noun: A member of police or military trained for carrying out a sudden assault, especially one marked by brutality and violence.
brownshirt
More Stories Like These
In Today's Word
embonpoint
Definition: (noun) The bodily property of being well rounded. Synonyms: plumpness, roundness. Usage: He had the lavish embonpoint …
In Today's Word
titivate
Definition: (verb) Make neat, smart, or trim. Synonyms: slick up, spiff up, spruce. Usage: I hope that my …
In Today's Word
surfeit
noun: 1. Excess. 2. Overindulgence in eating or drinking. 3. Satiety or disgust caused by overindulgence. verb tr.: …
In Today's Word
thaumaturge
Definition: (noun) One who practices magic or sorcery. Synonyms: necromancer, sorcerer, wizard, magician. Usage: The self-proclaimed thaumaturge bowed …
In Today's Word
inauthentic
Definition: (adjective) Intended to deceive. Synonyms: spurious. Usage: Jim congratulated me on my promotion, but his inauthentic excitement …
In Today's Word
chrestomathy
noun: 1. A volume of selected literary passages, usually by one author. 2. A selection of literary passages …
In Today's Word
inquiline
noun: An animal living in the nest, burrow, or home of another.
In Today's Word
prefatory
Definition: (adjective) Serving as an introduction or preface. Synonyms: introductory. Usage: Without wasting a moment in prefatory words …
In Today's Word
barbate
Definition: (adjective) Having hair on the cheeks and chin. Synonyms: bearded, whiskered. Usage: I returned from the camping …
In Today's Word
anthropomorphous
Definition: (adjective) Suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things. Synonyms: humanlike. Usage: My comic strip features an …