We're excited to announce this month's winners of our Word Love competition. Thanks to everyone who has submitted their favourite word.
Winner, Mike, will receive a copy of Reading the OED, and Runner Up, Anne, will receive a fancy 'glug' waterbottle.
These words and why our winners love them will feature throughout the month on Word Love Wednesday. Follow along on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter (#wordlove).
Please note that if your word didn't win this month, it's still in the running, and you can enter as many times as you like.
Word love,
Rocksalt Copy Creatives
| Winner | Word | Meaning | Why they love it so |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Kalin, Winner | Crocodile | A large predatory semiaquatic reptile with long jaws, long tail, short legs, and a horny textured skin. | "It clacks like a toothy jaw, twists like a stealthy reptile and leaves with a flick of its tapering tail." |
| Anne Watson Runner Up | Verdant | Of the bright green colour of lush grass. | ”It's one of those words that to me evokes exactly what it is. It makes me think of lush greenness — yards of thick forest green velvet, or rolling green hills with ex-nuns spinning around.” |
| Deb Averitt, Honourable Mention | Mellifluous | (Of a sound) pleasingly smooth and musical to hear. | ”It sounds like what it means: a rich, flowing sound. Plus, it feels good in my mouth.” |
| Simon Ellinas, Honourable Mention | Strolling | Walk in a leisurely way. | ”It's such happy word. It's walking but without a care in the world. You get the impression of one of those toys which 'stroll' along when you dangle a weighted string over a table edge. You can walk or run agitatedly, but you can never stroll agitatedly. Walking is what you do going to work. Strolling is what you do on holiday. I try to 'stroll' at least twice a day.” |
