophones – words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings – are wonderful … Continue reading

August 14, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Word of the Week!

Nohow (adv.) not in any way, not at all; in no definable way “We won’t get there today, nohow.” Not to be confused with ‘know-how’ (n.), meaning knowledge of the methods or techniques of doing something, especially something technical or … Continue reading

August 1, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Word of the Week!

Today’s Word of the Week may, or may not, have been inspired by recent events in international politics! 😉 verb informal BRITISH – loiter in a bored or listless manner: “He just mooched about his bedsit NORTH AMERICAN – ask … Continue reading

June 19, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Word of the Week!

Our Word of the Week is Pareidolia – Noun: The imagined perception of a pattern or meaning where it does not actually exist, as in considering the moon to have human features – Collins English Dictionary Do you ever see faces in inanimate objects? … Continue reading

Word of the Week!

April 27, 2017 by Miss Stewart | 0 comments

verb.

  • Be in or move into a sloping position, eg: ‘He leaned back in his chair’; incline from the perpendicular and rest for support against (something), eg: ‘a man was leaning against the wall

noun.

  • A deviation from the perpendicular; an inclination. Eg: ‘the vehicle has a definite lean to the left’

Phrasal Verbs

  • lean on

    Rely on or derive support from. ‘they have learned to lean on each other for support’; put pressure on (someone) to act in a certain way. ‘a determination not to allow the majority to lean on the minority’ 

    Adjective.

  • (of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat.

    ‘his lean, muscular body’; ‘lean bacon’
    i) (of an industry or company) efficient and with no wastage:
    ‘staff were pruned, ostensibly to produce a leaner and fitter organization’
    ii) (of meat) containing little fat.
  • Offering little reward, substance, or nourishment; meagre. ‘the lean winter months’; ‘keep a small reserve to tide you over the lean years’

    Oxford Dictionary

 And let us not forget the latest motto of business lexicon,”lean in“; that’s to say, lexical shorthand for the act or process of a woman’s asserting herself in the workplace. 😀
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March 14, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Word of the Week!

filibuster ˈfɪlɪbʌstə/ noun: filibuster; plural noun: filibusters 1. an action such as prolonged speaking which obstructs progress in a legislative assembly in a way that does not technically contravene the required procedures. Synonyms: delaying tactics, stonewalling, procrastination, obstruction, delaying, blocking, … Continue reading

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