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Emollient

Word of the day on 02 May 2010.

Winning tweet

77
Points
bwlightning
Emollient is your laughter ~ that lilts upon the breeze ~ it gently lifts my chin ~ a heaven-sent reprieve

Good uses

  • Ysabeluna
    73
    Points
    i am lost and you ~ found me, you're sentient, patient ~ my soul's emollient ~ #haiku #poetry
  • catmar604
    70
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    under my lilac tree, gray clouds disappear ~only blue sky above me when you're here ~emollient you, healing tree, stay near
  • lithiumzombie
    68
    Points
    excellent emollient: crème de la crème
  • navinsasikumar
    65
    Points
    What do you call a pig's emollient? An oinkment
  • agezoko
    63
    Points
    A mother's heartbeat is an emollient sound. #artwiculate
  • TiddK
    61
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    Hamlet finds emollient : "Perchance a cream? ay, there's the rub"
  • OddlyStarry
    58
    Points
    The Milky Way sparkling in a stardusted sky has been an emollient throughout the ages.
  • JonPowles
    58
    Points
    No, Max, "Salve Regina" is not an intimate emollient
  • asim7asim
    55
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    misfortune flagellate ~ terrible affliction ~ emollient, your love #haiku #artwiculate
  • mazpow
    53
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    My three year old daughter's world-view is pure emollient. If I could bottle it I'd put the shrinks out of business.
  • HourlyDavidson
    53
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    Grammatical emollient : euphemism
  • celticgladiator
    51
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    The scent of your emollient wafts through the air, as I caress your skin and play with your hair.
  • SJHatzi
    50
    Points
    And for an emollient? "I like that ol' kind of rock 'n' roll - the kind of music that sooths the soul".
  • Krafti_kit
    46
    Points
    Emollient surgeon: Smooth Operator #artwiculate #sade
  • MaxRaunchiness
    45
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    As we age, men have to call on Viagra and women have to use an emollient.
  • Eridanus
    43
    Points
    Emollient: / Incipient wrinkles came and went; / Now it looks as though they're resident - / Oh, I believed / Emollient!
  • harrarp
    42
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    Oh no! You keep you emollient away from my rough edges!
  • coinopratdchris
    42
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    Your voice is an emollient, for it makes an otherwise dark world's sun shine.
  • TinaNguyen
    41
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    crying toddler / her only emollient / mama #haiku #artwiculate
  • dmriver
    41
    Points
    If you are battered you should try the emollient, although some prefer salt and vinegar.
  • prashanthm18
    40
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    Who is an emollient soul? Mother. #artwiculate
  • silverne
    40
    Points
    emollient sandalwood moist dust/ freshness on her long black eyelids/ red alive embers on my heart/ painful endless summer of love
  • kado56
    40
    Points
    Like velvet emollient, I'm soft on you.
  • OldJoeStalin
    39
    Points
    The psychiatrist diagnosed Bill Clinton with emollient personality disorder, because he's a slick willie.
  • baccatum
    38
    Points
    “That emollient secret agent sure is a smooth one. Did you catch his name?” “Yes, he said the name is Balm. Lip Balm.”
  • ale_bundy
    38
    Points
    Emollient glibber? She's slippery when subdued, proceed with lotion. #artwiculate
  • emmaexpress
    38
    Points
    Emollient? Go on, rub it in.
  • CaliforniaKara
    36
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    Emollient creep who won't leave you alone: smooth stalker.
  • Wifsie
    35
    Points
    Life shipwrecks in somber creeks. No bottle at sea. No emollient debris. When the tide recedes, there's only me. #artwiculate
  • lagadu123
    35
    Points
    The fact that something feels good doesn’t make it a true emollient. This is even true of chocolate.
  • Gardencomet
    35
    Points
    The leer oozed across his face like emollient out of a tube
  • marcosarroyos
    33
    Points
    Everyone knows that gimlets are THE all-purpose emollient.
  • drchavi
    32
    Points
    Emollient - Your silence satiating my hunger for words
  • ariandalen
    30
    Points
    A mother's kiss is an emollient, especially for an upset toddler. #artwiculate
  • tama001
    30
    Points
    The emollient isn't necessary for a mollusk. They need bland malt whiskey. Mildly mild, and melt. Thus, I blandish malacology. #artwiculate
  • hfeaga
    30
    Points
    pink emollient / aromatic almonds and must / drifts in my memory #artwiculate #haiku #senryu
  • osmarjardim
    30
    Points
    A detergent is a material used for cleaning. Emollient is used for what?
  • lawyergirl3
    29
    Points
    my emollient puppy can lick anyone
  • tWordBird
    29
    Points
    You know, I haven't won artwiculate in a lonnng time: Anybody got an emollient for my ego? …Or perhaps an embrocation or elixir, instead! ☺
  • Squawkingalah
    28
    Points
    His emollient personality left her longing for a shower.
  • zarinkerravala
    27
    Points
    Her comforting words were like a soothing emollient on the deep scars she suffered in life

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