EPROM(*1941), deutscher Hobby-Dichter und Aphoristiker

Definition: (noun) A substance, such as calcium oxide or silica gel, that has a high affinity for water and is used as a drying agent. Synonyms: drier, drying agent, siccative. Usage: The shipment was packed with a desiccant to prevent humidity from warping the wood during transport. Discuss

noun: An acute sense of taste.

Brigitte Fuchs(*1951), Schweizer Autorin, Lyrikerin, Sprachspielerin

Definition: (verb) To make uneasy or perplexed; disconcert. Synonyms: discompose, untune, upset, disconcert. Usage: Her extreme candor would often discomfit strangers who suddenly found themselves privy to her most private thoughts. Discuss

noun: 1. A book listing approved drugs and related information. 2. A stock of drugs.

Gregor Stefan Heuwangl(*1963), deutscher Aphoristiker, Lyriker und Schriftsteller

Definition: (noun) The top stone of a structure or wall. Synonyms: stretcher, coping stone, copestone. Usage: When the structure's capstone was finally in place, the builders threw themselves a party to celebrate their achievement. Discuss

adjective: Fond of or living in inland bodies of water such as lakes, pools, etc.

Elmar Kupke(1942 – 2018), deutscher Aphoristiker und Stadtphilosoph

verb tr.: To crunch, crush, or grind.

Martin Gerhard Reisenberg(*1949), Diplom-Bibliothekar und Autor

Definition: (adjective) Possible to impute or ascribe; attributable. Synonyms: ascribable, due to, referable. Usage: The oversight was not imputable to him because he was on vacation when it occurred. Discuss

noun: 1. A feeling of goodwill. 2. A state of good mental health.

Fred Ammon(*1930), Aphoristiker

Definition: (verb) To talk idly and at length; chatter. Synonyms: blabber, palaver, piffle, prattle. Usage: I know the age better than you do, though you will prate about it so tediously. Discuss

Rudolf Presber(1868 – 1935), deutscher Journalist, Dichter, Dramatiker, Romancier und Erzähler

Definition: (adjective) Enduring a very short time. Synonyms: ephemeral, fugacious, passing, short-lived, transitory. Usage: The elderly woman was depressed and spent her days lamenting the transient beauty of youth. Discuss

Theodor Storm(1817 – 1888), Hans Theodor Woldsen Storm, deutscher Jurist, Dichter und Novellist

Definition: (noun) The food-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting of sieve tubes, fibers, parenchyma, and sclereids. Synonyms: bast. Usage: "Girdling" a tree, or cutting through its phloem tubes, results in the starvation of the roots and, ultimately, the death of the tree. Discuss

noun: A style of painting in which small dots are applied to the canvas. Also known as pointillism.

Roswitha Bloch(*1957), deutsche Lyrikerin, Aphoristikerin, Dozentin und Lektorin

Definition: (noun) One who shirks work or duty, especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime. Synonyms: shirker. Usage: My partner was a slacker, so I had to do all the work on the project. Discuss

noun: A sacred poem or song. verb intr.: To sing a poem or song.

«Il meglio e il peggio della vita vengono sempre da dentro, chi vi racconta il contrario non sa di che parla.» (Alberto Asor Rosa)

noun: A sugar paste that’s molded into shapes and figures for decorating cakes, etc.

Wilhelm Weber-Brauns(1883 – nach 1922), deutscher Zahntechniker und Schriftsteller

Definition: (noun) Miscellaneous items or written works collected together. Synonyms: assortment, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixture. Usage: The office was littered with papers, files, and assorted miscellanea. Discuss

noun: 1. An uneasy feeling about the rightness of a course of action. 2. A sudden feeling of sickness, faintness, or nausea.

