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Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Superyacht (noun)
superyacht [soo-per-yaht]

noun
1. a yacht of extraordinary size, power, or luxury.

Origin: At the beginning of the 20th century, when wealthy men ordered large private yachts for personal use, some manufacturers, such as Cox & King and Charles L. Seabury and Company, were noted for their large steam yachts. The first half of the 20th century saw the first large motor yachts, including Charles Henry Fletcher's Jemima F. III (1908) at 34 metres (111 ft), Savarona (1931) at 136 metres (446 ft), and Christina O (1947 conversion) at 99 metres (325 ft).

Example Sentences
A superyacht linked to one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's key allies has sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, despite the ongoing blockade of the critical shipping channel.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

In all, the superyacht world includes over 6,200 vessels, up from 4,550 a decade ago.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

There was his new superyacht, which drew public outcry in the Netherlands in the midst of concern a historic bridge was going to have to be dismantled to allow it to pass through.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

Marshals Service, is auctioning off a superyacht, the $300-million-plus Amadea, which currently sits in a San Diego harbor, with a bid deposit starting at $10 million.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

Guests traveled by water taxis, private jets and even Bezos’s superyacht moored nearby.
From Salon • Jun. 28, 2025

Heya ! God it's been a WHILE since I've posted here LOL ! But I've been thinking on something I haven't gotten a straight answer for :

I have an OC , and a part of their backstory involves pretty much being locked inside their house for 4 years at 17 by their dad at an attempt to keep them away from publicity after their mother killed someone .

To be more specific on their conditions :

- They're not allowed outside unless it's absolutely necessary (example , to see a doctor)

- They have one specific friend who is allowed to come over at any time , and they do message on social media via an anonymous account.

- They do home schooling , to explain education stuff .

They finally move out and go outside more when they're 22 , aka 5 years later .

I know that a (likely permanent) damaged immune system would be one of the negative effects due to lack of vitamin D and exercise , but what else could be a side effect , physically , socially AND mentally ? And how could it be for them when actually going outside for the first time again ? I haven't gotten lots of resources for it ..

Edit : Ok so I learned I'm likely wrong on the immune system , but theres lots of traits I considered that I never considered could've been caused by this trauma ..

Also ! It's worth noting that the character would overall lack motivation to do . Anything for that matter , so exercising is kinda off the table and they lack a lot of basic self-care .

gantry [gan-tree]

noun

1. a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.

2. any of various spanning frameworks, as a bridge-like portion of certain cranes.

3. a frame consisting of scaffolds on various levels used to erect vertically launched rockets and spacecraft.

4. a frame-like stand for supporting a barrel or cask.

examples
1. "On the field there were a couple of large gantry cranes, a rocket pad, three warehouses, a truck garage, and a dormitory." The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin.

2. Inspired by natural cave formations, the 6-meter (20-feet) tall, 50-square-meter (538-square-foot) house took just 14 days to print on site — from foundation to rooftop parapet — using a giant gantry printer, says Igarashi. Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 7 May 2026

origin
Middle English gauntree, reshaping of ganter, borrowed from Anglo-French ganter (Old French —Picard— gantier, Old French chantier), going back to Latin cantērius, canthērius "horse of poor quality, rafter, prop for vines," akin to Greek kanthḗlia "panniers," (ónos) kanthḗlios "pack ass," both loanwords from an undetermined Mediterranean language

gantry

efficacious [ef-i-key-shuhs]

adjective:
capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc

Examples:

And on a less efficacious, more aesthetic note, many of these natural exfoliating formulas often deliver the same sleek aesthetics in their packaging and experience as prestige skin-care products. (Conçetta Ciarlo, Why I'm Opting for Exfoliating Deodorants This Spring, Vogue, March 2026)

At the end of the day, to suggest that plant medicine is not efficacious feels pretty silly to me. (Rachel King, The founder of wellness startup Mab & Stoke on the growth of 'pay what you can' options during the pandemic, Fortune, September 2020)

The muses may hold a pen in one hand and a smoke, or steaming mug, in the other - herbal remedies continue to be efficacious for writer’s block. (Alison Habens, A Brief History of the Muses, JSTOR Daily, October 2024)

Certainly the myth of the cowboy is an efficacious myth, one based first of all upon a deep response to nature. (Larry McMurtry, American Cowboys, Harper's Magazine, September 1968)

One of the best and most efficacious remedies would be for the person who has taken possession of them to go there to live. (Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince)

