Lots of subs and suns today. And a lot more sexist words, but I haven't the heart to go into it today.
⚛ Units of the Week
Subatom: a component of an atom
Subunit: a unit that is a part of a larger unit
Sucre: a monetary unit of Ecuador
Suite: a series of things forming a unit
Svedberg: a unit of time
Sycee: fine uncoined silver formerly used in China as money
!!! Unexpected Words of the Week
Strobila: the entire body of a tapeworm
Stroppy: unruly
Sturt: contention
Subadult: an individual approaching adulthood
Subteen: a person approaching the teenage years
Subtopia: the suburbs of a city
Sulky: a light horse-drawn vehicle (carriage!)
Summitry: the use of conferences between chiefs of state for international negotiation
Sumoist: a sumo wrestler (Gross. I think "moist" is off limits anywhere now)
Sundown: to experience nighttime confusion
Suq: souk (Great Q word)
Suttee: a Hindu widow cremated on her husband's funeral pile to show her devotion to him (why does the widower never do the same for his beloved, I ask you!)
Swannery: a place where swans are raised
Sweer: lazy
Swive: to copulate with
Sybarite: a person devoted to pleasure and luxury
♡ Favorite Words of the Week
Sublunar: pertaining to the earth
Subsolar: situated directly beneath the sun
Sunbow: an arc of spectral colors formed by the sun shining through a mist
Sundog: a small rainbow
Susurrus: a soft rustling sound
Subatom: a component of an atom
Subunit: a unit that is a part of a larger unit
Sucre: a monetary unit of Ecuador
Suite: a series of things forming a unit
Svedberg: a unit of time
Sycee: fine uncoined silver formerly used in China as money
!!! Unexpected Words of the Week
Strobila: the entire body of a tapeworm
Stroppy: unruly
Sturt: contention
Subadult: an individual approaching adulthood
Subteen: a person approaching the teenage years
Subtopia: the suburbs of a city
Sulky: a light horse-drawn vehicle (carriage!)
Summitry: the use of conferences between chiefs of state for international negotiation
Sumoist: a sumo wrestler (Gross. I think "moist" is off limits anywhere now)
Sundown: to experience nighttime confusion
Suq: souk (Great Q word)
Suttee: a Hindu widow cremated on her husband's funeral pile to show her devotion to him (why does the widower never do the same for his beloved, I ask you!)
Swannery: a place where swans are raised
Sweer: lazy
Swive: to copulate with
Sybarite: a person devoted to pleasure and luxury
♡ Favorite Words of the Week
Sublunar: pertaining to the earth
Subsolar: situated directly beneath the sun
Sunbow: an arc of spectral colors formed by the sun shining through a mist
Sundog: a small rainbow
Susurrus: a soft rustling sound
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