noun: a current of unpleasantly cold air blowing through a room; a system of storing and serving drinks from large containers, especially barrels; a large amount of liquid that you swallow; (draughts) a game for two people, each with twelve circular pieces that they move on a board with black…

adjective: so confused that you do not know what to do Prefer listening to reading? Just click below. While offering to write posts for certain words on request seemed a good idea at the time, when confronted with the reality of writing on “flummoxed” I seem to find myself… flummoxed….

verb: to ask yourself questions or express a wish to know about something; used in phrases, at the beginning of a request, to make it more formal and polite; to feel or express great surprise at something; noun: a feeling of great surprise or admiration caused by seeing or experiencing…

noun: the fact of finding interesting or valuable things by chance Prefer listening to reading? Just click below. As the words which inspire these posts come from serendipity rather than any process or pattern, it seems appropriate to allow “serendipity” the privilege of being this week’s muse… Actually, perhaps I…

noun: a talk giving information about something; an occasion when prizes, qualifications, etc. are formally given to those who have won or achieved them; the way something looks when it is shown to other people, or the way someone looks Prefer listening to reading? Just click below. Allow me to…

noun: the earth and all the people, places and things on it; a group of things such as countries or animals, or an area of human activity or understanding; a planet or other part of the universe, especially one where life might or does exist Prefer listening to reading? Just…

noun: a usually short piece of music with words that are sung; the act of singing, or singing when considered generally; the musical sound that a bird makes Prefer listening to reading? Just click below. How many times have you heard a familiar tune and exclaimed “I love this song!”…

noun: the ability to form pictures in the mind; something that you think exists or is true, although it is not considered objectively real or true; the ability to think of new ideas Prefer listening to reading? Just click below. I should imagine that imagination is one of the most…

auxiliary verb: used with another verb to form questions and negative sentences, sometimes used in affirmative sentences for reasons of style; used instead of the main verb in questions added to the end of a sentence to check information or express surprise; used to avoid repetition; used to give extra…

verb: to move in a circle around a fixed point or line, or to make something move in this way; to change the direction in which you are facing or moving, or to make someone or something do this; to become, change into, or come to be something, or to…