The Dictionary

I read from discriminate to discuss.     I don't understand the discriminator. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discriminator     The weight of the discus depends on the age and sex/gender (that's a whole other conversation) but they range from 0.75 to 2 kg (1.65 to 4.41 pounds). The longest throw is by a woman, Martina Hellmann, in 1988 who unofficially threw it 78.14 meters (over 256 feet) but beca...

I read from discredit to discriminant function.     The word of the episode is "discretion".     Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube     Featured in a Top 10...

I read from discourse to discredit.     The word of the episode is "discovery"..     Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube     Featured in a Top 10 Di...

I read from discordance to discouragement.     The word of the episode is "discotheque". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightclub     Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter D"...

I read from discontent to discord.     About the company/platform "Discord": "The name Discord was chosen because it "sounds cool and has to do with talking", was easy to say, spell, remember, and was available for trademark and website. In addition, "Discord in the gaming community" was the problem they wished to solve." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discord     The word of the episode is "discop...

I read from discommend to discontent.     The Shakespeare quote "the winter of our discontent" is from "Richard III" spoken by Gloucester. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/56973/speech-now-is-the-winter-of-our-discontent There's also a book by John Steinbeck! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Winter_of_Our_Discontent     The word of the episode is "discompose".     Theme music from Tom Maslo...

I read from disclose to discomfort.     Disclosing tablets (for your teeth) still exist! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disclosing_tablets     Here, you can start learning about the cleavage of an embryo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleavage_(embryo)     The word of the episode is "discombobulated". https://www.etymonline.com/word/discombobulate#etymonline_v_11390     Theme music from Jonah Kraut...

I read from disci- to disclose.     If you want to know more about "disclimax" and everything related to that, here are a couple starting places.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climax_community https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecological_succession     The word of the episode is "disc jockey". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_jockey     Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/     Merch...

I read from discernment to discharge tube.     The word of the episode is "discharge lamp". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas-discharge_lamp     Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube   "The D...

I read from discalced to discerning.     The word of the episode is "discard".     Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube     Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Po...

I read from disassociate to disc-.     The word of the episode is "disaster".     Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube     Featured in a Top 10 Dicti...

I read from disagreeable to disassemble.     4 year old me making things appear and disappear (including myself, kinda) with old school camera trickery (thanks Dad!). https://youtu.be/xxxWbeMhS_o     The word of the episode is "disarm".     Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube   "...

I read from disable to disagree.     I guess "sol" is short for "colloidal solution". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sol%E2%80%93gel_process     The word of the episode is "disagree".     Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube   "The...

I read from dirty to disability.     It seems that the phrase "dirty pool" came from billiards. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dirty_pool     Another name for Dis Pater (Roman God of the Underworld) is Rex Infernus which is objectively much cooler.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C4%ABs_Pater     The word of the episode is "dirty word". https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_swear_words...

I read from dirigible to dirty.     The "dirigible" as in "the flying balloon" is short for "dirigible balloon" which is really just "a balloon that can be steered".   https://www.etymonline.com/word/dirigible#etymonline_v_8617     The "define earth" clip is from the film WALL-E https://youtu.be/59M-t6Js6Q8     The "dirty trumpet" clip is from Wynton Marsalis. https://youtu.be/DJi8fN6hBmc     The...

I read from directorial to dirigible.     The word "dirge", in our current usage, basically just comes from the first word of a psalm that I think was said/sung at funerals.  https://www.etymonline.com/word/dirge#etymonline_v_8616 The audio is from possibly the most famous dirge/funeral song which is Chopin's "Funeral March". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D05AB8xs7qA     The word of the episode...

I read from direction cosine to directorate.     A direction finder is used to find where something is located using triangulation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direction_finding     The directoire style only lasted for 4 years (almost exactly) and ended when Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the government.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directoire_style https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Directory...

I read from direct to direction angle)     The word of the episode is "direct current". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_current     Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Lette...

I read from diptych to direct.     In olden times, kids would use a diptych filled with wax to take their school notes. Then they would heat it up so it melted when they were done. It's sad that they didn't get to keep their school notes for decades like we used to do.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diptych     The word of the episode is "direct".     Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkrau...

I read from diplopod to dipterocarp.     The lungfish is not the fish I thought it might be that I mentioned in the episode but they do have the ability to breathe air! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lungfish     There are fun shapes related to "dipole". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipole     Dipper birds have bobbing and dipping movement and can dive and swim underwater.  https://en.wikipedia.or...

I read from dipl- to diplopia.     Diplococcus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplococcus     Diplodocus is named thusly because of the "double beams" on the underside of tail bones which are basically 2 parallel boney protrusions.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplodocus     "Humans are diploid organisms, normally carrying two complete sets of chromosomes in their somatic cells..." https://en.wik...

I read from dip to diphyodont.     Diphosgene was originally made for chemical warfare. Not cool.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diphosgene     Diphteria sounds pretty terrible but there is a vaccine! Yay Science! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diphtheria     I guess "diphyletic" is the same as "paraphyletic" which my brain is currently having a hard time grasping. So many words!  https://en.wikipe...

I read from diorama to dip.      As you know, Castor and Pollux (the "dioscuri") are "...an example of heteropaternal superfecundation ." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castor_and_Pollux     The word of the episode is "dip". What are you favorite dips to dip food into?     Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "...

I read from dinucleotide to dioptric.     A Diode is used in electrical thingies.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diode     It looks like many stories have been written about Diomedes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diomedes     If I understand the basics, a Diopter is a unit of thickness of a lens that determines how far away from the lens the light focuses.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioptre  ...

I read from dinitrophenol to dint.     Some dinoflagellates are bioluminescent! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinoflagellate     The word of the episode is "dino". Dinosaurs are old! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur     Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube   "The Di...