February 23, 2006

WOTD - 23 Feb 2006

STASH - Hidden store;A secret place where something is hidden or stored; Something, such as money or an illegal drug, that has been hidden or stored
LOT - Auction item; a single article, a number of units of an article, or a parcel of articles offered as one item
LOCUST - Insect; Any of numerous grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, often migrating in immense swarms that devour vegetation and crops
PERCEPTIVE - Astute; keen in discernment
REMUNERATE - Repay; compensate; To pay (a person) a suitable equivalent in return for goods provided, services rendered, or losses incurred
DASH - PANACHE; distinctive and stylish elegance
BEWAIL - To cry over; lament

How did I miss these?:
LINER - Passenger ship; A large commercial ship or airplane, especially one carrying passengers on a regular route

Just to re-emphasise:
LIMB - Leg; One of the jointed appendages of an animal, such as an arm, leg, wing, or flipper, used for locomotion or grasping
MORON - Fool; Dolt, a person who is not very bright.
STAFF - Rod; A stick or cane carried as an aid in walking or climbing
SPOUT - Nozzle; A tube, mouth, or pipe through which liquid is released or discharged
STRAYED - Erred; wander from a direct course

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