Ubaid

 

The Ubaid period (c. 6500–3700 BC) is a prehistoric period of Mesopotamia. The name derives from Tell al-'Ubaid where the earliest large excavation of Ubaid period material was conducted initially in 1919 by Henry Hall and later by Leonard Woolley.

In South Mesopotamia the period is the earliest known period on the alluvial plain although it is likely earlier periods exist obscured under the alluvium. In the south it has a very long duration between about 6500 and 3800 BC when it is replaced by the Uruk period.

The term "Ubaid period" was coined at a conference in Baghdad in 1930, where at the same time the Jemdet Nasr and Uruk periods were defined.

 

Ubaid culture is characterized by large unwalled village settlements, multi-roomed rectangular mud-brick houses and the appearance of the first temples of public architecture in Mesopotamia, with a growth of a two tier settlement hierarchy of centralized large sites of more than 10 hectares surrounded by smaller village sites of less than 1 hectare.

Cornicione

 Cornicione:

 The word cornicione is the Italian word for the edge or rim of the pizza. The cornicione should be an airy, raised edge, that’s crunchy on the outside and light and soft on the inside, typically found on a Neapolitan pizza.

latibulize

 

latibulize (third-person singular simple present latibulizes, present participle latibulizing, simple past and past participle latibulized)

1. (rare, archaic, intransitive) To retire into a den, or hole, and lie dormant in winter.

timenoguy

 

timenoguy (plural timenoguys)

1. (nautical) A rope used on a ship to prevent other lines and riggings tangling with each other.

Carcinisation

 Carcinisation (or carcinization) is an example of convergent evolution in which a crustacean evolves into a crab-like form from a non-crab-like form. The term was introduced into evolutionary biology by L. A. Borradaile, who described it as "one of the many attempts of Nature to evolve a crab". Most carcinised crustaceans belong to the infraorder Anomura. 

 

Dogeza

 

Dogeza (土下座) is an element of traditional Japanese etiquette which involves kneeling directly on the ground and bowing to prostrate oneself while touching one's head to the floor. It is used to show deference to a person of higher status, as a deep apology or to express the desire for a favor from said person.

The term is used in Japanese politics such as "dogeza-gaikō" (土下座外交) which is translated to "kowtow diplomacy" or "kowtow foreign policy".

 

rantle-tree

 

rantle-tree (plural rantle-trees)

1. (Scotland) A beam built into the gable of a cottage.
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syzygy

 In astronomy, a syzygy (/ˈsɪzədʒi/ SIZ-ə-jee; from Ancient Greek συζυγία (suzugía) 'union, yoke') is a roughly straight-line configuration of three or more celestial bodies in a gravitational system.

 

croquembouche

 A croquembouche (French: [kʁɔ.kɑ̃.buʃ]) or croque-en-bouche is a French dessert consisting of choux pastry puffs piled into a cone and bound with threads of caramel. In Italy and France, it is often served at weddings, baptisms and first communions. 

 

atari

 

atari (plural atari or ataris or ataries)

1. (game of Go) A move that threatens the immediate capture of one or more stones. In chess, the closest equivalent words would be check, where a king is under attack from one or more pieces and pawns, or the state of being en prise, when a piece or pawn is undefended and can be taken without

recapture. 

Tzadikim Nistarim

 The Tzadikim Nistarim (Hebrew: צַדִיקִים נִסתָּרים, "hidden righteous ones") or Lamed Vav Tzadikim (Hebrew: ל"ו צַדִיקִים,x"36 righteous ones"), often abbreviated to Lamed Vav(niks), refers to 36 righteous people, a notion rooted within the mystical dimensions of Judaism. The singular form is Tzadik Nistar (Hebrew: צַדִיק נִסתָר). 