Origin:
'sure to have the desired effect' (often of medicines), 1520s, from Latin efficaci-, stem of efficax 'powerful, effectual, efficient,' from stem of efficere 'work out, accomplish' + -ous. (Online Etymology Dictionary)

Efficacious came to English from the Middle French word efficace (or that word's Latin source, efficāc- or efficāx), meaning 'effective'. (These words ultimately trace back to the Latin verb efficere, 'to make, bring about, produce, carry out'.) English speakers added -ious to effectively create the word we know today. Efficacious is one of many, er, eff words that mean 'producing or capable of producing a result'. Among its synonyms are the familiar adjectives effective and efficient. Efficacious is more formal than either of these; it's often encountered in medical writing where it describes treatments, therapies, and drugs that produce their desired and intended effects in patients. (Merriam-Webster)

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This is genuinely a little detail.
Context: Character is stranded outside her home base and uses a walkie talkie to make contact and ask for pickup.

How do you describe actually engaging the walkie talkie? "clicked the button" is way lame. "Key" seems to specifically describe hitting the button but not talking, to "send" static (I think?), like to silently say "I'm here". (this could be massively wrong and just the misguided interpretation of the one website where I saw it described that way.)

I feel like there must be an appropriate word/phrase, but I struck out trying to find it myself. Someone elsewhere suggested checking HAM radio sites - I'm about to do that, but thought I'd throw this in here and see if I got the usual super-helpful feedback.

Current Mood: irritated

Inanition - noun.

Today's word comes from the handwritten scrawl on a death certificate for my great-grandaunt, who, sadly, passed away five days after being born. I couldn't make out the doctor's scrawl and asked the Internet for help.

Inanition is a state of profound physical exhaustion and weakness caused by a severe lack of nourishment, food, water, or the body's inability to absorb them. Today we would call it "failure to thrive", but it can also apply to elderly people as well as babies.

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Stan (n.)

slang, often disparaging

: an extremely or excessively enthusiastic and devoted fan

Examples from the Web:

… an abbreviated season that even the most die-hard Westeros stans seemed lukewarm about.— Alan Sepinwall

In a 2007 interview, J. K. Rowling opened up about Albus Dumbledore's sexuality and confirmed that the Hogwarts patriarch is, in fact, gay. The revelation has been a subject of fodder among Potter stans for years.— Christopher Rosa

Etymology:

from Stan, name of such a fan in the song "Stan" (2000) by the American rap artist Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III)

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Puny (adjective)
puny [pyoo-nee]

adjective, punier, puniest
1. of less than normal size and strength; weak.
2. unimportant; insignificant; petty or minor: a puny excuse.
3. Obsolete. puisne.

Other Word Forms
punily, adverb
puniness, noun

Related Words
feeble, frail, inconsequential, measly, paltry, tiny, trivial

See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com

Origin: First recorded in 1540–50; spelling variant of puisne

Example Sentences
Puny mountains would have slowed erosion of the planet’s rocks, limiting the supply of life-giving nutrients for creatures in the oceans.
From National Geographic • Feb. 11, 2021

“Nobody moves away from Winnipeg, especially to Toronto, and escapes condemnation,” she wrote, in “All My Puny Sorrows,” her novel about her sister’s illness and death.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 18, 2019

Not to mention the shabby way he treated the loyal Bob Hobbitt, whose ailing little son, Puny Pete, longed to leave life as a cabin boy for a career as a seamstress.
From New York Times • Dec. 25, 2014

The greatness in "All My Puny Sorrows" comes from Toews' ability to make the reader want to think about that too.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2014

Hallblithe stood speechless a moment, looking past the Puny Fox, rather than at him.
From The Story of the Glittering Plain; or, the land of Living Men by Morris, William

driech [dreekh]

(especially of weather) dreary; bleak.

adjective

examples
1. If the weather was driech, Grace would sit on a sheltered bench, where one day a year or so back she had been joined by a gentleman of similar years (which was to say, eight or nine years younger than George). "Trip Trap" by Ian Rankin.
2. During the next three years (and that is a long driech time) I made many excuses for not going down to Eden Valley. The Dew of Their Youth by SR Crockett 1887

origin
Dreich (pronounced dreekh or dreech), the Scots word for wet, dull, and miserable weather, originates from Middle English and has roots in Old English (*drēog) and early Scandinavian, with usage recorded as early as 1420. Originally, it meant "enduring," "persistent," or "slow/tedious," which evolved to describe the unrelenting, slow-moving wet weather common in Scotland

driech

+ 🗣️ New Aldous Harding album. I repeat: new Aldous Harding album.

