Category: Today’s Word

Definition: (noun) A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.). Synonyms: …

adjective: Relating to coarse humor of sexual nature. noun: A person who uses such language or humor.

Definition: (noun) A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers. Synonyms: auberge, inn, lodge. Usage: Three large rooms were assigned to them in the monastery hostelry. …

noun: The omission of a letter or syllable in writing.

Definition: (noun) Supreme blessedness or happiness. Synonyms: blessedness, beatification. Usage: You have it in your power to raise two human beings from a state of …

noun: 1. A diplomatic mission ranking below an embassy. 2. The premises of such a mission. 3. The diplomat and staff of such a mission.

Definition: (noun) A large number or amount or extent. Synonyms: hatful, lot, mint, muckle, peck, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, stack, raft, pile, plenty, mass, …

adjective: Strong in war, battle, contest, etc.

Definition: (noun) An inert substance used to dilute. Synonyms: dilutant. Usage: The artist thinned the paint to a pale yellow using a diluent and a …

Definition: (noun) A frame with legs, used to support pieces of wood being sawed. Synonyms: buck, horse, sawbuck. Usage: While thus engaged they came to …

Definition: (noun) A canvas bag that is used to feed an animal (such as a horse). Synonyms: feedbag. Usage: The stableboy replaced the horse's nosebag, …

noun: Residue or remainder. verb tr.: 1. To wash or bathe. 2. To flow. 3. To pour.

Definition: (adjective) Intended to instruct. Synonyms: didactical. Usage: "The principal difficulty in your case," remarked Holmes, in his didactic fashion, "lay in the fact of …

Definition: (adjective) Characterized by or causing the absorption of heat; endoergic. Synonyms: heat-absorbing, endothermal. Usage: Endothermic reactions are often described as reactions that "feel cold," …

noun: 1. An eccentric or crazy person. 2. An ornamental typographical symbol, such as ?, ?, ?, ?. 3. An object, such as a brick, …

Definition: (adjective) That cannot be transferred to another or others. Synonyms: unforfeitable. Usage: When he decided to fight for his inalienable rights, he did not …

noun: 1. A detachable shirtfront, collar, bib, etc. 2. A small bird. 3. A donkey. 4. The driver’s seat or rear seat in a carriage. …

Definition: (verb) To cause transformation of (a liquid or sol, for example) into or as if into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass. Synonyms: clot. …

Definition: (noun) An ornamental drapery hung across a top edge, as of a bed, table, or canopy. Synonyms: cornice, pelmet, valance board. Usage: Large valances …

Definition: (noun) A person without moral scruples. Synonyms: reprobate. Usage: And here, gentlemen, the foul play of these miscreants must come out. Discuss

Definition: (noun) Acting like a clown or buffoon. Synonyms: clowning, harlequinade, prank, frivolity. Usage: Mrs. Williams had little patience for the class clown's buffoonery, and …

noun: Chastisement; punishment; beatings.

Definition: (noun) A canoe made from a hollowed tree trunk. Synonyms: dugout canoe, dugout. Usage: Then I'll take you some night in the pirogue when …

noun: An official who investigates complaints by individuals against an organization.

Definition: (noun) A system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature. Synonyms: underground press. Usage: The samizdat was successful in disseminating the …

noun: 1. A short, thick, heavy stick, used as a weapon. Also known as a truncheon, blackjack, bludgeon, etc. 2. An attack with, or as …

Definition: (noun) A superior skill that one can learn by study and practice and observation. Synonyms: prowess, art. Usage: They were wrought to such a …

noun: A large conglomerate of businesses, tightly controlled by a person or a family.

Definition: (noun) A school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12. Synonyms: secondary school, Gymnasium, lycee, middle school. Usage: …

noun: 1. A sense of purpose or something that gives a sense of purpose; a reason for living. 2. Something that brings fulfillment or enjoyment.

Definition: (noun) A policeman who patrols a given region. Synonyms: flatfoot. Usage: The patrolman was familiar with the area and knew the noises he was …

Definition: (noun) A gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds. Synonyms: teargas. Usage: When the …

Definition: (noun) A regular patron. Synonyms: regular, fixture. Usage: He was a habitue at the bar, but he never had more than two drinks in …

adjective: Having a stern, angry, or sad expression.

Definition: (adjective) Rashly or wastefully extravagant. Synonyms: profligate, spendthrift, extravagant. Usage: Her prodigal spending left her with a mountain of bills and an empty bank …

noun: The transfer of electronic information by physically moving it, storing it on a device and moving the device, instead of doing it over a …

Definition: (noun) Confused, rambling, or incoherent discourse; nonsense. Synonyms: twaddle, story, saga, trash, jargon, yarn, gibberish, spiel. Usage: When I asked why he missed the …

Definition: (adjective) Lacking knowledge or awareness. Synonyms: unaware. Usage: He was incognizant of the new political situation and needed his brother to brief him on …

noun: One who disrupts, damages, or destroys, especially in an underhanded manner.

Definition: (noun) A building where animals are butchered. Synonyms: slaughterhouse, butchery, shambles. Usage: The largest abattoirs are those of the meatpacking industry. Discuss