Word of the Day: Text

by PDG Scott McLaughlin | Sep 26, 2019 | The Dictionary Project: Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Text

text / tekst

noun

1. the words in a piece of printed or written material

Apply yourself wholly to the text; apply the text wholly to yourself.

Johann Albrecht Bengel, 1687-1752

2. the original words of an author

A key text for me is James Baldwin’s essays.

Glenn Ligon, 1960-

3. a verse from religious scripture

Teaching the biblical text means that we take our hearers on a journey to another world […]

Brandon Kelley, ?-

4. in printing, type

As text gets bigger, the space between the letters expands […]

thinkingwithtype.com/text/

5. in digital communication, a message sent from a phone

There’s no text that can replace a loving touch when someone we love is hurting.

Ashton Kutcher, 1978-

6. words set to music

Text first, rhythm second, melody third.

Claudio Monteverdi, 1567-1643

verb

1. to send a typed message from a phone

Texting is very loose in its structure. No one thinks about capital letters or punctuation when one texts, but then again, do you think about those things when you talk?

John H. McWhorter, 1965–

Thank you for including the Dictionary Project in the good work you do in your club. In my club, we have provided Dictionaries for third-grade students for enough years that now we are having former students help us to present dictionaries each year. They are often returning to the same classrooms that they were third-grade students. Teachers plead every year for us to NEVER quit this valuable project. They tell us that students NEED paper books to learn to read, to learn to do research and to do independent study. Please send me pictures of your presentations and tell me about your visits to the schools to give dictionaries to the students. To be included in our newsletter you can send me your stories at DG.2019@5630mail.org.

Word of the Day: Face

by PDG Scott McLaughlin | Sep 25, 2019 | The Dictionary Project: Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Face

face / ˈfās

noun

1. the front of the head, including forehead, eyes, nose, mouth and chin

One hand washes the other and both wash the face.

Greek Proverb

2. countenance

Easy to know men’s faces, not their hearts.

Chinese Proverb

3. a look or expression on the front of the head

When in doubt, make funny faces.

Amy Poehler, 1971-

4. outer appearance

A cheerful face is nearly as good for an invalid as healthy weather.

Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790

5. dignity

In a fight, the rich man tries to save his face, the poor man his coat.

Russian Proverb

6. the surface of something

Nobody on the face of the earth can make you feel inferior without your permission.

Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012

7. the front of something with two or more sides

The back of one door is the face of another.

Traditional Proverb

8. the façade

On the face of the National Postal Museum, above the front door, an inscription reads:

“Messenger of sympathy and love

Servant of Parted Friends

Consoler of the Lonely

Bond of the scattered family

Enlarger of the common life.”

9. an exposed spot on a rock

I was always brought up to have a cup of tea at halfway up the rock face.

Bear Grylls, 1974-

10. in printing, a style of font

Worn Press is a distressed type face that features broken and worn characters.

befonts.com/worn-press-distressed-type-face.html

11. people

New faces have more authority than accustomed ones.

Euripides, c. 480-c.406 BCE

verb

1. to look in the direction of something

You couldn’t help but see [the sun], to turn to face the heat of it, to bask in the glory of it.

from ‘Cerulean Sins’ by Laurell K. Hamilton, 1963-

2. to confront

A brave man will face a situation no matter how dreadful.

Filipino Proverb

3. to meet competitively

If you face just one opponent, and you doubt yourself, you’re out-numbered.

Dan Millman, 1946-

4. to orient toward

As long as I’m facing the right direction, it doesn’t matter the size of my steps.

Erica Jong, 1942-

5. to deal with

The fool attempts to fool himself and won’t face facts.

Proverbs 14:8, The Holy Bible

6. to have in one’s future

He who gives alms to the poor faces heaven.

Filipino Proverb

Thank you for including the Dictionary Project in the good work you do in your club. In my club, we have provided Dictionaries for third-grade students for enough years that now we are having former students help us to present dictionaries each year. They are often returning to the same classrooms that they were third-grade students. Teachers plead every year for us to NEVER quit this valuable project. They tell us that students NEED paper books to learn to read, to learn to do research and to do independent study. Please send me pictures of your presentations and tell me about your visits to the schools to give dictionaries to the students. To be included in our newsletter you can send me your stories at DG.2019@5630mail.org.

Word of the Day: Cue and Queue

by PDG Scott McLaughlin | Sep 24, 2019 | The Dictionary Project: Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Cue and Queue

Cue

cue / kyo͞o

noun

1. the letter “Q”, ”q”

In the English language, when spelling words, the letter Q is almost always followed by the letter U.

2. a rod used to hit a billiard ball or used to shove disks in shuffleboard

In snooker, it’s very important to keep very still on the shot and allow the cue to do the work.

Stephen Hendry, 1969 –

3. a signal used to prompt a performer during a performance

Don’t worry if you miss your cue, because there’s always doors opening.

Jim Carrey, 1962 –

4. a signal or hint

Acting is the ability to dream on cue.

Ralph Richardson, 1902-1983

5. a stimulus used to provoke a certain reaction

Rather, to change a habit, you must keep the old cue, and deliver the old reward, but insert a new routine.