+ Retreated to my bedroom for a quiet space to finally get a post out. Brough my holiday incense leftovers and now everything smells amazing. There's just nothing else that smells this good to me.

+ Finally did one voluntary social call since coming home. Met my good friend K, the one I didn't get around to last free trip. It's always such a lovely time. Miracles of miracles, it was actually sunny and warm that day. (we've had two full days with white on the ground. This morning greeted me with a hail storm. ~MAY~)

We may be meeting up next week so I can finally see her new house. There's a bunch of springy lambs visible from her window!

+ Friend J got a new Guinea pig and is sending me all sorts of cute pictures and videos 🥰

+ Redid the pin badge banner on my bedroom door, for more springy vibes. ( Wish I had more floral pins, but I feel nicely covered when it comes to work and life vibes. )

+ The online store with the biggest selection of tarot decks and books announced they were shutting down, so whups there goes another shopping spree. I really did want to put a whole lot more time into my new decks first, but that's how it goes. I'll finally have my hands on the supremely queer and joyful Supernova Tarot though!! Absolute delight in a box, cannot wait.As well as Kate Forsyth's Plant Oracle. I'm just really craving florals and animals lately. But mostly it was new books, including a year long work book. So that'll be interesting to tackle. Structure would do me good.

+ I've officially sent in my resignation at work. Wish I could roll around in relief, but of course all I'm feeling is overwhelmed and stressed about having to find something new. Still better than the toxic soup I was drowning in.

Turned to my tarot for a small soothing work reading.

a 3 card spread: 8 of air and death on top, foundation the hermit.

a 3 card spread: 8 of air and death on top, foundation the hermit.

Ah yes, 8 of Swords, my second in line stalker card. Confronting inner barriers, awareness of self-limiting beliefs, a shift of perspective for potential liberation. And Death, the end of one phase and the beginning of another. Embracing inevitable changes. As the foundation I pulled The Hierophant: spiritual wisdom, tradition, embodying guidance and mentorship.

The next couple of days I did three one card pulls, and well, let's just say [it's the same picture dot jpeg].

ace of stone from Yukika Tarot , peppermint from Dirt Gems, the silence from Dreamscape Oracle.

ace of stone from Yukika Tarot , peppermint from Dirt Gems, the silence from Dreamscape Oracle.

small
a seed already has the energy to begin
and then takes time in the dark underground,
supported and nourished by the soil, the matrix.
to have a foundation, to root.

•

Peppermint can dispel the mental chatter that prevents us from being present. They can allow our minds to be cool and clear. Peppermint offers perspective on how we see ourselves and how we engage with the world, showing us a way through the many layers of selves around which we build stories.

Peppermint is an excellent ally for transition.

•

No amount of clarity or visualization is possible without distancing oneself from the noise of the world. It can be challenging to take ourselves out of the flood of distractions we deal with minute by minute.

Seek out a place of stillness to hear what you need; time to meditate.

All in all a clear message. To honor it, after I'm done here I'll be brewing myself a cup of peppermint tea and tidying a bit, followed by a bath using a small Aromatgerapy Associates bottle I know contains peppermint. Then hop in bed with the window open to feel the breeze and do a body scan meditation (extremely likely to be followed by a nap heh). Bonus, this matches up perfectly with the exercise for my current Embodied Ecosystems Tarot task.

+ Now, you'd think I was done playing with my cards? lol nope. I just recently received The Intuitive Goddess Tarot, and decided to do their seven card chakra spread. ( Sparing you all my card blather. )

+ We're still open for offerings and requests at 3W4DW Tarot Reading, for anybody who's been thinking about joining in.

