Portable /pȯr-tə-bəl/ adjective/noun adjective easily transported Books are a uniquely portable magic. – On Writing by Stephen King (1947-) noun a small device that can be easily carried. Whatever people thought the first time they held a portable phone the size of a shoe in their hands, it was nothing like where we are now, accustomed to having all knowledge at our fingertips. – Your Life Is Fully Mobile in Time Magazine... Read More

Wonderland /ˈwəndərˌland/ noun O mother, mother love is blind, And all the world’s a wonderland, And in the garden of your mind, I see the light of God’s own hand. – poem by Robert Louis Stevenson 1. a place that excites admiration Today the traveler on the Nile enters a wonderland at whose gates rise the colossal pyramids of which he has had visions... Read More

Bower /ˈbou(ə)r/ noun a pleasant, shaded place beneath trees, plants, or wood. The moon, like a flower in heaven’s high bower, with silent delight sits and smiles on the night. – William Blake (1757 – 1827) verb to shade or shelter When thou didst bower the spirit of a fiend In mortal paradise of such sweet flesh? – from Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare (1564... Read More

Demure adjective demurer, demurest. 1. characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved. Synonyms: retiring Antonyms: indecorous 2. affectedly or coyly decorous, sober, or sedate. Antonyms: indecorous

Oftentimes /ˈôf(ə)nˌtīmz,ˈäf(ə)nˌtīmz/ adverb frequent, occurring in many instances Oftentimes when I read a book, I want to savor each word, each phrase, each page, loving the prose so much, I don’t want it to end. – from The Day Before, by Lisa Schroeder (1967 – )

Shelter /ˈʃel.t̬ɚ/ shelter noun 1. a safe place, a place to hide. He who gets close to a good tree gets good shelter. Al que buen arbol se arrima, buena sombra le cobija by Anonymous.   Verb 2. to hide someone, to guard or keep safe from harm, to protect. Happy is the house that shelters a friend. Feliz es la casa que alberga a un... Read More