May 17, 2022
Word of the Day – Beelzebub
Beelzebub (proper noun) bee-el-zee-bub A name for the Devil. From late Latin Beëlzebub, translating Hebrew…
May 16, 2022
Word of the Day – Mangle
Mangle (verb) man-gl Destroy or severely damage by tearing or crushing. / Ruin or spoil…
May 15, 2022
Word of the Day – Bimbo
Bimbo (noun) bim-bo (informal) (derogatory) An attractive but unintelligent or frivolous young woman. Early 20th…
May 13, 2022
Word of the Day – Lorgnette
Lorgnette (noun) lawn-yet A pair of glasses or opera glasses held in front of a…
May 12, 2022
Word of the Day – Biblioklept
Biblioklept (noun) bib-lee-oh-klept Someone who compulsively steals books. On the style of kleptomaniac (more…)
May 10, 2022
Word of the Day – Twizzle
Twizzle (verb) tw-iz-l Spin or cause to spin around. Late 18th century probably imitative, influenced…
May 9, 2022
Word of the Day – Dolmen
Dolmen (noun) dol-men A megalithic tomb with a large flat stone laid on upright ones,…
May 8, 2022
Word of the Day – Vlast
Vlast (noun) vlast (in countries of the former Soviet Union) political power. Russian (more…)
May 7, 2022
Word of the Day – Chockstone
Chockstone (noun) chok-stown (climbing) A stone that has become wedged in a vertical cleft. (more…)
May 6, 2022
Word of the Day – Coign
Coign (noun) koin A projecting corner or angle of a wall. Late Middle English variant…