Alexander Eilers(*1976), Aphoristiker

Definition: (noun) Either of two small leather boxes, each containing strips of parchment inscribed with quotations from the Hebrew Scriptures, one of which is strapped to the forehead and the other to the left arm; traditionally worn by Jewish men during morning worship, except on the Sabbath and holidays. Synonyms: tefillin. Usage: Just before his…

noun: A general assembly of the people of a town, city, county, etc.

Michael Marie Jung(*1940), Professor, deutscher Hochschullehrer, Führungskräftetrainer, Coach und Wortspieler

Definition: (noun) A tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and northern France. Synonyms: standing stone. Usage: The neo-pagans made the huge menhir the site of their annual spring celebration. Discuss

«La nostra felicità non dipende soltanto dalle gioie attuali ma anche dalle nostre speranze e dai nostri ricordi. Il presente si arricchisce del passato e del futuro.» (Émilie du Châtelet)

«La natura se ne frega di noi. È inutile gridare o disperarsi. Ci vuole misura nel dolore. E se esiste, la salvezza passa per l'ironia.»

Helmut Glaßl(*1950)

Definition: (noun) A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information. Synonyms: separatrix, solidus, slash, diagonal, stroke. Usage: Because the poem was reproduced in block text, virgules were used to indicate where the lines had originally been separated. Discuss

«Ricevere la notizia della malattia è stata una bella botta e sono rimasto due giorni chiuso in camera a piangere e a riflettere. Mi è passata tutta la vita davanti… Ora che farò? Rispetto la malattia, ma la guarderò negli occhi, la affronterò a petto in fuori e so già che vincerò questa sfida, non…

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe(1749 – 1832), gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Repräsentanten deutschsprachiger Dichtung

Definition: (noun) One who is employed in the loading or unloading of ships. Synonyms: dock worker, dock-walloper, docker, dockhand, loader, longshoreman, lumper. Usage: As the stevedore worked, he dreamed of the day he would be able to leave the docks behind and see the world from the deck of a ship. Discuss

noun: A person with a strong aversion to books.

Arthur Schopenhauer(1788 – 1860), deutscher Philosoph

Definition: (noun) A pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone. Synonyms: drone pipe. Usage: The continuous note emanating from the bourdon was hypnotic and carried the listener off into another world. Discuss

noun: The material surrounding the main text of a book, such as covers, preface, bibliography, colophon, etc.

Otto Ernst(1862 – 1926), eigentlich Otto Ernst Schmidt, deutscher Erzähler, ursprünglich Volksschullehrer

Definition: (noun) A peevish, irascible person; a grouch. Synonyms: crank, grouch, grump, churl. Usage: He was known to all as a crosspatch, but all that changed with the birth of his first grandchild. Discuss

noun: A bookseller, especially of rare works.

Ernst Ferstl(*1955), österreichischer Lehrer, Dichter und Aphoristiker

Definition: (noun) A long angry or violent speech, usually of a censorious or denunciatory nature; a diatribe. Synonyms: philippic, broadside. Usage: Milady had listened to all this menacing tirade with a smile of disdain on her lips, but rage in her heart. Discuss

noun: A writer of prose.

Gregor Stefan Heuwangl(*1963), deutscher Aphoristiker, Lyriker und Schriftsteller

Definition: (adjective) Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course. Synonyms: roundabout. Usage: He prided himself on his sense of direction, so Jane refrained from mentioning that the route he had chosen was circuitous and unnecessarily long. Discuss

noun: One who loves to read books; a bookworm.

Hugo von Sankt Viktor(um 1097 – 1141), christlicher Theologe des Mittelalters

Lilli U. Kreßner(*1957), Schriftstellerin, Dichterin, Zeitungskolumnistin

Definition: (noun) A prehistoric megalith typically having two upright stones and a capstone. Synonyms: cromlech. Usage: All that was left of the pre-historic community was a dolmen, an enigma that stood in nature like a letter from a lost alphabet. Discuss

Definition: (noun) A person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as a doctrine, policy, or institution. Synonyms: vindicator, justifier. Usage: English youth have been so educated time out of mind, and we have hundreds of thousands of apologists and admirers of injustice, misery, and brutality, as perpetrated among children. Discuss

Klaus Klages(1938 – 2022), deutscher Gebrauchsphilosoph und Abreißkalenderverleger

Definition: (noun) Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will. Synonyms: invective, vituperation. Usage: At first, she patiently listened to him vent his frustration, but when he began to spout vitriol, she told him she had to leave. Discuss

adjective: Glowing, shining, or glittering with a red or golden light.

