intersect
Definition: (verb) Meet at a point. Synonyms: cross. Usage: These two fences intersect at the creek. Discuss
Category: Today’s Word
Today’s Word
monomachy
noun: A fight between two people or forces.
corroboree
noun: 1. A meeting. 2. A large or noisy gathering or celebration. 3. A tumult.
self-restraint
Definition: (noun) Restraint of one's emotions, desires, or inclinations; self-control. Synonyms: temperateness. Usage: She little guessed the struggle within my breast, or the effort of …
spongy
Definition: (adjective) Easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility. Synonyms: squishy, squashy. Usage: I like nothing better than butter on …
garret
Definition: (noun) Floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage. Synonyms: attic, loft. Usage: There …
judgment day
noun: 1. A time when one is evaluated, especially for their actions. 2. In some religious traditions, the day when the world ends and God …
transliterate
Definition: (verb) To represent (letters or words) in the corresponding characters of another alphabet. Synonyms: transcribe. Usage: The Arabic text had to be transliterated for …
concoct
Definition: (verb) Prepare or cook by mixing ingredients. Synonyms: cook up. Usage: The witch concocted a sweet-smelling brew that would put the princess to sleep …
sacrificial lamb
noun: Someone or something blamed or sent to their doom in order to spare others.
disburse
Definition: (verb) Expend, as from a fund. Synonyms: pay out. Usage: The aid will not be disbursed until next year, so until then, the refugees …
epiphany
noun: A sudden insight, understanding, or realization.
rappel
Definition: (verb) Lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside. Synonyms: abseil, rope down. Usage: She decided to try and overcome …
evangelical
adjective: 1. Extremely enthusiastic about a cause. 2. Relating to Christian churches emphasizing the Bible’s authority and a personal relationship with Jesus. noun: A member …
half-staff
Definition: (noun) A position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress. Synonyms: …
outlast
Definition: (verb) Live longer than. Synonyms: outlive, survive. Usage: Naturally dried flowers will outlast a bouquet of fresh blooms. Discuss
garrulity
Definition: (noun) The quality of being wordy and talkative. Synonyms: loquacity, talkativeness. Usage: With the confidential garrulity of a man who has dined too well, …
uranomania
noun: The delusion that one is of divine origin.
protuberant
Definition: (adjective) Swelling out from the surrounding surface. Synonyms: bellying, bulgy, bulbous. Usage: The huge and protuberant stomach was amply supported by wide and massive …
euryphagous
adjective: Eating a wide variety of foods.
morganatic
Definition: (adjective) Of or being a legal marriage between a person of royal or noble birth and a partner of lower rank, in which it …
thanatophobia
noun: An excessive or irrational fear of death.
snobbish
Definition: (adjective) Befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior. Synonyms: cliquish, snobby, clannish, …
kleptocrat
noun: A politician or an official who uses their position to enrich themselves.
unsnarl
Definition: (verb) Extricate from entanglement. Synonyms: disentangle, straighten out. Usage: Can you unsnarl the kite string, or do we need to cut it and add …
theomachy
noun: A battle among the gods or other powerful entities.
perspire
Definition: (verb) To excrete perspiration through the pores of the skin. Synonyms: sudate, sweat. Usage: The air-conditioning was broken in his car, and he began …
unfeigned
Definition: (adjective) Not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed. Synonyms: genuine, true. Usage: I could tell from his unfeigned astonishment that he truly knew nothing about …
bemuse
Definition: (verb) Cause to be confused emotionally. Synonyms: discombobulate, bewilder, throw. Usage: He finds it important not to bemuse readers with pompous language and is …
serendipitous
adjective: Relating to fortunate discoveries or happenings by chance.
self-possession
Definition: (noun) The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior. Synonyms: self-command, willpower, self-control, self-will. Usage: My life depended on my keeping my self-possession, and …
byzantinize
verb tr.: To make complex, elaborate, or intricate.
harbor
Definition: (verb) Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings). Synonyms: nurse, entertain, hold. Usage: I harbor a grudge for much longer than I should and am …
Punic
adjective: 1. Relating to Carthage. 2. Treacherous, faithless.
repute
Definition: (verb) To consider (a person or thing) to be as specified. Synonyms: look upon, regard as, take to be, esteem, think of. Usage: He …
kryptonite
noun: A vulnerability, especially in someone who seems otherwise unstoppable.
heavyset
Definition: (adjective) Having a short and solid form or stature. Synonyms: stocky, thickset, compact. Usage: Although he was heavyset, he moved with surprising agility and …
Smithfield bargain
noun: 1. A bargain in which the buyer is taken advantage of. 2. A marriage of convenience, especially for money.
birthmark
Definition: (noun) A blemish on the skin that is formed before birth. Synonyms: nevus. Usage: They named their newborn daughter Daisy because she had a …
scrumptious
Definition: (adjective) Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste. Synonyms: delectable, pleasant-tasting, yummy, toothsome, delicious, luscious. Usage: That was a scrumptious apple pie, but I …