Grace

Grace is a beautiful word with several meanings which are connected to one basic meaning.

Grace: Elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion or action: We watched her skate with effortless grace across the ice.

Grace: A pleasing or attractive quality or endowment: He possesses the manly graces.

Grace: A virtue coming from God. Favor or goodwill. Mercy, clemency, pardon or forgiveness: He was saved by an act of grace from the governor.

Grace: A short prayer at a meal asking a blessing or giving thanks.

Grace: A musical trill, turn or appoggiatura

Grace: A commonly given female first name: Grace Kelly, Grace Jones, Grace Slick.

Grace Kelly (aka Princess Grace)

Grace Jones (Jamaican singer, songwriter, actress, model)

Grace Slink (singer of Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship and Starship)

Grace: A classic album released by the late Jeff Buckley in 1994

Jeff Buckley - Grace (click here)

Jeff Buckley - Grace (video)

GRACE

Swamp

This word doesn't have as many meanings as other words featured on this blog. Though it is an interesting word. The word was first used in 1624 in Captain John Smith's "Generall Historie" in reference to the Virginia Rivers.

Swamp: a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.

Swamp: A situation or place fraught with difficulties and imponderables: a financial swamp.

Swamp: to overwhelm, especially to overwhelm with an excess of something: He swamped us with work.

 

 

 

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Post 100 (Hundred)

Welcome to The "Word Thoughts" Blog... this post marks a milestone for this blog. This is the 100th post.

This blog debuted with it's first post on March 5, 2011. The idea was to post a new word every day. That lasted until about April 20, 2011. From there it went to every other day, then twice a week and now to wehnever I have the time to post here. I run something like 8 blogs, 4 facebook pages, a forum and 2 websites. I am busy... but I love the internet.

The word (or number) Hundred is a number of prime importance. To reach one hundred of anything (such as age, miles, etc) is considered an achievement.

In Roman Numerals the symbol for 100 is the letter "C" 

100 Years = One Century

A person who lives to the age 100 is called a centenarian

A few famous centenarians:

George Burns (actor, comedian) 1896-1996

Bob Hope (actor, comedian) 1903-2003

Benjamin Franklin is on the U.S. One Hundred Dollar bill ($100)

100 Years by Five For Fighting

Thank you to all who have been visiting this blog to read the first 100 posts...



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