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The only word in English that ends with the letters "-mt" is "dreamt" (which is a variant spelling of "dreamed" - as well of course as "undreamt"
The longest English word without a true vowel (a, e, i, o or u) is "rhythm".
The 'v' in the name of a court case does not stand for 'versus', but for 'and' (in civil proceedings) or 'against' (in criminal proceedings).
The "O" when used as a prefix in Irish surnames means "descendant of".
The phrase "honeymoon" came from the Greeks. It was customary for the bride's family to supply the groom with a month (or full moon cycle) of the wedding wine, which tasted like honey.
The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.
Someone who is "pauciloquent" uses as few words as possible when speaking.
The largest crossword puzzle ever published had 2631 clues across and 2922 clues down. It took up 16 sq. feet of space.
The word "Oral-B" is a combination of oral hygiene and the letter B, which stands for the word better.
The word salary came from the word salt in Roman times. Salt was used as a trading medium money.
The largest crossword puzzle ever published had 2631 clues across and 2922 clues down. It took upto 16 sq. feet of space.
The word 'denim' comes from 'de Nimes', Nimes being the town.
China has more English speakers than the United States.
The longest word in the English language is 1909 letters long and it refers to a distinct part of DNA.
The most common vowel in English is "e", followed by "a".
Poliosis is the greying of the hair. It comes from polios, the Greek word for "grey".
"Fickleheaded" and "fiddledeedee" are the longest words consisting only of letters in the first half of the alphabet.
A group of rhinos is called a crash. A group of frogs is called an army.
The only city in the United States whose name is spelled using only vowels is Aiea, Hawaii.
"Queueing" is the only word with five consecutive vowels.
The letters KGB stand for KomitetGosudarstvennoyBezopasnosti.
Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village".
"The" is the most frequently used word in the English language (used three times in this sentence alone).
There are six words in the English language with the letter combination "uu." Muumuu, vacuum, continuum, duumvirate, duumvir and residuum.
Mrs. was originally an abbreviation of "mistress," but now is not an abbreviation of anything, except a woman's single lifestyle.
Forty is the only word which has its letter in alphabetical order.
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A 'bibliopole' is a seller of rare books.
The 'v' in the name of a court case does not stand for 'versus', but for 'and' (in civil proceedings) or 'against' (in criminal proceedings)
The only planet not named after a god is our own, Earth. The others are, in order from the Sun, Mercury, Venus, [Earth,] Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2-6 years of age.
Microwaves were invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
Lots of words to do with the nose begin with the letter pattern sn - snout, sniff, snub, snot, snore, snort, snooty.
Plumber has a silent b in there because it comes from the Latin word plumbum meaning lead piping used by plumbers.
No English words end in v or u. Theres always an e on the end: give, have, love, eve,; twelve, glue,; rescue, blue, true.
There are only 4 English words in common use ending in "-dous": hazardous, horrendous, stupendous, and tremendous.
"Deeded" is the only word that is made using only two different letters, each used three times.
Interchangeability is the word in the English language that contains the letters to form the most numbers. Its letters can form the words three, eight, nine, ten, thirteen, thirty,thirty-nine, eighty, eighty-nine, ninety, and ninety-eight.
One billion is the first number that contains a and b
One octillion is the first number that contains a and c
Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula."
The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
The little bits of paper left over when holes are punched in data cards or tape are called "chad"
The loop on a belt that holds the loose-end is called a "keeper"
Blype is the skin that peels off after a bad sunburn
A 'nullipara' is a woman who has never given birth to a child.
Obsessive nose picking is referred to as rhinotillexomania
The chef's tall hat is called a "toque"
A building in which silence is enforced, like a library or school room, is referred to as a "silentium"
Fiat stands for FabbricaItaliana Automobile Torino, the name of the Italian manufacturer
"Steatopygia" means an accumulation of fat in the buttocks
The little bumps on the surface of a table tennis paddle are called pips
A "quidnunc" is a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip
What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common?-- All were invented by women.
It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs.
A group of geese on the ground is a gaggle, but a group of geese in flight is called a skein
The highest scoring word in the game Scrabble is "quartzy".
Only word Taxi is spelled exactly same in French, English, German, Portuguese, Swedish, and Dutch
The lunula is the half-moon shaped pale area at the bottom of finger nails.
A bibliophile is a collector of rare books. A bibliopole is a seller of rare books
A vexillologist is an expert in the history of flags
Alekthophilia is the love of chickens
The oldest surviving English text is Caedmons Hymn of Creation
Caedmon- the first English poet
Alfred- first prose writer in English
The longest alphabetic sequences to appear in English words are "mnop" and "rstu."
English shortest words that contain letters A, B, C, D, E, and F are Feedback and Boldface.
Subcontinental is the only word that uses each vowel only once and in reverse alphabetical order.
"Adcomsubordcomphibspac" is the longest acronym. It is a Navy term standing for Administrative Command, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet Subordinate Command.
"Almost" is the longest commonly used word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
The first English dictionary was written in 1755
The oldest English language word is 'Town'
The least used letter in the alphabet in English language is Q
The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is "Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis".
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