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FEATURED COLLECTIONS - view my special featured lists by theme for a more expansive collection of words: The inspiration for these features come from me asking a question that I have to find answers to.

​It’s an intellectual exploration and journey that leads to knowledge and to language. Features include descriptive writing that explores a topic and the history, context, etymology, literary analysis, philosophical theory and deeper understanding of meaning. A lot of research goes into the special features and they are my chance to boost the power of my writing.

​LITERARY AND LANGUAGE
  • ​The Treasure Map of the Real Plundering Pirates - the story, the slang and the real (obscure) words related to Pirates. NEW!
  • ​Language Reference Corner - linguistic, language and literary resources to help guide you through understanding word creation, definition and meaning, translation and form and structure.
  • The Loquacious Literary Logophile - defining the the love of words - logophile? lexiphile? linguiophile? bibliophile? verbivore? Define them all here!
  • Words About Words - a study of the words that define language, words, communication and writing
  • The Writer’s Craft- an understanding of the writing process, word formation, story construction and poetic expression
  • The Grammar Primer Review - a grammar review resource for writers
  • A Rolling Web Log of Beautiful Words - an uncategorized log of beautiful words. New words added all the time
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WORDS OF THE WORLD
  • Words of the World - explore a deeper understanding of a language like Greek, Latin, Australian, and French
  • Translating the Untranslatable - words from another language that don’t easily translate into English
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ON OUR CAPACITY FOR LOVE
  • Spinning The Wheel of Fate for Truth to the Story of Soulmates - a study of the roles of fate and destiny, the construct of eternal time, and the influence of the gods all answer the questions of soulmates
  • Scandalous Greek Mythology Stories Spinning in the Cosmos - explore the Greek influence over our concept of love and their contribution to our sex vocabulary
  • It’s Really All About the Kiss - dive into an analysis of the origins, history, definitions, meaning and techniques for the power of a kiss

​PONDERING THE PROFOUND
  • ​Pondering the Phobia - dive into the world of fear with Phobias and the resources for dealing with them from my collection of mental health self care guides in the Phobia Library | Download the Guides
  • The Winds of Fate And Destiny in an Eternal World - a look into the concepts of fate, destiny, and eternal life
  • A History of the Construct of Time - learn about temporal and eternal concepts of time
  • The Obscurity of the Norm - learn the most obscure words for normal, everyday things
THE PIRATE DICTIONARY - HOME
  • ​A Pirate By Any Other Name (Still a Pirate)
  • Scourge of the Seven Seas (Pirates/Crew)
  • Turning Tricks for Treasure (Booty)
  • Chowder and Lots of Grog (Food/Alcohol)
  • Outfitting the Pirate Crew (Crew Gear)
  • A Jig at the Gallows (Punishment/Torture)
  • Gunfire on the Man-of-War (Weapons)
  • Batten Down the Hatches (Pirate Ships)
  • Raise the Masts and Set Sail (Mast/Sails)
  • Navigating the Seven Seas (Life at Sea)
  • Flying the Pirate Flag (Pirate Flags)
  • A Pirate’s Life For Me ​ (Slang/Expressions)​

BONUS BOOTY - words related to pirates
view the rare, unusual and obscure words - some even obsolete - that apply to pirates, their lives and their world. Obscure words form the very foundation of this site - the dictionary is like giving you an expected wage. The lexicon is giving you a share of the best booty and the bling.
​VIEW LEXICON OF PIRATES IN OBSCURITY

​THE TRUTH - story of real plundering pirates
learn more about the rise of profiteering, and the pirate rebellion against authority​ Read their surprising adaptation to a code that formed a democracy, with equal rights, health insurance, and created a radical electoral system with the power of the vote (and yes, they could vote to kick the captain off the ship).
  • ​View profiles of three plundering pirates - Blackbeard, Kidd and the Gentleman
  • Get the heinous truth of the crimes, torture, capture and hangings.
  • Read about the rise of the archetype, the genre, literary influences, the language and the legends and lore ​
READ THE PLUNDERING PIRATE STORY
The existing pirate vocabulary covers the basic words, lingo and slang you need to talk like a pirate. What you won’t get are the words you don’t know. This site seeks to uncover all the obscure & obsolete words nobody knows. So naturally, we dive right into pirate obscurity. The list is composed of very old and rare words that apply to pirating, the ships, the sea, the, nonconformity, the anarchy, and the murder, madness and mayhem. And we reveal the true nature of these savvy swashbucklers as they pillage and plunder the seven seas.
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You won’t find this list anywhere else!
LEARN THE REAL STORY OF PIRATES
the brutal truth in a real story of plundering pirates
Pirates ~ Golden Age ~ Fact Check ~ Archetype
Democracy - Pirate Code ~ Notable
Notorious Pirates ~ Booty ~ Hangings
Literary ~ Language ~ Lore ~ Narrative


