exhume
Definition: (verb) Dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies. Synonyms: disinter. Usage: Hoping to uncover evidence of foul play, the police …
Category: Today’s Word
Today’s Word
facies
noun: 1. General appearance. 2. In medicine, a distinctive appearance associated with a pathological condition. 3. In geology, a body of rock with specific characteristics.
champ
Definition: (verb) To bite or chew upon noisily. Synonyms: chomp. Usage: When my dog gets a bone, he just sits there all night happily champing …
reveille
noun: 1. A signal to wake up in the morning, using a bugle, trumpet, etc., at military installations. 2. Any signal to get out of …
perpetuity
Definition: (noun) The property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless). Synonyms: sempiternity. Usage: Whoever has travelled in the New England States will remember…the air of order …
frivolity
Definition: (noun) Something of little value or significance. Synonyms: frippery, bagatelle, fluff. Usage: There is a serious message beneath this frivolity. Discuss
unrelieved
Definition: (adjective) Utter; complete. Synonyms: undiminished. Usage: My fortitude was beginning to sink under the unrelieved oppression of suspense. Discuss
bingeable
adjective; Able to be consumed in rapid succession; typically said of entertainment, such as movies, television, streaming video, etc.
exhale
Definition: (verb) Expel air. Synonyms: breathe out, expire. Usage: Exhale when you lift the weight. Discuss
gamification
noun: The application of game-related elements to an activity to make it more engaging.
toreador
Definition: (noun) Someone who fights bulls. Synonyms: bullfighter. Usage: The toreador stepped out of the path of the charging bull at the last possible moment, …
mansplain
verb tr.; To explain something, especially to a woman, in a condescending manner assuming ignorance on the part of the person spoken to, while the …
vermiculate
Definition: (adjective) Infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms. Synonyms: worm-eaten, wormy. Usage: I returned from vacation to find my yard littered with …
selfie
noun: A self-portrait, typically taken with a phone camera.
bird’s-eye
Definition: (adjective) As from an altitude or distance. Synonyms: panoramic. Usage: Another pedestrian had entered from the other end…with an astrakhan collar to his coat …
upcycling
noun: The conversion of a discarded object into something of even higher value.
extrude
Definition: (verb) Form or shape by forcing through an opening. Synonyms: squeeze out. Usage: The pasta machine extruded the dough through a series of small …
asseverate
Definition: (verb) State categorically. Synonyms: assert, maintain. Usage: They descended, passing the man with the pail, who again asseverated that he had let no intruder …
contagion
Definition: (noun) The communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people. Synonyms: infection. Usage: Arobin caught the contagion of excitement which …
omphaloskepsis
noun: 1. Contemplation of one’s navel. 2. Complacent self-indulgent introspection.
machination
Definition: (noun) A crafty scheme or cunning design for the accomplishment of a sinister end. Synonyms: intrigue. Usage: During his early youth he had to …
petrichor
noun: The pleasant smell that accompanies the first rain after a dry spell.
downplay
Definition: (verb) Represent as less significant or important. Synonyms: understate, minimize. Usage: As the police interrogated him, Henry tried desperately to downplay his role in …
spoonerism
noun: The transposition of (usually) the initial sounds of words producing a humorous result.
resistentialism
noun: The theory that inanimate objects demonstrate hostile behavior against us.
steadfast
Definition: (adjective) Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable. Synonyms: unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering, firm, steady, stiff. Usage: He remained steadfast in his belief …
mondegreen
noun: A word or phrase resulting from mishearing a word or phrase, especially in song lyrics.
moonstruck
Definition: (adjective) Insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon. Synonyms: lunatic. Usage: You are the first Avonlea girl who has …
flounder
Definition: (verb) Walk with great difficulty. Synonyms: stagger. Usage: Dave refused to run quietly on the trail behind the sled…but continued to flounder alongside in …
gravid
Definition: (adjective) Carrying developing young or eggs. Synonyms: pregnant. Usage: The program targets gravid mosquitos to prevent their proliferation. Discuss
do-all
noun: A person who does all kinds of work in a job.
delude
Definition: (verb) To deceive the mind or judgment of. Synonyms: cozen, deceive, lead on. Usage: You cannot delude me into believing that you ate your …
rakehell
noun: A licentious or immoral person.
acquirement
Definition: (noun) An ability that has been acquired by training. Synonyms: skill, accomplishment, attainment, acquisition. Usage: They were consequently much dissatisfied, and ready for any …
scrapegut
noun: A fiddler.
purlieu
Definition: (noun) An outer adjacent area of any place. Synonyms: environs. Usage: These skulking visitors would keep about the purlieus of the camp until daylight; …
pinchpenny
adjective: Unwilling to spend or give money. noun: A miserly person.
gleeful
Definition: (adjective) Full of high-spirited delight. Synonyms: elated, joyful, jubilant. Usage: As he spoke his boyish face was wreathed in a gleeful smile, and his …
comminate
comminate : To threaten with divine punishment; to curse.
hagiolatry
hagiolatry : 1. The worship of saints. 2. Treating someone with undue reverence.