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Commodious (adj) kom-oh-dee-us spacious and convenient; roomy. Commodious entered English around 1375–1425 and comes from…

Mote (noun) moht a small particle or speck, especially of dust. before 1000; Middle English,…

Smur (also smir) (noun/verb) (Scots) smir to drizzle/ a damp drizzle or damp mist. Scots…

Cusp (noun) kusp a point that marks the beginning of a change. / A sharp…

Rectilinear (adj) rek-til-in-ee-ar Forming or formed by straight lines. 1650–60; Late Latin rēctilīne(us) (rēcti-recti- +…

Cattywampus (adj) kat-ee-wam-pus Askew, awry. / posititioned diagonally. First recorded in 1830–40 for earlier sense…