+ If you've ever wanted to give paid time a try on Dreamwidth, or would just like to top up your account, please do put your name in the hat. Multiple donors have signed on, we'd just like you to get something nice while supporting Dreamwidth ❤️

+ Tonight I'll play some more with the Star Wars Icon Pass It On. Stop by and drop some images for us to play with and make some shiny icons ✨

Current Music: Aldous Harding - I Ate The Most

pied-à-terre [pee-ey-duh-tair, -dah-, pyey-]

noun:
a residence, as an apartment, for secondary, part-time or temporary use

Examples:

Mamdani's pied-à-terre tax, which targets high-value second homes that owners use only part of the year, is intuitively appealing. (Robert P Inman and Michael S Knoll, Mamdani Wants to Tax Your Second Home. Here's A Better Idea., Barron's, April 2026)

Indeed, the apartment's proximity to Paris's most iconic attractions, from the Seine and Eiffel Tower, to Hôtel des Invalides, Musée d'Orsay, Musée Rodin and Le Bon Marché make it the ultimate pied-à-terre for its three owners, who plan to use it as both a holiday home and base for longer European sojourns. (Yeong Sassall, This stylishly decorated classic Parisian pied-à-terre is shared by three owners, Vogue Australia, June 2025)

It was situated in one of those quiet squares which lie, like placid backwaters, off the seething rivers of London. And its chief point of interest lay in the fact that it formed the invariable pied-a-terre of Mr Blackton when visiting England in whatever character he might at the moment be assuming. (Sapper, The Third Round)

What they wanted to find was a smallish house in a pleasant village or country town, which they could furnish with the things they did not wish to part from, and keep as a pied-à-terre. They might decide to travel for a time, or pay visits, but there would always be this place of their own to come back to. (Anna Masterton Buchan, quoted in Henry James Warner, The Proper Place)

The house in Wilton Street was a small bijou place which my father had occupied as a pied-à-terre in town, he being a widower. (William Le Queux, Hushed Up! A Mystery of London)

Origin:
'small town house or rooms used for short residences,' 1829, French, pied à terre, literally 'foot on the ground.' (Online Etymology Dictionary)

When your friend talks about his pied-a-terre in the city, it's just his fancy way of mentioning the apartment he keeps there to stay in from time to time. This borrowing from French, literally 'foot on ground,' designates a small second home. Dictionaries are in general content to stop their explanation of the origins of pied-a-terre by simply translating it, as if this were sufficient to explain how it inherited this meaning. On the other hand, it would hardly be a home if you didn't have your foot on the ground there some time. (Vocabulary.com)

( Very belated SW icons recs/praise for May 4th, but hey, SO MANY PRETTIES. You should take a look, trust. )

Some of these iconners and their pages are lost to the sands of time, but many are still right here on Dreamwidth, and there's loads more icons to choose from. Very much recommend stopping by their communities and digging through their posts, and remember: if you snag an icon, let them know ❤️

Btw the Star Wars Icon Pass It On will run throughout the weekend, come join in! icons for all your space faves :D

Current Music: Tori Amos - Sweet Dreams

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Beige flag

Originating from TikTok, a beige flag is a personal attribute that is neutral--behaviour that is neither a red flag (warning!) or green flag (proceed!).

A beige flag may be quirky, a little strange, harmless, or mundane--check out a Reddit conversation for some examples.

Do you have a beige flag?

...I believe

amaebi told me of this concept, a while back...

The Ship of Theseus, also known as Theseus's Paradox, is a paradox and common thought experiment about whether an object (in the most common stating of the paradox, a ship) is the same object after having all of its original components replaced with others over time.

You can read more about it in this Wikipedia article

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Temperance (noun)
temperance [tem-per-uhns, tem-pruhns]

noun
1. moderation or self-restraint in action, statement, etc.; self-control.
2. habitual moderation in the indulgence of a natural appetite or passion, especially in the use of alcoholic liquors.
3. total abstinence from alcoholic liquors.

Other Word Forms
antitemperance, adjective

See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com

Origin: 1200–50; Middle English temperaunce < Anglo-French < Latin temperantia self-control. See temper, -ance

Example Sentences
The woman, Tracy Douglas, 59, of Temperance, Michigan, filed a civil rights complaint with the FBI, according to her attorney.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2022

Denise Heinze is the author of the historical novel “The Brief and True Report of Temperance Flowerdew.”
From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022

I also noticed the other day that one of the old Temperance Town roads was called Eisteddfod St. That would be nice to acknowledge too.
From BBC • Aug. 14, 2021

Temperance Flat, in particular, appears to offer the lowest bang for the buck of any water storage proposal in the state.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2021

His name was Temperance Noah, which was odd since he was not a man of moderation at all.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

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Tuesday word: Superyacht

What are the negative of effects of not going outside for 5 years?

Monday Word: Gantry

Sunday Word: Efficacious

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Using a walkie-talkie - how do you describe it?

Friday Word: Inanition

Wednesday Word: Stan

Tuesday word: Puny

Monday Word: Driech

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