hillock
Definition: (noun) A small natural hill. Synonyms: knoll, mound, hammock. Usage: Umbopa pointed out to us a slight and indistinct hillock on the flat surface …
Category: Today’s Word
Today’s Word
fanboy
noun: A boy or man who is an extremely enthusiastic follower of someone or something. verb intr.: To behave in an obsessive way about someone …
seamster
Definition: (noun) A tailor. Synonyms: sartor, tailor. Usage: We found a talented seamster who fixed the ill-fitting pants in an hour. Discuss
wakeless
Definition: (adjective) (Of sleep) deep or unbroken. Synonyms: profound, sound, heavy. Usage: He fell into a deep, wakeless sleep. Discuss
salubrious
Definition: (adjective) Conducive or favorable to health or well-being. Synonyms: healthy, good for you. Usage: She owned a cheerful vegetarian restaurant where she sold protein …
windbreaker
Definition: (noun) A trademark used for a warm outer jacket having close-fitting, often elastic, cuffs and waistband. Synonyms: anorak, parka, windcheater. Usage: George's windbreaker was …
at large
adjective: 1. Having a wide scope. 2. As a whole. 3. Not captured. adverb: In a general manner.
halcyon
Definition: (adjective) Marked by peace and prosperity. Synonyms: prosperous, golden. Usage: We spent a few halcyon years in New York before the stock market crashed. …
presumptive
adjective: 1. Assumed; expected; inferred. 2. Giving a reasonable basis for belief.
maelstrom
Definition: (noun) A whirlpool of extraordinary size or violence. Synonyms: whirlpool, vortex. Usage: Suddenly going down in a maelstrom, within three rods of the planks, …
a gogo
adjective: In abundance.
verrucose
Definition: (adjective) Covered with warts or wartlike projections. Synonyms: wartlike, warty. Usage: The witch extended her verrucose arm and shook her gnarled finger in the …
unplugged
adjective 1. Authentic; unadorned. 2. Refraining from the constant use of electronic communication and entertainment devices. 3. Relating to music performed with acoustic rather than …
megrim
Definition: (noun) A severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men. Synonyms: hemicrania, migraine, sick headache. Usage: Her megrims were severe, and …
incarnate
adjective: 1. Embodied in flesh. 2. Personified. 3. Flesh-colored; blood red. verb tr.: 1. To give bodily form to. 2. To make real; to actualize. …
serigraph
Definition: (noun) A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing …
sander
Definition: (noun) A power tool used for sanding wood; a loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor. Synonyms: smoother. Usage: …
confrere
Definition: (noun) A fellow member of a fraternity or profession; a colleague. Synonyms: colleague, fellow. Usage: She was an intimidating presence in the boardroom, and …
blad
noun: A promotional flier or a book extract packaged to showcase and promote a book.
diagnostician
Definition: (noun) A person who diagnoses, especially a physician specializing in medical diagnostics. Synonyms: pathologist. Usage: She was an excellent diagnostician and was immediately able …
larp
noun: A role-playing game in which participants assume various characters and use costumes and props. verb intr.: 1. To play such a game. 2. To …
febricity
Definition: (noun) The condition of having a fever. Synonyms: feverishness, pyrexia. Usage: His febricity was an indication that his wound had become infected. Discuss
hazmat
noun: Dangerous material, for example, something toxic, explosive, or inflammable. adjective: Relating to hazardous material.
lashings
Definition: (noun) Lavish quantities. Synonyms: oodles, dozens, gobs, heaps, loads, lots, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wads, piles, mountain. Usage: Famished, the men ate …
flak
noun: 1. Severe criticism. 2. Anti-aircraft fire.
confluence
Definition: (noun) A gathering, flowing, or meeting together at one juncture or point. Synonyms: meeting. Usage: He had long noted that the greatest disasters were …
retcon
noun: The introduction of new information to give a different interpretation of an established storyline. verb tr.: To revise a storyline in this manner.
rondel
Definition: (noun) A poem similar to a rondeau, having 13 or 14 lines with two rhymes throughout. The first and second lines reappear in the …
heritor
Definition: (noun) A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another. Synonyms: heir, inheritor. …
villein
Definition: (noun) A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord. Synonyms: helot, serf. Usage: The novel told the story …
phonophobia
noun: 1. A fear of or intolerance of loud sounds. 2. A hypersensitivity to sound. 3. An aversion to the sound of one’s own voice.
bedlam
Definition: (noun) A place or situation of noisy uproar and confusion. Synonyms: chaos, pandemonium, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness. Usage: They quarreled and bickered more than ever among …
gamesmanship
noun: 1. The use of legal, but unethical, tactics in a contest. For example, psychological intimidation, manipulation, distraction, etc. 2. The use of questionable means …
variola
Definition: (noun) An acute, highly infectious, often fatal disease caused by a poxvirus and characterized by high fever and aches with subsequent widespread eruption of …
gerontocracy
noun: The system of government by old people.
reticent
Definition: (adjective) Inclined to keep one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself. Synonyms: untalkative. Usage: She was so reticent about her personal life that …
lawfare
noun: The use of the legal system to overwhelm an opponent.
masjid
Definition: (noun) A Muslim place of worship. Synonyms: mosque. Usage: Though her friends prayed there often, this was her first visit to the masjid. Discuss
misophonia
noun: An intolerance of certain sounds, such as chewing, slurping, etc.
templet
Definition: (noun) A model or standard for making comparisons. Synonyms: guide. Usage: By using a templet, the artist was able to reproduce the exact same …