About: Russell Cross
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Posts by Russell Cross:
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May 13, 2013 mortified /ˈmɔ:(r)tɪˌfaɪd/
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March 19, 2013 irruption /ɪˈrʌpʃən/
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March 7, 2013 omnishambles /ˈɒmnɪˌʃæmbɫz/
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January 13, 2013 euhemerism /ju’himəˌrɪzəm/
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January 7, 2013 gasoline /ˈgæsəˌlin/
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October 25, 2012 petroleum /pəˈtroʊliəm/
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September 19, 2012 aleatory /’æliəˌtɔrɪ/
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August 23, 2012 cruciverbalist /ˌkrusɪˈvərbəlɪst/
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July 18, 2012 nebula /’nɛbjulə/
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July 5, 2012 jot or tittle /ˈd͡ʒɒtɔəɹˈtɪt̬ɫ/
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- troop: A small body of soldiers. Old French "trope" < Latin "troppus"=a flock. 19 hours ago
- platoon: A small body of soldiers taken from a larger company. French "peloton"=small ball < Middle French "pelote" < Latin "pila"=ball. 19 hours ago
- crew: Group of people operating a ship, aircraft, or process. Old French "creue"=increase, augment (a group) < Latin "crescere"=to grow. 1 day ago
- cast: Group of actors working on a play/film. Old Norse "kasta"= to throw (together). Lit. roles "thrown out" to the actors. 1 day ago
- armada: A fleet of ships of war. Spanish "armada" < Latin "armata" < "armare"=to arm for war. 2 days ago
- fleet: A group of ships sailing together for a common purpose. Old English "fleot"=ship < "fleotan"=to float. 2 days ago
- swarm: Cloud of bees or other insects. From Old English "swearm" < possibly Sanskrit "svarti"=sounds/resounds. 3 days ago
- shoal: A group of fish swimming together. Middle Dutch "schole"=school < Latin "schola"=a company of people with common focus. 3 days ago
