Saturday, April 11, 2015

In Case You Were Wondering l

A prestidigitator is another word for magician.
A castrated rooster is called a capon.
A conchologist studies mollusks and shells.
A deltiologist collects postcards.
A fingerprint is also known as a dactylogram.
A funambulist is a tightrope walker.
A horologist measures time.
A klazomaniac is someone who feels like shouting.
A librocubicularist is someone who reads in bed.
A phrenologist feels and interprets skull features.
A sultan's wife is called a sultana.
An anthropophagite eats people.
Killing a king is called regicide.
Spat-out food is called chanking.
The ball on top of a flagpole is called the truck.
A fox's tail is called a brush.
The two ends of a magnet are called poles.
The word diastima refers to having a gap between your teeth.
The word lethologica  describes the state of not remembering the word you want to say.
The word samba means to rub navels together.
When your sink is full, the little hole that lets the water drain, instead of flowing over the side, is called a porcelator.

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