strumpet: A brass instrument that curves backwards and forwards rather than coiled.
(I avoided the obvious one using the 2nd to 6th letters. This is not Hell).
culinary: a neologism combining the British and American terms for a gathering of people standing in an organised manner while waiting at a bus stop, for instance.
Contestant: A person who passes an examination or wins a competition by using some form of dishonesty.
And a word I'd never seen or heard of before until a shipmate used it in a post earlier today. As far as I know, it's unknown here. I had to look it up in an electronic dictionary.
Comments
electorate
instinctual
olfactory
pentecostal
knitting
carbonated
strumpet
(I avoided the obvious one using the 2nd to 6th letters. This is not Hell).
palace
mattress
smiling
Serendipity
immunity
parsley
In a similar vein,
tarragon
coriander
tarragon
bergamot
border
basil
peerage
wistful
wiffle
inoculation
synchronise
Coriander:
hyacinth
Hydrangea
Buttercup
Chrysanthemum
azalea
Serenity
tourism
culinary
plutocrat
efficacious
carousel
Hieroglyphic:
Contestant
And a word I'd never seen or heard of before until a shipmate used it in a post earlier today. As far as I know, it's unknown here. I had to look it up in an electronic dictionary.
Tchotchke:
Tchotchke: A competitor in the biathlon.
novena
Droshky:
balaclava
household
particle
hypocaust
surroundings
Plasma:
chronic
jackal
jacket