Patsy Collins - Words about writing and writing about words

If the word liveable is applied to a building, area, climate etc it means that it's fit to live in. When applied to a life, it means ...

Ultimate means last or final, maximum, best and that beyond which no other exists. It can also mean fundamental or un-analysable or a fin...

The word gizzit isn't in my dictionary and I'll be surprised if it's in yours. Does that mean it isn't a real word? Not i...

Obviously air is the mix of gasses we breathe and which birds, planes and balloons fly in. It can also refer to our manner or behaviour e.g...

A nugget is a lump of gold, or other precious substance, as found in the earth. It can also mean anything else which is valuable for its ...

It's summer – and there are plenty of distractions from writing. I mean the definitions of 'something that distracts; an interuptio...

Gusto means enjoyment or vigour in doing something. For example, the wildflowers in Patsy's mini meadow seem to grow with gusto . W...

A conflagration is a great and destructive fire. It feels like there should be more to it than that, but apparently there isn't. I ...

To dissect is to cut into pieces. Often this means a plant or animal, for the purposes of examination, but cakes can be dissected to. Th...