Definition: (noun) A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it. Synonyms: dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, stump, ambo. Usage: The author ascended the soapbox and began to read from his latest novel. Discuss

«Non esiste il diavolo. E' solo dio quando è ubriaco.» (Tom Waits)

adjective: Relating to or living in the open ocean, far from land.

Martin Gerhard Reisenberg(*1949), Diplom-Bibliothekar und Autor

noun: 1. A nest. 2. A source or the central point, especially of infection where bacteria or other pathogens breed.

Erhard Blanck(*1942), deutscher Heilpraktiker, Schriftsteller und Maler

Definition: (noun) A route shorter than the usual one. Synonyms: shortcut, crosscut. Usage: My father claimed he knew a great cutoff, but it turned out to be longer than our original route. Discuss

adjective: Having a sweet, innocent appearance.

Manfred Hinrich(1926 – 2015), Dr. phil., deutscher Philosoph, Philologe, Lehrer, Journalist, Kinderliederautor, Aphoristiker und Schriftsteller

Definition: (noun) A small wooden embroidery frame consisting of two concentric hoops between which fabric is stretched. Synonyms: embroidery frame, embroidery hoop. Usage: She was addicted to needlepoint and took her tambour wherever she went. Discuss

«Noi democratici non siamo contro la ricchezza ma contro la povertà. La ricchezza, per noi, non è una colpa da espiare, ma un legittimo obiettivo da perseguire. Ma la ricchezza non può non essere anche una responsabilità da esercitare.» (Olof Palme)

Almut Adler(*1951), Fotografin, Autorin, Lyrikerin und Aphoristikerin

Definition: (adjective) Of, relating to, or marked by perfidy; treacherous. Synonyms: punic, treacherous. Usage: After Frank betrayed him, James swore he would never forgive his friend's perfidious behavior. Discuss

«Noi democratici non siamo contro la ricchezza ma contro la povertà. La ricchezza, per noi, non è una colpa da espiare, ma un legittimo obiettivo da perseguire. Ma la ricchezza non può non essere anche una responsabilità da esercitare.»

Definition: (noun) Someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior, especially for the same criminal behavior. Synonyms: habitual criminal, repeater. Usage: After his third arrest for petty theft, it became clear to the local police that they had a recidivist on their hands. Discuss

«La garra charrúa! L'ultima parola agli uruguagi, sempre loro! L'ultima parola nel calcio è la loro: hanno un cuore differente, lo capisci o no? L'artiglio che graffia, che lascia il segno nella storia dell'Inter: questa è la storia che si ripete! Io te l'avevo detto, la riprende ! Il graffio che aveva portato l'Inter in…

noun: 1. A compulsive desire to travel. 2. An excessive enthusiasm for running.

Jakob Bosshart(1862 – 1924), Schweizer Schriftsteller und Philologe

Definition: (adjective) Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious. Synonyms: battleful, combative, contentious. Usage: She had always found him to be bellicose and was not surprised when he was expelled from the military academy for his belligerent and violent behavior. Discuss

noun: An early symptom that indicates the onset of a disease or an episode of something such as a migraine.

Michael Wollmann(*1990), Philosoph und Aphoristiker

Definition: (noun) A craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines. Synonyms: ground-effect machine. Usage: The police lost track of the bank robbers at the water's edge, where the thieves escaped in a hovercraft. Discuss

verb intr.: To intrude or interfere.