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solstitial
[ sol-stish-uhl ]
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adjective
occurring around the time of a solstice
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- First recorded in 1550鈥�60.
- Combines solstice, from Latin solstitium, meaning “the sun standing still” + the adjective-forming suffix -补濒虏.
EXAMPLES OF SOLSTITIAL
- In desert climates, the solstitial heat of the summer can press down like a weight.
- With solstitial light extending the day, the birds sang well past dinnertime.
hotch
[ hoch ]
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verb
to fidget or shift one's weight from one foot to the other
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- First recorded between 1350鈥�1400.
- From French hocher, meaning “to shake;” related to German hotzen, meaning “to tremble or move up and down.”
EXAMPLES OF HOTCH
- The actors would hotch just offstage, waiting for their cue.
- After the therapeutic massage, pins and needles made her hotch restlessly at the bus stop.
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- From Old English (450鈥�1150) 蝉艒镁蹿忙蝉迟, meaning “true, honest.”
- Combines sooth, meaning “true, real,” + fast, meaning “firm, secure.”
EXAMPLES OF SOOTHFAST
- The jury recognized the witness’s soothfast account in their verdict.
- The documentary told a soothfast story about a high school robotics team from Detroit.
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