Thursday, July 7, 2011

19 Everyday Things You Never Knew Had Names

1. Tittle

The dot over an 'i' or 'j.'


2. Lunule



 The white, crescent shaped part at the top of a nail.

3. Crepuscular Rays


 Rays of sunlight coming from a certain point in the sky. Also known as “God's rays.”

4. Ferrule


 The metal part on a pencil.

5. Muntin


 The strip separating window panes.

6. Morton's Toe


 When your second toe is bigger than your big toe.

7. Arms Akimbo


 Exactly what it looks like. Hands on your hips.

8. Desire Path


 A path created by natural means, simply because it is the “shortest or most easily navigated” way.

9. Semantic Satiation


 What happens when you say a word for so long that it loses its meaning. Limit limit limit limit limit limit limit limit limit.



10. Brannock Device

 What is used to measure your feet at the shoe store.

11. Paresthesia


 The pins and needles feeling you get when part of your body falls asleep. Bonus! This is known as obdormition.

12. Phosphenes


 The lights you see when you close your eyes and press your hands to them.

13. Armscye


 The armhole in most clothing.

14. Wamble


 Stomach rumble.

15. Peen


 The side opposite the hammer's striking side.

16. Dysania


The state of finding it hard to get out of the bed in the morning.


17. Petrichor

 The it smells outside after rain.

18. Philtrum


 The groove located just below the nose and above the middle of the lips.

19. Purlicue


The space between the thumb and the forefingers.



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