5 Words to Use in Poems

Spring stream flowing near Hulett.

lugubrious

adjective

looking or sounding sad and dismal.

synonyms:

mournful, gloomy, sad, unhappy, doleful, glum, melancholy, woeful, 

miserable, woebegone, forlorn, somber, solemn, serious, sorrowful, morose, dour, cheerless, joyless, dismal

Origin: Latin lugubris, from lugēre to mourn; akin to Greek lygros mournful

boisterous

adjective

(of a person, event, or behavior) noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy.

"the boisterous conviviality associated with taverns of that period"

synonyms: lively, animated, exuberant, spirited, rambunctious; More

(of wind, weather, or water) wild or stormy.

"the boisterous wind was lulled"

synonyms: blustery, gusty, windy, stormy, wild, squally, tempestuous; More

Origin of boisterous

Middle English boistous crude, clumsy, from Anglo-French

precipice

noun

a very steep rock face or cliff, typically a tall one.

"we swerved toward the edge of the precipice"

synonyms: cliff face, cliff, steep cliff, rock face, sheer drop, height, crag, bluff, escarpment, scarp; literarysteep

Origin of precipice

French, from Middle French, from Latin praecipitium, from praecipit-, praeceps headlong, from prae- + caput head

 

ballast

noun

1.  heavy material, such as gravel, sand, iron, or lead, placed low in a vessel to improve its stability.

2.  gravel or coarse stone used to form the bed of a railroad track or road.

verb

1. give stability to (a ship) by putting a heavy substance in its bilge.

"the vessel has been ballasted to give the necessary floating stability"

2. form (the bed of a railroad line or road) with gravel or coarse stone.

Origin of ballast

probably from Low German, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Dan & Swedish barlast ballast; 

perhaps akin to Old English bær bare & to Old English hlæst load, hladan to load 

glorious

adjective

1. having, worthy of, or bringing fame or admiration.

"the most glorious victory of all time"

synonyms: illustrious, celebrated, famous, acclaimed, distinguished, honored; 

2.having a striking beauty or splendor that evokes feelings of delighted admiration.

"a glorious autumn day"

synonyms: wonderful, marvelous, magnificent, superb, sublime, spectacular, lovely, fine, delightful

Origin of glorious

Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French glorios, from Latin gloriosus glorious, 

vainglorious, from gloria