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castings n.pl.— «The worm’s waste materials, delicately referred to as “castings,” or, indelicately, as “poop,” are eaten by microbes and fungi, allowing them to grow and reproduce and sequester minerals from the soil...
couch rocket n.— «The Couch Rocket!…My wife thought I was nuts when I bought an ’04 Spirit 1100. Before I knew it, she was hooked as a co-rider. Then we found the Wing. It’s simply an unbelievable machine. It does everything you ask...
charactercedural n.— «Wolf has even coined a new word to describe his new show: it’s a “charactercedural” as opposed to the police and court procedurals for which he’s become famous.» —“Spirit without...
descanso n.— «While a gravesite marks the resting place of physical remains, a descanso is intended to mark the place where the spirit left the body.» —“Americans find room for descansos” by Elda Silva San Antonio...