Cabin Fever - noun

A tired and discontented feeling that is a result of staying confined in one area for a long amount of time.

Example Sentences:
*I had cabin fever from staying indoors for a week because of the bad ice storm
*After being sick with the flu for a whole week I knew I was feeling better when I started getting cabin fever.

Cornucopia - noun

1) A cornucopia is a cone or horn shaped container that is full of fruit or nuts or fall vegetables. It is a thankgiving vocabularly word.

2) Cornucopia can be used in other times besides Thankgiving. The cornucopia is a symbol for a large quantity of something, usually more than what is needed.

An Example Sentence:
The table held a cornucopia of food.

Meaning:
The table had a large amount of food on it.

Croon - verb

Describes the action of singing softly with emotion.

Example Sentences:
*The mother crooned a song to her baby.
*Crooning helps a baby fall asleep.
*I tried to croon along with the singer as he sang, “I am dreaming of a White Christmas.”

Crooner - noun

A singer who sings in a soft sentimental way. A crooner is a male singer who sings softly and with emotion. This style of singing was most popular in the 1920’s to the early 1960’s. Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Bing Crosby, are examples of crooners from this time.

Example Sentence:
My favorite crooner is Nat King Cole.

Crucifixion - noun

Crucifixion - noun

The method of killing someone for a crime.

This method involved tying or nailing someone to a wooden cross and left until they died. The cause of death was suffocation.

This method was commonly used thousands of years ago.

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Impromptu - adjective

Anything that is said or done without planning.

Kick off - infomal noun

The informal meaning is the start of something.

Kudos - noun

Meaning: an exclamation of praise like, "Good Job!"

Can also be used to express that someone received praise or glory for an accomplishment or work. An example sentence could be, "As a journalist, he received many kudos for his writings."

Noggin - noun

Meaning: slang for the brain or head

Snowed In

To be unable to travel far because of snow.

Example Sentences:
*The snow was so heavy that many people were snowed in.
*If the weatherman’s predictions had been true we would have been snowed in.
*We couldn’t go to the concert because we were snowed in.

Percolating - verb

Informal Meaning: To spread slowly or gradually.

More Formal Meaning: To pass through a thin material. Example would be how when coffee is made it percolates through the filter.

Resurrection - noun

Desribes the event of someone who is dead coming back to life and breathing again.

Resurrected and Resurrecting are verb forms.

Example Sentences:
Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus on Easter.
Jesus resurrected from the dead. (used as a verb)

The word resurrection can also be used informally when talking about something that is not being used to become something that is used.

Example Sentences for informal use:

The mechanic resurrected the old truck.
The celebration of Easter resurrects hope into people's lives.

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Turkey Day - noun

An idiom for Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving is sometimes called "Turkey Day" because eating turkey is part of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.

White Christmas - noun

When snow falls on Christmas Day, we call it a, "white christmas".

Also "White Christmas" is the name of popular Christmas song written by Irving Berlin in 1940. The song was song by crooner, Bing Crosby.

Example Sentences:
*In the mid-west and eastern parts of the United States a white christmas is more common.

*The song, "White Christmas" is often heard on the radio around Christmas time.

Yum - Interjection

A word that means delicious. Can also say yummy or yum-yum. For example, "that cake is yummy."