One word

Countenance

Word of the day on 27 May 2010.

Winning tweet

93
Points
yearning4d_sky
Buddhas Countenance~calm, serene~never ceases~to inspire #haiku #artwiculate

Good uses

  • mazpow
    74
    Points
    How did my countenance get so much older than me?
  • asim7asim
    72
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    a damsel with a ~ beautiful countenance ~ I fell for the girl #haiku #artwiculate
  • OddlyStarry
    67
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    I'd rather be the Knight of the Woeful Countenance tilting at windmills, than a deferential milquetoast with no wonderlust!
  • TiddK
    57
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    smile lips, lying eyes ~ countenance upside down ~ duplicitous mask . #haiku #artwiculate
  • baccatum
    55
    Points
    I really have to get to work on my appearance. I will not countenance this stomach, and I cannot stomach this countenance!
  • agezoko
    51
    Points
    Countenance like mere shadow which cried until the tear withered. Eyes seem to be deep deep holes. #artwiculate
  • Squawkingalah
    50
    Points
    I cannot countenance another tweet. I'll never tweet again. Ahem.
  • dsceiorg
    49
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    Collective nouns: A splendor of Graces; An inspiration of Muses; A countenance of Gorgons #artwiculate #mythology
  • emmaexpress
    48
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    If this were a word association game, I'd see " countenance " and say "Jane Austen".
  • JonPowles
    46
    Points
    Smiling with lips but not with eyes ~ the countenance of despair
  • ultracutebot
    46
    Points
    geological countenance cluster: Mt. Rushmore
  • ariandalen
    45
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    He had a countenance only a mother could love. #artwiculate
  • beezknez
    45
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    With the countenance / of a mannequin, the Moon / gave Venus the slip/#magritte #artwiculate
  • carolstett
    44
    Points
    A stolen glance at your countenance/ a shy radiance on mine. #artwiculate
  • Wifsie
    43
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    Stressed countenance, the silent type. Then a loving smile will belie the hype. My man. My husband. #artwiculate
  • DaveCurry
    43
    Points
    Countenance carnage? If looks could kill. #artwiculate
  • AaronLivingston
    43
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    Countenance: Count Dracula's lesser known, less thirsty, and some say comlier younger cousin. #artwiculate
  • SJHatzi
    42
    Points
    And in my mind's eye / fingertips trace his face / countenance cherished
  • Ysabeluna
    42
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    lover's countenance : blissful daze
  • prashanthm18
    42
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    My countenance ~ contradictory to my words ~ said nay ~ when it had to say yes ~ to my love. #artwiculate
  • skiwhino
    41
    Points
    Facing a mirror you see merely your own countenance; facing your child you finally understand how everyone else has seen you.
  • Tralala56
    41
    Points
    Crumpled countenance ~ weathered by time and hardship ~ courageous sea dog #haiku
  • lithiumzombie
    40
    Points
    I stink at poker. No, strike that: my countenance stinks at poker! #artwiculate
  • nedmw
    39
    Points
    I was going to book a room at the Hotel Countenance but I just couldn't face it
  • Gardencomet
    38
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    Four stone faces carved into a cliff, each countenance a president
  • DarkHaikuMoon
    37
    Points
    When I looked into the looking glass - my eyes beheld the countenance of a stranger #artwiculate
  • urbanascetic
    37
    Points
    Beneath the sunny countenance ~ A Storm #sixwords #poetry #artwiculate
  • TheSupercargo
    37
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    "RIP, Viscount Visage," said Helmse, thoughtfully. "We shall not gaze on the like of his countenance again. If indeed we ever truly did."
  • TinaNguyen
    36
    Points
    When Poetry met Countenance, they both smiled sweetly. #artwiculate
  • kado56
    35
    Points
    The train pulled into Countenance. The view was awful. Harry took out his rose tinted glasses. That put a new complexion on things#magritte
  • lagadu123
    35
    Points
    Just when I thought I couldn't countenance another repeat word - phew ! It's a new one. Hooray !
  • ChrisTwitery
    34
    Points
    Her countenance pale - eyes shrouded by her beauty - my heart skips a beat #haiku #artwiculate
  • storygirl08
    34
    Points
    She knew she wasn't pretty, so she wore revealing clothes to get noticed. Her motto: Gotta counteract that countenance.
  • BurningHawk1969
    34
    Points
    I cannot countenance anything before coffee; hell, before coffee, I can't even face myself. #artwiculate
  • Schnicka
    34
    Points
    I wonder what the man in the mirror thinks of my countenance..? #artwiculate
  • silverne
    34
    Points
    Countenance camouflages the cream.
  • smeedha
    33
    Points
    Did you hear about the robbery at the kitchenware store? Apparently the owner had a dead-pan countenance.
  • tama001
    33
    Points
    reality in head / vapor in heart / keep cynical countenance . #artwiculate
  • Haiku_Master
    33
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    Greecian countenance, etched not in marble, but in grace ~ sculpted by hand unknown, a glorious face...#artwiculate
  • minibtweet
    32
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    Graceful ~ mysterious ~ windswept hair ~ a dreamy countenance ~ engaging ~ an ethereal beauty ~ a fairy #artwiculate #Magritte
  • SpankyHamsMum
    31
    Points
    OMG - I just watched Borat count his women. First he countenance then he count to betty, its was very niiice.
  • soarski
    31
    Points
    He deduced that she's quite a number. Her countenance is prime, temper even, humor odd, and faults imaginary.

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