Brontide is a noun meaning the low distant rumble of thunder.
While admiring the purples, pinks, oranges, and reds of the sunset, Stephanie heard a brontide as metal gray clouds rushed in.
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April 19, 2014
Cuittle is a verb meaning to wheedle, cajole, or coax.
With tears welling up in his eyes, the police officer cuittled the kidnapped boy out of the cage in the cellar he had been kept in the past two weeks.
April 18, 2014
Passe-partout is a noun meaning a master or skeleton key, an ornamental mat for a picture, or a method of framing in which a piece of glass is placed over a picture and is affixed to a backing by means of adhesive strips of paper or other material pasted over the edges. NOTE: This word has a few more meanings then what is listed here but I truncated it.
A passé-partout with a cryptic note was taped to Brenda’s door.
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