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Things you didn't know had names

These are things you didn't know had names. 

  1. Philtrum - the vertical groove on the median line of the upper lip. (According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary)
  2. Ferrule -  the protective point or knob on the far end of an umbrella. (According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary)
  3. Aglet - the tag covering the ends of a lace or point – e.g., the reinforcement at the end of a shoelace. (According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary)
  4. Punt - an indentation at the bottom of a molded glass bottle. (According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary)
  5. Lunule - a crescent-shaped body part or marking (such as the whitish mark at the base of a fingernail). (According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary)
  6. Tittle - the dot over i or j. (According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary)
  7. Glabella - the smooth prominence of the forehead between the eyebrows. (According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary)
  8. Muntin -  a strip separating panes of glass in a window sash. (According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary)
  9. Lemniscate - the infinity symbol (or more precisely, "a figure-eight shaped curve whose equation in polar coordinates is ρ2=a2cos 2θ or ρ2=a2 sin 2θ"). (According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary)
  10. FourChette - the strip or shaped piece used for the sides of the fingers of a glove. (According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary)
  11. Petrichor - the way it smells outside after rain.
  12. Purlicue - the space between the thumb and forefingers.
  13. Wamble - stomach rumbling.
  14. Vagitus - the cry of a newborn baby.
  15. Natiform - something that resembles a butt.
  16. Phosphenes - the lights you see when you close your eyes and press your hands to them.
  17. Nurdle - a tiny dab of toothpaste.
  18. Box tent - the table in the middle of a pizza box.
  19. Cornicione - the outer part of the crust on a pizza.
  20. Rasceta - the lines on the inside of your wrist.
  21. Overmorrow - the day after tomorrow.
  22. Paresthesia - that “pins and needles” feeling.
  23. Crepuscular rays - rays of sunlight coming from a certain point in the sky. AKA what your aunt might have called “God’s rays.”
  24. Snellen chart - the chart you look at when you take an eye exam.
  25. Tmesis - when you separate a word into two for effect. Example: “I AM GOING TO ASBO-FREAKIN’-LUTELY BE THE BEST SCRABBLE PLAYER ON THE PLANET NOW!”
  26. Aphthongs - silent letters.
  27. Mondegreen -misheard song lyrics.
  28.  Natiform - something that resembles a butt.
  29. Scurryfunge - the time you run around cleaning frantically right before company comes over.
  30. Obelus - the division sign (÷).
  31. Ideolocator - a “you are here” sign.
  32. Arms Akimbo - Hands on your hip
  33. Zarf: the cardboard sleeve on a coffee cup.
  34. Columella nasi: the space between your nostrils.
  35. Armscye - the armhole in most clothing.
  36. Dysania  - the state of finding it hard to get out of the bed in the morning.
  37.  Collywobbles - butterflies in your stomach.
  38. Vocablev  - the na na nas and la la las in song lyrics that don’t have any meaning.
  39. Crapulence - that sick feeling you get after eating or drinking too much.
  40. Interrobang: what it’s called when you combine a question mark with an exclamation point like this: ?!
  41. Phloem bundles - those long stringy things you see when peeling a banana.
  42. Mamihlapinatapai - the look shared by two people who both hope the other will offer to do something that they both want but aren’t willing to do.
  43. Octothorpe - the pound (#) button on a telephone.
  44. Gynecomastia - man-boobs.    

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