Morning everyone and welcome to the morning writing exercise. As it is Monday we have the five word challenge. That’s right, five words you may not use in your normal writing all having to be used in a single bit of writing. And as always while some of these words may be familiar to you, I am posting the definitions below. Sometimes I find I always use a word in the same way but seeing an alternate usage sparks an idea I might not have had. Sometimes it just helps for clarification. So whether you are trying to break out of the habit of using the same words over and over again or just want a momentary stretch of the vocab muscles, this is the exercise for you.
Today’s Words: Hourglass, Tabby, Mustache, Puce, Flashlight
Hourglass: noun an invertible device with two connected glass bulbs containing sand that takes an hour to pass from the upper to the lower bulb.
Tabby: noun 1.a cat whose fur is mottled or streaked with dark stripes. 2.a fabric with a watered pattern, typically silk. adjective (of a cat) gray or brownish in color and streaked with dark stripes.
Mustache: noun a strip of hair left to grow above the upper lip, or a growth similar to a moustache, or a marking that resembles one, around the mouth of some animals.
Puce: adjective of a dark red or purple-brown color. noun a dark red or purple-brown color.
Flashlight: noun 1.North Americana battery-operated portable light. 2.a flashing light used for signals and in lighthouses.
As always, Happy writing.
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