Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Dictionary.com Word of the Day for Tuesday, February 27, 2007

ambit \AM-bit\, noun:

1. Circuit or compass.
2. The boundaries or limits of a district or place.
3. An area in which something acts, operates, or has power or control; extent; sphere; scope.

Urban Word of the Day
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February 27, 2007: multislacking
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=multislacking&defid=1721012

  • Doing multiple [slacker]-esque things concurrently.

I'm the king of multislacking. I spend hours a day surfing the 'net, watching random TV shows, and eating week-old pizza.


Word of the day:................'la falta (de)' [FAHL-tah]
English translation:.............lack (of). also: mistake, fault

Phrase:
En muchos países la falta de higiene es un serio problema.
In many countries the lack of hygiene is a serious problem.


Daily Trivia:
  • Who was the first baseball player to sign a $100 million contract?
Pitcher Kevin Brown, when he was with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1998. Brown’s contract was for $105 million over seven years.

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