Weird and Wonderful Words

Author	: Erin McKean
Publisher	: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages	: 146
Release	: 2002
ISBN 10	: 9780195159059
ISBN 13	: 0195159055
Language	: EN, FR, DE, ES & NL

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Lists the meaning of hundreds of bizarre and unusual words and includes a guide to coining new words.

Language: en
Pages: 146

Weird and Wonderful Words

Authors: Erin McKean

Categories: Humor

Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Lists the meaning of hundreds of bizarre and unusual words and includes a guide to coining new words.

Language: en
Pages: 304

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words

Authors: Erin McKean

Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines

Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-10-23 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

Do you know what a snollygoster is? Would you eat something called a muktuk? Do you know anyone who engages in onolatry? Impress your friends and pepper your di

Language: en
Pages: 159

Weird and Wonderful Words

Authors: Paul Hellweg

Categories: English language

Type: BOOK - Published: 1986 - Publisher:

Language: en
Pages: 272

The Indispensable Dictionary of Unusual Words

Authors: Josefa Heifetz Byrne

Categories: Reference

Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-07-01 - Publisher: Skyhorse

From aasvogel (the South African vulture) to knurry (full of knots), from melangeur (a machine for making chocolate syrup) to zumbooruk (a small cannon fired fr

Language: en
Pages: 143

The Fun Facts Dictionary

Authors: Bernadette McCarver Snyder

Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction

Type: BOOK - Published: 1991 - Publisher:

Offers detailed definitions of unusual words, including abracadabra, hogwash, wickiup, zigzag, and quiddle

Language: en
Pages: 168

Word by Word

Authors: Larry Swartz

Categories: Education

Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-01-14 - Publisher: Pembroke Publishers Limited

Make words the core of classroom instruction and engagement; day by day, word by word. This practical resource is designed to help students discover why word ch

Language: en
Pages: 339

The Logodaedalian's Dictionary of Interesting and Unusual Words

Authors: George Stone Saussy

Categories: Reference

Type: BOOK - Published: 1989 - Publisher:

Lists the meaning of difficult and obscure English words, and offers examples of their use from the works of top British and American writers

Language: en
Pages: 384

The Secret Lives of Dresses

Authors: Erin Mckean

Categories: Fiction

Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-01-06 - Publisher: Hachette UK

‘Every dress has a secret. Let me tell you mine...’ Dora is in love with a man who barely notices her, has a job she doesn’t care about, and dresses entir

Language: en
Pages: 331

Wordcatcher

Authors: Phil Cousineau

Categories: Reference

Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-04-13 - Publisher: Cleis Press

The English poet W.H. Auden was once asked to teach a poetry class. 200 students applied, but he only had space for 20. When asked how he chose his students, he

Language: en
Pages: 130

More Weird and Wonderful Words

Authors: Erin McKean

Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines

Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

This title digs deep into forgotten corners of the dictionary, gathering both the most spectacular old and the most impressive new words. The result is more tha