Charles Duhigg, 1974 –

verb

1. to strike a ball (in billiards) or shove a disk (in shuffleboard) with a rod

“I cued the ball well and enjoyed it,” world number five Trump told World Snooker’s official website.

“Welsh snooker star Mark Williams knocked out World Grand Prix in Llandudno”, 3/9/2016

2. to provide with a hint or signal

We are cued to laugh or cry, be frightened or relieved; Hitchcock called the movies a machine for causing emotions in the audience.

Roger Ebert, 1942 – 2013

3. to insert into a portion of a performance

Develop enough tension and cue the music right, then have something jump out: It’s almost impossible not to jump in your seat.

Daniel Myrick, 1962 –

4. to position to play

Cue up the Christmas music for the most wonderful time of year.

Jay Monson, “Herald Journal” News, 11-26-2018

Queue

queue / kyo͞o

noun

1. a line waiting for something

There is no queue at the gate of Patience.

Moroccan Proverb

2. a succession of data awaiting processing

A queue is useful in producer/consumer situations, where one portion of code is creating data to be used by another portion.

3. hair gathered at the back of the head to form a braid; a pigtail

His blue-black queue, freshly oiled, gleamed like the coils of an active hill snake.

From “Peter the Brazen” by George F. Worts, 1892 – 1967

verb

1. to line up

I hate flying, airports and the whole rigmarole – queuing up, security and lost luggage.

Johnny Vegas, 1971 –

2. to place in a sequence

You just put it on your DVR, or queue it up on your computer, and it’s an on-demand and instant access world.

Joseph McGinty Nichol, 1968 –

3. to braid hair to form a pigtail

Gilman dressed himself in a fashionable suit of the period, made up of gingham, queued his hair with a yard and a half of black ribbon to the size and thickness of a corn-cob, greased it with a candle and plastered it with flour, tied on his heavy brogans and donned his wool hat, mounted his ” Dobbin gray,” like the wooer in the old ballad, and jogged off to the cabin of the Doans.

From “Cleveland Illustrated: A Pictorial Handbook of the Forest City, Together With an Account of Its Most Attractive Suburbs” by William H. Payne, ? – ?

Thank you for including the Dictionary Project in the good work you do in your club. In my club, we have provided Dictionaries for third-grade students for enough years that now we are having former students help us to present dictionaries each year. They are often returning to the same classrooms that they were third-grade students. Teachers plead every year for us to NEVER quit this valuable project. They tell us that students NEED paper books to learn to read, to learn to do research and to do independent study. Please send me pictures of your presentations and tell me about your visits to the schools to give dictionaries to the students. To be included in our newsletter you can send me your stories at DG.2019@5630mail.org.

Word of the Day: Happy

by PDG Scott McLaughlin | Sep 23, 2019 | The Dictionary Project: Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Happy

hap-py / ˈha-pē

adjective

1. filled with joy; glad

You can never be happy at the expense of the happiness of others.

Chinese Proverb

2. characterized by contentment

It doesn’t matter much what kind of house you’ve got as long as it’s a happy home.

Steve Forbert, 1954-

3. lucky or having good fortune

We don’t make mistakes; we just have happy accidents.

Bob Ross, 1942-1995

4. obsessively quick to act, usually used in combination

By temperament I am not unduly excitable and certainly not trigger-happy.

Bill Brandt, 1904-1983

Thank you for including the Dictionary Project in the good work you do in your club. In my club, we have provided Dictionaries for third-grade students for enough years that now we are having former students help us to present dictionaries each year. They are often returning to the same classrooms that they were third-grade students. Teachers plead every year for us to NEVER quit this valuable project. They tell us that students NEED paper books to learn to read, to learn to do research and to do independent study. Please send me pictures of your presentations and tell me about your visits to the schools to give dictionaries to the students. To be included in our newsletter you can send me your stories at DG.2019@5630mail.org.

Word of the Day: Intention

by PDG Scott McLaughlin | Sep 21, 2019 | The Dictionary Project: Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Intention

in-ten-tion / in-ˈten(t)-shən

noun

1. an instance of deciding to do something; resolve

Each decision we make, each action we take, is born out of intention.

Sharon Salzberg, 1952-

2. purpose; goal or object

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.

Khalil Gibran, 1883-1931

3. usually plural, sense of purpose which affects conduct

Hell is paved with good intentions, roofed in with lost opportunities.

Portuguese Proverb

3a. purpose regarding marriage

When meeting his daughter’s new boyfriend, a father will often ask, “What are your intentions with my daughter?”

4. significance

Writing must always have intention because words have power.

Suheir Hammad, 1973-

5. the object of one’s prayers

In centering prayer, the sacred word is not the object of the attention but rather the expression of the intention of the will.

Thomas Keating, 1923-2018

Thank you for including the Dictionary Project in the good work you do in your club. In my club, we have provided Dictionaries for third-grade students for enough years that now we are having former students help us to present dictionaries each year. They are often returning to the same classrooms that they were third-grade students. Teachers plead every year for us to NEVER quit this valuable project. They tell us that students NEED paper books to learn to read, to learn to do research and to do independent study. Please send me pictures of your presentations and tell me about your visits to the schools to give dictionaries to the students. To be included in our newsletter you can send me your stories at DG.2019@5630mail.org.