THE COMPLETE PIRATE DICTIONARY
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the real and invented words, terms & expressions
Pirates ~ Captains - Crew - Punishment
Pirate Ships ~ Mast/Sails
~ Flags - Navigation
Food ~ Booze ~ Gear ~ Weapons ~ ​​Slang


​LEXICON OF PIRATES IN OBSCURITY
the rare, unusual & obscure words related to pirates
​[A-F] ~ [G-L] ~ [M-R] ~ [S-Z]
Learn more about the rise of profiteering, and the pirate rebellion against authority​ Read their surprising adaptation to a code that formed a democracy, with equal rights, health insurance, and created a radical electoral system with the power of the vote (and yes, they could vote to kick the captain off the ship).
  • ​View profiles of three plundering pirates - Blackbeard, Kidd and the Gentleman
  • Get the heinous truth of the crimes, torture, capture and hangings.
  • Read about the rise of the archetype, the genre, literary influences, the language and the legends and lore ​

​ DIRECTORY OF THE PIRATE STORY - HOME
Coining Rogue Sea Thieves as Pirates
  • Profiteering & Buccaneering to Pirating
  • Ushering in the Golden Age of Piracy
  • Pirate Fact Check Matey
  • Lawless Bandits Follow the Pirate Code
  • Pirate Democracy & Equality for All
The Pirate Genre, Language & Lore
  • Rise of a Pirate Archetype
  • ​Glorification & Glitzy Glamorization
  • The Allure of Pirate Lore
  • Literary Narrative on Pirating Narrative
Profile of a Plundering Pirate
  • ​Notable Plunders of Booty and Bling
  • Notorious Captures and Hangings
​Bits and Bobs - Notable Notes - miscellaneous notes on pirates and the pirate life
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The following word list collections are themed and contain several word lists that align with the theme. Check back to see more lists added to each collection - there are many more words to come.

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​THE LOQUACIOUS LITERARY LOGOPHILE - defining the word logophile and exploring the meaning through an extensive collection of linguistic, literary and writing words. There are many obscure, archaic and rare literary terms to excite any logophile. Content courtesy of my book , The Logophile Lexicon.

WORDS ABOUT WORDS - the study of words about words. Examination of word creation, use, misuse, classification, and form and construction.

​THE WRITER’S CRAFT - the celebration of language as demonstrated in storytelling and the poetic expressions of the writer’s craft.
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View my library of articles defining words and meaning from formation, classification, and etymology, to the components of writing fiction and composing poetry. Always something new to see in this corner of the site.

​ON OUR CAPACITY FOR LOVE
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Spinning The Wheel of Fate for Truth to the Story of Soulmates - a study of the roles of fate and destiny, the construct of eternal time, and the influence of the gods all answer the questions of soulmates
Scandalous Greek Mythology Stories Spinning in the Cosmos - explore the Greek influence over our concept of love and their contribution to our sex vocabulary
It’s Really All About the Kiss - dive into an analysis of the origins, history, definitions, meaning and techniques for the power of a kiss

​PONDERING THE PROFOUND

The Winds of Fate And Destiny in an Eternal World - a look into the concepts of fate, destiny, and eternal life

A History of the Construct of Time - learn about temporal and eternal concepts of time
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The Obscurity of the Norm - learn obscure words for everyday things

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  • Beautifully Obscure Words
    • Tracing the Etymology of a Word
    • Typing the Typeface of Writing Types
    • WORD LIST: Feelings and Emotions >
      • FEATURE: Our Capacity for Love
    • FEATURED WORD LIST COLLECTIONS
    • BEAUTIFUL WORD LISTS
    • WORD LIST: Translating Your World >
      • Index of Untranslatable Words (Alphabetical)
  • WORD LIST: Rolling Log of Beautiful Words
  • WORD LIST: The Languages From Around the World
    • FEATURE: Words of the World >
      • DEFINING LOVE with a French Romance >
        • Fantastic Flair of Everyday French - Nature
  • IT’S ABOUT TIME! Website Housekeeping
    • FULL SITE INDEX - SITEMAP - All the Beautiful Words
    • A SERIES OF BEAUTIFUL WORDS - My Vocabulary Books and Blogs >
      • Download - The Logophile Lexicon - Words About Words
  • WORD LIST: People, Places and Things
    • To Sleep Perchance to Dream
  • WRITING SYSTEMS