The Dictionary

I read from defiant to definable.     So what IS scurvy? https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/what-to-know-scurvy     The word of the episode is "defibrillator". https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/defibrillators     Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube   "The Dictionar...

I read from defensive to defiance.     The word of the episode is "defervescence".     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...

I read from defend to defensive.     The word of the episode is "defenestrate". Bill Watterson used this word in a Calvin and Hobbes poem and here's the text. https://calvinandhobbes.fandom.com/wiki/A_Nauseous_Nocturne And here's the image where this word was used: https://in.pinterest.com/pin/522136150522896140/?nic_v3=1a37AzIhe     Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/     Merchan...

I read from defeasible to defend.     ”zoology” is not an X word and I don’t know why I said it. I can be really dumb sometimes.     The word of the episode is "defecate".     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...

I read from defalcate to defeasance.     The word of the episode is "defame". https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/differences-between-defamation-slander-and-libel https://www.politico.com/news/defamation     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 YouT...

I read from deer to de facto.     The word of the episode is "def". https://youtu.be/6EmXONtYUNU     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     Feature...

I read from deep-dish to deepwater.     The history of deep dish pizza, according to the BBC. https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20131023-the-deep-rooted-history-of-chicagos-deep-dish-pizza     You may need to do some extra clicking and reading to fully understand "deep six". https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/deep_six     In my own words, "deep space" is defined as anything well past the moon. https:...

I read from deed to deep.     The "DJ" song is from They Might Be Giants: https://youtu.be/PO2iA9VCBRk     Here's all the Jack Handey links you'll need for a bit. He's a real person?! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Handey https://www.deepthoughtsbyjackhandey.com/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnCJp8j83vkHIdFv_4NfQxexhen2PFlUt     The word of the episode is "deep".     Theme music from...

I read from dedicate to dee.     The word of the episode is "dedicated".     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 Podcasts...

I read from decretal to decussation.     The word of the episode is "decriminalize". https://www.decriminalizenature.org/     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...

I read from decrease to decrescent.     The word of the episode is "decrepit". The live version of the They Might Be Giants song "Till My Head Falls Off" and you can listen here: https://youtu.be/GFrHpEEmEME https://tmbw.net/wiki/Till_My_Head_Falls_Off     Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A...

I read from decor to decoy.     Decoration Day is also known as Memorial Day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day     The word of the episode is "decortication". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decortication       Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube   "The Dictionar...

I read from decline to decode.     Deconstructivism looks cool, if you like that sort of thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deconstructivism     The word of the episode is "decompression sickness". You do not want it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decompression_sickness     Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The D...

I read from decoder to decompress.     The word of the episode is "decompose". The Monty Python song "Decomposing Composers" is excellent: https://youtu.be/yLPQRTdkzrU     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 - Le...

I read from decline to decode.     The word of the episode is "decode".     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 Podcasts...

I read from declarative to declination.     The word of the episode is "declaw" which is also called "Onychectomy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onychectomy     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...

I read from deck to declaration.     The word of the episode is "deck tennis". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deck_tennis     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 decimal fraction to decisive.     The game show I was trying to think of was Concentration! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentration_(game_show)     Decision Theory is something about probabilities: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_theory     The word of the episode is "decipher".     Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/     Merchandising! https://www....

I read from decide to decimal.     In America, a "decillion" is a 1 with 33 zeroes behind it but in other areas, it's a 1 with 60 zeroes behind it! Wha?!?! It turns out they use words with the suffix "-ard" between each of our "-ions" so our "Billion" is their "Milliard", then they have "Billion" (our "Trillion"), then "Billiard" (our "Quadrillion"), then "Trillion" (our "Quintillion"), etc.  http...

I read from decentralisation to decibel.     Bye bye Cerebrum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decerebration I figured out this “decimeter” thing. A decimeter is 1/10 of a meter, a centimeter is 1/100 of a meter, and a millimeter is 1/1000 of a meter. My brain was multiplying them by ten (millimeter to centimeter to decimeter) but that wasn’t the right way to think about it. OK, I feel better now  ...

I read from deceive to decenter.     The word of the episode is "decent".     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 Podcast...

I read from decay to deceivable.     Here you go! Learn more about decay/decomposition and the biological life cycle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_life_cycle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decomposition     The word of the episode is "decay". Here's a fun decomposition timelapse of produce decaying that's only a little gross for certain people. https://youtu.be/c0En-_BVbGc     Theme mus...

I read from decanter to decathlon.     "A Complicated Song" by "Weird Al" Yankovic: https://youtu.be/iOGXmmLSSdE When I first saw the title to this song I was really hoping it would be some crazy thing with complicated lyrics and music. It's not.  But I'm not disappointed with the song!    An "are" is 100 square meters (about 1,076 square feet) which is 10m x 10m (about 31 ft x 31 ft). A "hectare"...

I read from decadent to decant.     The Decadent movement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decadent_movement     How do they make the coffee that doesn't keep you up all night or make you jittery? This is how: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180917-how-do-you-decaffeinate-coffee     The song "Nonagon" by They Might Be Giants: https://youtu.be/z5m8BWk5LoQ     A variety of info on wavelengths: ht...

I read from debt to decadent.     In the episode I said the phrase "latin societies" and I genuinely don't know if that's the proper term so my sincere apologies if that is incorrect. My brain was so flustered about not being able to think of "quinceañera" that I didn't even realized I had said it.      The word of the episode is "decadent".     Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/...