Showing posts with label synonym. Show all posts
Showing posts with label synonym. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Writerly Wednesday AND Did You Know Thursday

What is your synonym, definition or sentence for: 


My sentence and definition: Catfishing is an online scam similar to bait and switch. 

For more information on catfishing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catfishing

 

 AND


 
 

Did you know, that in Holland during the 1600s, tulips were worth more than gold and brought about a crash in the Dutch economy?

Sources:

30 Facts About Plants You Didn't Know Until Now 

50 Interesting Plant Facts | Fun Facts About


 

 

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Writerly Wednesday and Did You Know Thursday

 What's your synonym, example or definition of:


 

Example: He used accismus to drive the price down on a used car he was haggling over.  

 AND

Did you know, that a special fungi(mychorrhiza)  on tree roots allows them to communicate and share nutrients through the "wood wide web"? 




 For more information on trees: https://treecouncil.org.uk/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-trees/ 

 

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Writerly Wednesday AND Did You Know Thursday

 What's your synonym, definition, sentence or example for:

 


 Solo and radar are examples of palindrome words.  

AND 

Did you know, that during battle, the pirate Blackbeard would light his beard on fire to intimidate his enemies?

 


75 Incredible Pirates Facts 

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Writerly Wednesday and Did You Know Thursday

 What's your synonym, definition or sentence for:


 My sentence: It was a flyspeck stain, but bothersome none the less. 

AND

Did you know, that like your fingernails, a rhino's horns are made up of keratin

 


 https://factanimal.com/animal-facts 

 

 

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Writerly Wednesday and Did You Know Thursday

What's your synonym, definition or sentence for:

 

 Example;) Grouse love popple (poplar) trees.

 

 AND

 

Did you know, that one of the dirtiest items in a household is the coffeemaker? The reservoir grows mold and bacteria if it's not cleaned regularly.

 


 

Your Coffee Maker Is Full of Mold and Bacteria: Here's How to Clean It 

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Writerly Wednesday and Did You Know Thursday

 What's your synonym or sentence for:

 


My sentence: Don't forget to slap some deodorant  on your oxters.

 

AND

 Did you know, that koalas have fingerprints that are hard to discern from human fingerprints?

 


 https://factanimal.com/koala/

https://factanimal.com/animal-facts/

 

 

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Writerly Wednesday and Did You Know Thursday

 Greetings Bloggers,

What's your synonym, example, sentence or definition for:


 Example: CJ brought this lovely, ole-timey word to my attention last week, when describing my writing challenge response. Don't ya love it?

AND 

Did you know, there are organisms that are part-plant, part-animal? IE Elysia chlorotical. Sea anemone.

 


https://www.encyclopedie-environnement.org/en/zoom/elysia-chlorotica-the-slug-who-thinks-shes-a-leaf

 Sea anemone is genetically half animal, half plant | ScienceDaily

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Writerly Wednesday and Did You Know Thursday

 

What's your synonym, sentence, definition or example for:

 

 

 

 Example: His mother was French, his father Italian and he grew up in America speaking a macaronic mix.

 

 AND

Did you know, eating a lot of onions can make you sleepy?

 


50 Interesting Plant Facts | Fun Facts About 

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Writerly Wednesday AND Did You Know Thursday

What's your synonym, meaning or sentence for:


 Example:

Let's have a hootenanny. You can play the  fiddle, I'll play guitar  and the guests can dance.

 AND

Did you know, the now extinct colossus penguin was as tall as LeBron James?

Giant 6A-Foot-8 Penguin Discovered in Antarctica 


 

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Writerly Wednesday AND Did You Know Thursday

 What's your sentence, example or synonym for:


 Example: Most folks fudgel at work at one time or another.

* This is an old 18th century English word and if it's not obsolete, it's the next thing to it. But I like it:)

 

AND


 

* Spoiler alert. If you don't live in the United States, this may be of absolutely no interest to you.

Did you know that Jefferson Davis served as the 14th President's (Franklin Pierce) Secretary of War. I found this to be so very ironic. 


 

Jefferson Davis (1853–1857) | Miller Center


Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Writerly Wednesday and Did You Know

Greetings.  What's your synonym, definition or example for:

 


 

Example: She was recovering from the flu and still looked a bit peely-wally.

 AND

 Did you know, that like many of us, cut flowers have a sweet tooth?  They remain healthy longer if soaked in sugary water.


 

 

40 Mind-Blowing Facts About Flowers That Make Them Truly Amazing | TheFragrantGarden

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Writerly Wednesday and Did You Know

 What's your synonym, sentence or meaning for:

Example: She was my best kith.
 

AND

 

Did you know, tulip bulbs can be substituted for onions when you are cooking?

 


 

What Flower Bulb Can Be Used In Place Of Onion In Cooking? - Stellina Marfa

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Writerly Wednesday AND Did You Know

 What's your synonym, sentence, or definition of:


My sentence: His shady political activities made him a corrupt politician or as some would say a highbinder.

 

 AND

 

Did you know, flamingos' legs bend at the ankles not the knees ?

 


 How a flamingo balances on one leg

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Writerly Wednesday AND Did You Know

 Greetings, Blogger Buds. What's your synonym, example, definition or sentence for:


 

Examples: After changing her diet and exercising regularly, Nicole had definitely become a sylph.

or

Her wings sparkling, the sylph flitted through the trees, there one minute, gone the next. 

AND

Did you know, spider plants are natural air purifiers? 

*Spoiler alert.  It takes a large amount to really make a difference, but my personal opinion is even one is a help.

 


Chlorophytum (Spider Plant) - A Natural Air Purifier

 

AND

 

Author and Honorary Cuz, J.Q. Rose is hosting Reuben and me today. If you're in the vicinity, please drop by and say hey.  J. Q. specializes in mysteries and most lately memoirs.  Here's where you can find her latest.

Available at Amazon  

AND she's branching out into painting.


 

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Writerly Wednesday AND Did You Know

 What's your sentence, synonym or definition of:


 

Example: I'm a factotum to all the critters in the house.

 AND

Did you know, a cronut is a cross between a croissant and a donut? 

 


95 Fun Facts Everyone Should Know | FactRetriever.com

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Writerly Wednesday AND Did You Know

 What's your synonym, meaning or sentence for:


 Example: Nonsense

AND

 Did you know, "Every Tuesday you can find many items on sale for a penny at Dollar General?" AND "You have to find them on your own."

This week's Did You Know brought to us by Ro.

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Writerly Wednesday AND Did You Know

 What's your synonym, example or sentence for:

Sentence: Do you feel your representative is a throttlebottom or a visionary?



 AND

 

Did you know, that no number up to a thousand contains the letter A?


 For more information: No Number from 1 to 999 Contains This Letter | Reader's Digest

 

 

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Writerly Wednesday AND Did You know AND Denise's Challenge

 What is your sentence, example, definition or synonym for:


 Example: She bought her inamorato a Valentine's Day card.

 

 


 Did you know,  that Valentine's Day began to be associated with love and romance, in the Middle Ages, largely thanks to the works of poets like Geoffrey Chaucer? By the 14th century, it had become customary to exchange love notes and tokens of affection on February 14, called Valentine's Day for St. Valentine.

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She had waited for a sign for seven long, lonely days. Suddenly, a conspiracy of ravens rose cawing in the air.  It was time. Nature would take back her own.