word of the day Stories - The Dream Shake
Your RBR Word of the Day: shivaree
shivaree \SHIV-uh-ree\ , noun; 1. A mock serenade with kettles, pans, horns, and other noisemakers given for a newly married couple. 2. An elaborate, noisy celebration. verb: 1. To serenade with a shivaree. The often controversial half time shivaree put on by the Stanford Band is one of the most...
Your RBR Word of the Day: adumbrate
adumbrate \a-DUHM-breyt\ , verb; 1. To foreshadow; prefigure. 2. To produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch. 3. To darken or conceal partially; overshadow. In hindsight, the early defensive dominance and will to finish in the 2007 Independence Bowl adumbrated the strong 2008...
Your RBR Word of the Day: frog-march
frog-march \FROG-march\ verb: to seize from behind roughly and forcefully propel forward Nico Johnson demonstrates a "frog-march" tackling technique on an Ole Miss player.
Your RBR Word of the Day: wastrel
wastrel \WAY-struhl\ , noun; 1. A person who wastes, especially one who squanders money; a spendthrift. 2. An idler; a loafer; a good-for-nothing. It's hard to tell which is the more damning indictment of Les Miles, his poor in game decisions or his growing reputation as a wastrel of talent.
Your RBR Word of the Day: quisling
quisling \KWIZ-ling\ , noun; 1. Someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying his or her country; a traitor. Spencer Region's commitment to "the University of Auburn" made him both quisling and laughingstock among 'Bama fans; quisling for the last second change of heart by a supposed lifelong...
Your RBR Word fo the Day: perforce
perforce \pur-FORS\ , adverb; 1. By necessity; by force of circumstance. With questions on defense and a slew of returning starters on offense, the Crimson Tide might perforce open up the playbook in 2010.
Your RBR Word of the Day: empyrean
empyrean \em-py-REE-uhn; -PEER-ee-\ , noun; 1. The highest heaven, in ancient belief usually thought to be a realm of pure fire or light. 2. Heaven; paradise. 3. The heavens; the sky. adjective: 1. Of or pertaining to the empyrean of ancient belief. Though the play itself was a simple bootleg, when...
Your RBR Word of the Day: agrestic
agrestic \uh-GRES-tik\ , adjective; 1. Pertaining to fields or the country; rural; rustic. I'm sure the agrestic majesty of the Lee County area has made Auburn an easy sell for Coach Chizik.
Your RBR Word of the Day: Pyrrhic victory
Pyrrhic victory \PIR-ik\ , noun; 1. A victory achieved at great or excessive cost; a ruinous victory. Although the Tide ultimately cruised to a 40-14 victory over Florida International, it became a Pyrrhic victory after both Julio Jones and Roy Upchurch sustained injuries that would hamper their...
Your RBR Word of the Day: interlard
interlard \in-tuhr-LARD\ , verb; 1. To insert between; to mix or mingle; especially, to introduce something foreign or irrelevant into; as, "to interlard a conversation with oaths or allusions." The interlarding of receivers into the rotation at safety is an uncomfortable reminder of the lack of...
Showing 1 - 10 of 131 Next
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