The existence of 36 righteous people is first mentioned in the Talmud:

There are no fewer than 36 righteous people in the world who greet the Shekhinah in each generation.

minelabbing

 minelabbing

metal detecting, minelab is a model of metal detector

youngblood

 

youngblood (plural youngbloods)

1. Someone who constitutes or brings fresh blood, especially a youngster who joins an older team etc.

 

Dysmenorrhea

 Dysmenorrhea is a Greek term for “painful monthly bleeding.” Dysmenorrhea can be classified as primary and secondary dysmenorrhea. Primary dysmenorrhea is a lower abdominal pain happening during the menstrual cycle, which is not associated with other diseases or pathology. In contrast, secondary dysmenorrhea is usually associated with other pathology inside or outside the uterus.

griot

 

A griot (/ˈɡriːoʊ/; French: [ɡʁi.o]; Manding: jali or jeli (in N'Ko: ߖߋߟߌ, djeli or djéli in French spelling); Serer: kevel or kewel / okawul; Wolof: gewel) is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet, and/or musician.

The griot is a repository of oral tradition and is often seen as a leader due to their position as an advisor to royal personages. As a result of the former of these two functions, they are sometimes called bards. They also act as mediators in disputes. 

 

retrate

 

retrate (plural retrates)

1. Obsolete form of retreat.

bifurcation lake

 A bifurcation lake is a lake that has outflows into two different drainage basins and thus the drainage divide cannot be defined exactly because it is situated in the middle of the lake. 

 

Peeler Lake in California's Hoover Wilderness is a natural bifurcated lake that lies along the Great Basin Divide. It has two outlets, one of which drains east into the Great Basin, and one of which drains west to the Pacific Ocean.

Menma

 Menma (メンマ, 麺麻, 麺碼) is a Japanese condiment made from lacto-fermented bamboo shoots. The bamboo shoots are dried in the sun or through other means before the process of fermentation. Menma is a common topping for noodle soups, notably ramen.

 

Syntropy

 Syntropy

 The word syntropy, as contrasted to entropy, paints a powerful picture of a system that accumulates matter and energy, become more complex over time, all in order to create abundance. It is a form of process based agriculture, as opposed to input based agriculture, typical to industrial systems.

So basically a word to describe an agricultural practice.

pesero

 A pesero, combi, micro or microbús is a form of public transport, most commonly seen in Mexico City. Its name derives from the fact that in the beginning of this form of transport a flat fee of one peso was charged per ride (hence the name "pesero" which could be interpreted as "peso collector"). 

 

greguería

 A greguería is a short statement, usually one sentence, in which the author expresses a philosophical, pragmatic, or humorous idea in a witty and original way. A greguería is roughly similar to an aphorism or a one-liner joke in comedy. It is a rhetorical and stylistic device used in Spanish and Latin American literature. 

 

Some examples of greguerías by Ramón Gómez de la Serna, originally in Spanish.

• The couple of eggs we eat look like identical twins, and they're not even third cousins. (El par de huevos que nos tomamos parece que son gemelos, y no son ni primos terceros.)
• The peacock is a retired myth. (El pavo real es un mito jubilado.)
• Doors get angry with the wind. (Las puertas se enfadan con el viento.)
• Fragrance is the flowers' echo. (El perfume es el eco de las flores.)

 

Candlepin bowling

 Candlepin bowling is a variation of bowling that is played primarily in the Canadian Maritime provinces and the New England region of the United States. It is played with a handheld-sized ball and tall, narrow pins that resemble candles, hence the name. 

 

Shortt–Synchronome free pendulum clock

 The Shortt–Synchronome free pendulum clock is a complex precision electromechanical pendulum clock invented in 1921 by British railway engineer William Hamilton Shortt in collaboration with horologist Frank Hope-Jones.

 

touch grass

 

touch grass (third-person singular simple present touches grass, present participle touching grass, simple past and past participle touched grass)

1. (Internet slang) To spend time outside. An insult suggesting that a person posting online is out of touch with reality and should spend time away from the internet.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see touch,‎ grass.
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Nomunication

A portmanteau of "Communication" and the Japanese word "Nomu," to drink, the term refers to the ability of alcohol to transcend cultural barriers in facilitating discourse and making babies.

 

Trip Chaining

Trip chaining involves grouping errands or other activities into one trip instead of returning home in between each one. The more errands you group together, the more vehicle trips you save.

bolster

 A bolster is a long narrow pillow or cushion filled with cotton, down or fibre.