Word - 18 Distal (Magical Bonus 19th word! - Sestina)

distal

One entry found for distal.

Main Entry: dis·tal
Pronunciation: 'dis-t^&l
Function: adjective
Etymology: distant + -al
1 : situated away from the point of attachment or origin or a central point especially of the body -- compare PROXIMAL
2 : of, relating to, or being the surface of a tooth that is next to the tooth behind it or that is farthest from the middle of the front of the jaw -- compare MESIAL 2
- dis·tal·ly /-t^&l-E/ adverb

"The second definition for Distal confounds me greatly. So much, in fact, that my head exploded to a distal point, far away from me." Uhh... yeah? Does that look right to you? I don't know. My head exploded so I'm typing out of pure willpower now.

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Oh snap I forgot to post a word on Thursday pretend I didn't forget!

sestina

One entry found for sestina.

Main Entry: ses·ti·na
Pronunciation: se-'stE-n&
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian, from sesto sixth
: a lyrical fixed form consisting of six 6-line usually unrhymed stanzas in which the end words of the first stanza recur as end words of the following five stanzas in a successively rotating order and as the middle and end words of the three verses of the concluding tercet

"... my brain hurts."