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What other unique words do you enjoy using for common things? Let us know via the comment box. How many did you already know? Of course, for those everyday items for which the correct words are known by only a few, РІР‚ВthingamabobРІР‚в„ў and РІР‚ВthingummyРІР‚в„ў will have to suffice! So those are our ten favourite words for everyday objects that most people will be unfamiliar with. The sound of leaves rustling on trees or bushes as they are disturbed by the wind.

The little pile of unburned tobacco and ash that is left in the bowl of a pipe, which is used to help light it the next time it is used. The dot that appears above the letters РІР‚ВiРІР‚в„ў and РІР‚ВjРІР‚в„ў when they are written in lowercase. The part of a hammer head that you donРІР‚в„ўt use for hammering, which is usually curved or spherical in shape.

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The wooden (or sometimes metal) strip that runs between the panes of glass in a window frame, separating the panes while helping to hold each in place. Though these words are not heard on a regular basis, the list below includes 20 of the most fascinating and useful obscure words of the English language: Farctate From the Latin farcire, meaning to fill or stuff, farctate is a botanical term meaning full as opposed to hollow used more colloquially to mean completely satiated or full to the. The metal part of a pencil that joins the main body of the pencil to the eraser on the top. The twisted wire top that fits above the top of the cork on a bottle of champagne, just below the layer of foil.

The small plastic (or sometimes metal) tip that is used to finish off the end of a shoelace or drawstring to prevent it from fraying and to enable it to pass swiftly and easily through an eyelet. Through traveling, Ive heard so many words that we dont have in the English language, that dont translate to a direct word. In celebration of the fascinating quirks and twists that language can take as it develops, here we look at ten unique words for common things.

Language is a wonderful thing and as a community of freelance translators, proofreaders and other linguists here at Tomedes we perhaps appreciate that fact more than most.