One word

Avarice

Word of the day on 30 January 2010.

Winning tweet

65
Points
osmarjardim
Avarice - In Gold we trust.

Good uses

  • tama001
    62
    Points
    devil of avarice / all existing in the world / swallow evil alive #haiku #senryu #artwiculate
  • JonPowles
    53
    Points
    Avarice covets gold. Aquarice covets goldfish.
  • dmriver
    53
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    Avarice day mate,....... damn this cold.
  • TiddK
    51
    Points
    Guy goes into a bar and orders an avar. Barman asks "With ice?" The guy says "No thanks, avarice is a bit rich for me".
  • SJHatzi
    50
    Points
    I stared avarice in the face. I threw all I had at her, then laughed and walked away.
  • lithiumzombie
    48
    Points
    Avarice - the new fragrance by Bill Gates
  • Fatal_Romantic
    47
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    My avarice runs to the silver in your eyes, the gold of your hair and the priceless moments of your time. #artwiculate
  • Ysabeluna
    47
    Points
    i have no avarice for youth, i know i can still have the body of a 21- year- old for as long as I can buy him a drink...
  • grrl74
    43
    Points
    child support order / extreme avarice bar none / thinks i should pay him #haiku #senryu #artwiculate
  • navinsasikumar
    43
    Points
    Shoot me w/ a poisoned dart/Drive a hole right thru my heart/To avarice I will not succumb/Charity will remain my dictum
  • catmar604
    43
    Points
    James Cameron was going to call Avatar, " Avarice " but he's not in it for the money. *wink*
  • Tralala56
    42
    Points
    Avarice devours ~ from inside, eating your heart away ~cold consumerism #haiku #senryu #artwiculate
  • TheSupercargo
    40
    Points
    They say no one is happy for wealth beyond the dreams of avarice - but I'd really like to find out for myself.
  • goldenskye
    40
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    Avarice promises everything and leaves nothing.
  • tWordBird
    40
    Points
    We seek the throne w/ avarice ~ We tweet w/true desire ~ The crown is such a heady kiss ~ And words our muses' fire.
  • RelevantHaiku
    40
    Points
    Stone lions watching ~ Are immune to avarice ~ Perfect guardians. #haiku #artwiculate
  • Eridanus
    40
    Points
    The gold-belted megalomaniac sank to the bottom of the pool. Avarice was almost as effective as concrete boots, reflected Bond.
  • kado56
    39
    Points
    Artwiculate avarice - greedy for recognition
  • emmaexpress
    38
    Points
    Avarice: I just can't get enough of this word.
  • SaraiLune
    38
    Points
    My avarice is a malice -I'm a devil of words - I utter words only to gain the crown
  • drchavi
    38
    Points
    Give me avarice anyday...no one ever died of avarice but poverty can kill..
  • caslexplorers
    38
    Points
    Teach your children to share, to know when enough is enough. Otherwise, avarice will follow them from cradle to crave.
  • ultracutebot
    37
    Points
    the hypochondriac had an avarice for hoarding mental illnesses - like a squirrel storing acorns for winter
  • AaronLivingston
    37
    Points
    "Mists of Avarice" tales of Usury Lendragon, Sir Liens-alot, & King ARM-er, as told by Lady Give-it-here #artwiculate
  • BurpingOutLoud
    36
    Points
    Height of greed : Mount Avarice-t
  • LBY3
    35
    Points
    @artwiculate Avarice is greed that went to college.
  • bumfuzzled2004
    34
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    you have my heart, so take my soul / your avarice is plain / you'd bleed my essence out of me / and leave my heart in pain #artwiculate
  • MaryJenkins
    33
    Points
    Thanks for the votes, friends! I'm off for the weekend and will stifle my avarice for that shiny Artwiculate crown.
  • PallaviSwaroop
    33
    Points
    Where does discretion end, and avarice begin?
  • rjsh
    32
    Points
    Avarice: for when mere greed is not enough
  • kings_indian
    32
    Points
    a brief history of time - ice, rice, my rice/your rice/avarice, our rice, bliss.
  • californiakara
    31
    Points
    Avarice? You owe me a better word.
  • zimmerjohn
    30
    Points
    Man, what I wouldn't give for some good old-fashioned avarice. #artwiculate
  • pn8r
    30
    Points
    Are we born with avarice, or do we learn it? Al sipped some champagne in his diamond-studded hot tub and promptly forgot about it.
  • harrarp
    29
    Points
    Could it be that Scarcity gave birth to Avarice?
  • smeedha
    28
    Points
    Avarice with a "Twist": "please sir can i have some more soup"
  • Miridunn
    28
    Points
    It's come to this: My avarice ~ is for your words and for your kiss. #artwiculate
  • shahzamanhaque
    28
    Points
    Avarice graveyard - Pyramids: bury yourself with your treasures
  • DaveCurry
    28
    Points
    deceptive waters I lithely scour / unsteady fish see me and cower / their assets I will devour / consumed by my avarice for power
  • Demadred
    27
    Points
    Though avarice may keep a man from being poor, it often keeps him too blind for him to be rich
  • coinopratdchris
    26
    Points
    My avarice will lead to a lonely life and a death without morning, but I gots to get paid.

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