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Bumcheeks - spread the word :winkgrin:

ok seriously, evanescence: Besides being a decent band I like this definition...

\Ev`a*nes"cence\, n. The act or state of vanishing away; disappearance; as, the evanescence of vapor, of a dream, of earthly plants or hopes.

I've been having very strange dreams that just sort of dissipate soon after I wake up before I can analyse them.
 
COPROLITES

Fossilised poo. Studying coprolites is a recognised part of archaeology. One famous human coprolite was found in the cellar of a NatWest Bank when it was being refurbished. It was over 300 years old and had to be handled carefully so it didn't crumble.

It was about 7 inches long with a nice taper at one end and was still a nice rich dark brown colour.

You can tell a lot about diets and eating habits from ages past from coprolites.

And such a lovely word - just rolls off the tongue (metaphorically speaking of course).
 
peninsula - a portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected with a larger body by an isthmus; also : a piece of land jutting out into the water whether with or without a well-defined isthmus
 
prestidigitation -

Etymology: French, from prestidigitateur prestidigitator, from preste nimble, quick (from Italian presto) + Latin digitus finger -- more at DIGIT
 
runcible

... as in runcible spoon, nonsense word used by Edward Lear in The Owl & The ***** Cat

runcible spoon is a fork shaped like a spoon, with three prongs, one of which has a straight edge.
 
siphon

any of various tubular organs in animals and especially mollusks or arthropods that are used for drawing in or ejecting fluids

Too much tea on the workplace :(
 
ulmacious


pertaining to elms ...

(cannot believe that THE OWL AND THE "&*@@&" CAT, a poem written by Edward Lear, was censored in previous posting - that word simply means a CAT in the UK despite its double entendre!)
 
oubliette - from the french "oublier" - to forget

- a prison dug deep underneath a castle, from which there is no escape so the unfortunate captive will be forgotten and starve to death ...
 
Dietritionalist - Not strictly a real word (ok not at all) but the one that one of my staff used today when trying to talk about two women one of whom is a dietician and the other is a nutritionalist. Since most of the people i know and work with don't know the difference anyway I think they should all be retitled with this much catchier version!
 
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