Posts Tagged ‘WORD for the DAY’

{ WORD for the Day } Bedtime { Miami Children's Photography }

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

It’s a messy hair, tired, end of the day snapshot just before bed⋅time: –noun

1. the time at which a person usually goes to bed: It’s past my bedtime.
2. the time at which a person goes to bed on a particular night: I have to get up early tomorrow so bedtime tonight will be 9 o’clock.

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{ WORD for the Day } Duck (watching)

Monday, June 29th, 2009

duck

1 [duhk] Show IPA

–noun, plural ducks, (especially collectively for 1, 2) duck.

1. any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, esp. of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.

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{ WORD for the Day } Coreopsis

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

These are some of the flowers in my tiny garden that are not affected by the Summer heat:

[kawr-ee-op-sis, kohr-] Show IPA –noun any composite plant of the genus Coreopsis, including familiar garden species having yellow, brownish, or yellow-and-red ray flowers.

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{ WORD for the Day } Rain

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

It’s been raining here for the past couple of days, so we had some fun in it today:

rain

[reyn] 1. water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 in. (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def.)

{ WORD for the Day } Camera

Monday, May 11th, 2009

cam⋅er⋅a

[kam-er-uh, kam-ruh] –noun

  • a boxlike device for holding a film or plate sensitive to light, having an aperture controlled by a shutter that, when opened, admits light enabling an object to be focused, usually by means of a lens, on the film or plate, thereby producing a photographic image

{ WORD for the Day } Tyro – a beginner in learning; a novice

Monday, May 4th, 2009

tyro TY-roh

, noun A beginner in learning; a novice (dictionary.com.).

As photographers, we also began somewhere. If someone has helped you along the way, take some time today to let them know how much you appreciate them.

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