The Dictionary

I read from dichotomy to dicot with Karen O'Leary.   Karen's links! https://twitter.com/OfficerOLearyNZ https://www.instagram.com/karen_olearynz/ Karen on IMDb Fun and Funner on Spotify Fun and Funner on Bandcamp Fun and Funner on FaceBook Fun and Funner playing with the Wellington Orchestra Promo for Celebrity Treasure Island Look out for Karen's new podcast "Full Disclosure" Karen was previously...

I read from dicentric to dichotomy.     Sequential Hermaphroditism is called "Dichagamy" in botany (that's plants, yo) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequential_hermaphroditism https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dichogamy     Make sure to listen to the "Dichotic Audio" in stereo!  The examples I used were from the songs that Aron and Lindsay (hosts of the "Human Values" podcast) made up ON THE SPOT in...

I read from diazo to dice.     Diazo compound https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diazo     Dibber (or Dibble) tool https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dibber     A dibstone is a pebble used in the game dibstones which is like jacks https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dibstones     Dikastes was a legal office in ancient Greece and we get our word "dicast" from it.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dikastes     The wo...

I read from diasteriomer to diazinon.     Diastereomer or Diastereoisomer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diastereomer     Diathesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diathesis_(medicine)     Diatom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatom     Diatribe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatribe https://www.ultius.com/glossary/literature/rhetorical-devices/diatribe.html     The word of the episode is "diatonic"...

I read from diapir to diastema.     Do you like rocks and things? Here's info about "diapir" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diapir     Maybe instead you like reptiles and things? Here's info about "diapsids" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diapsid     I know. Teeth are your thing. Here's info about "diastema" https://www.webmd.com/oral-health/what-is-diastema     The word of the episode is "diaspora"...

I read from diaper to diaphysis.     The diaper pattern isn't as interesting as I hoped it would be. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diapering     There were two examples (actually 3) for diaphone. The first is from a video of Harry Barry (I have to assume that's his real name) describing how a Type F Diaphone fog horn works. I never knew I wanted to see this. I urge you to watch this video. He seem...

I read from diamond to diapedesis.     Diana is "a patroness of the countryside, hunters, crossroads, and the Moon." Wow! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_(mythology)     The word of the episode is "diapason". One specific definition of "diapason" is a tuning fork! Wow! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuning_fork     Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/     Merchandising! https://...

I read from dial tone to diammonium phosphate with Michael Callahan from the podcast "Where We Go Next". wherewegopod@gmail.com Apple Podcasts Spotify Website Instagram     Not all of these sounds came directly from the Museum of Endangered Sounds, but they're basically the same thing. The reason why is a slightly long story and not worth telling why. I just wanted to give credit where credit it d...

I read from dialectic to dialogue.     The word of the episode is "dialectic". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialectic     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 YouTub...

I read from diagonalize to dialect geography.     The word of the episode is "dialect". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialect     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 - Let...

I read from diaeresis to diagonal.     The word of the episode is "diagenesis". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagenesis     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 YouT...

I read from diabolism to diadromous.     The word of the episode is "diacritic". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diacritic     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...

I read from dex to dextranase.     The month that Muslims take a pilgrimage to Mecca is "Dhu al-Hijja". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhu_al-Hijja     "Diabase" is the preferred name of these types of rocks in North America, but per usual, the rest of the English speaking world prefers to the use the name "dolerite".  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabase     The word of the episode is "diabetes"....

I read from dextrin to DHS.     A "dharna" is essentially a "sit-in". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sit-in#Dharna     The word of the episode is "dharma". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharma     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 YouTub...

I read from dex to dextranase.     DEXA is "Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry" which doesn't sound complicated at all.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual-energy_X-ray_absorptiometry     The word of the episode is "dexterous".     Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube   "The Diction...

I read from devour to dewy-eyed.     It's hard to find accurate info on the etymology of the "dew" in "dewclaw" but it does seem to be related to "dewlap". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewclaw https://www.etymonline.com/word/dew%20claw#etymonline_v_37265     The word of the episode is "Dewey Decimal Classification". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Classification     Theme music from J...

I read from devolve to devotional.     The word of the episode is "devoted".     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 Podc...

I read from devil's darning needle to devolution.     Dragonflies and Damselflies are just long and skinny so obviously one would call them the "Devil's Darning Needle". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonfly#Dragonflies_in_culture But there's also a plant! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clematis_virginiana     More info (but not a lot) about devilwood, a kind of olive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

I read from devil to devil's club.     Devilled eggs aren't just seasoned a lot. They're seasoned with "hot" things like mustard and peppers. That's why they're "devilled". https://www.etymonline.com/word/devilled#etymonline_v_30230     There's not much more info for the phrase "devil-may-care": https://www.etymonline.com/word/devil-may-care#etymonline_v_30227     The word of the episode is "devil...

I read from development to device.     The word of the episode is "deviate".     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 Dictio...

I read from devalue to developing.     The word of the episode is "devanagari". It would be cool if I could learn this alphabet. Maybe someday.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devanagari     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 Dictio...

I read from deuteranope to devaluation.     Deuterium is heavy hydrogen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deuterium     Deuteronomy means "second law"! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Deuteronomy     Deuterostomes are named that because their anus is their second mouth. Really! Well, not really.  It just means that the anus forms before the mouth, but it does mean "second mouth"! https://en.wik...

I read from detention to determinacy.     Deucalion and his wife Pyrrha survived the flood in a chest? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deucalion     Deus Ex Machina is a cop-out, right? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_ex_machina     People who are color-blind can either be protanomaly, deuteranomaly, or tritanomaly. https://www.colourblindawareness.org/colour-blindness/types-of-colour-blindness/...

I read from detonation to detrimental.     The word of the episode is "detoxify". These are all very good suggestions on things to do in your life and they may or may not help your body naturally detox. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/how-to-detox-your-body#9.-Other-helpful-detox-tips     Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.co...

I read from detention to determinacy.     The word of the episode is "determinism". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Determinism     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...