Main Entry: 1gos·sa·mer
Pronunciation: \ˈgä-sə-mər also ˈgäz-mər, ˈgä-zə-\
Pronunciation: \ˈgä-sə-mər also ˈgäz-mər, ˈgä-zə-\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English gossomer, from gos goose + somer summer
Date: 14th century
1 : a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather
2 : something light, delicate, or insubstantial
2 : something light, delicate, or insubstantial
— gos·sa·mery \-mə-rē\ adjective
A fine film of cobwebs often seen floating in the air or caught on bushes or grass.
And some random thematic lists of words...
geese
spiders
insects
mayflies
haze
light
iridescence
transparency
stillness
lake
glass
reflection
dream
surreal
suspended
floating
dissipating
immaterial
frail
feathers
cobwebs
air
cirrus
wings
filament
crystal
ice
frost
spiral
net
thread
droplet
orb
wisp
filament
hair
A fine film of cobwebs often seen floating in the air or caught on bushes or grass.
adj. Sheer, light, delicate, or tenuous. See Synonyms at airy. [Middle English gossomer : gos, goose; see goose + somer, summer (probably from the abundance of gossamer during early autumn when geese are in season); see summer1.] |
And some random thematic lists of words...
geese
spiders
insects
mayflies
haze
light
iridescence
transparency
stillness
lake
glass
reflection
dream
surreal
suspended
floating
dissipating
immaterial
frail
feathers
cobwebs
air
cirrus
wings
filament
crystal
ice
frost
spiral
net
thread
droplet
orb
wisp
filament
hair
Main Entry: sus·pend
Pronunciation: \sə-ˈspend\
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French suspendre, from Latin suspendere, from sub-, sus- up + pendere to cause to hang, weigh
Date: 14th century
transitive verb ... 2 a : to cause to stop temporarily ...
4 : to hold in an undetermined or undecided state ...
5 a : hang; especially : to hang so as to be free on all sides except at the point of support b : to keep from falling or sinking by some invisible support (as buoyancy) ed in the air> ...
6 a : to keep fixed or lost (as in wonder or contemplation) b : to keep waiting in suspense or indecision
7 : to hold (a musical note) over into the following chord
4 : to hold in an undetermined or undecided state ...
5 a : hang; especially : to hang so as to be free on all sides except at the point of support
6 a : to keep fixed or lost (as in wonder or contemplation) b : to keep waiting in suspense or indecision
7 : to hold (a musical note) over into the following chord
intransitive verb 1 : to cease operation temporarily
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