Word of the Day – Quadrel
June 2, 2024
Word of the Day – Quadrel
Quadrel (adj) kwod-rel A square stone, brick, or tile. 1680–90; Italian quadrello, diminutive of quadro…
Word of the Day – Abluent
June 1, 2024
Word of the Day – Abluent
Abluent (adj) ab-loo-ent Serving to cleanse. 1745–55; Latin abluent- (stem of abluēns, present participle of…
Word of the Day – Cropt
May 31, 2024
Word of the Day – Cropt
Cropt (verb) kropt (archaic) A simple past tense and past participle of crop. (more…)
Word of the Day – Repine
May 30, 2024
Word of the Day – Repine
Repine (verb) re-payhn To be fretfully discontented; to fret or complain. First recorded in 1520–30…
Guess the Quote: Harrison Butker’s Commencement Speech or The Handmaid’s Tale
This quiz was created in response to the controversy surrounding Harrison Butker’s commencement speech at…
Word of the Day – Acumen
May 29, 2024
Word of the Day – Acumen
Acumen (noun) ak-yu-men keen insight; shrewdness. First recorded in 1525–35 and comes from the Latin…
Word of the Day – Culch
May 28, 2024
Word of the Day – Culch
Culch (also cultch) (noun) khulch The stones, old shells, etc., forming an oyster bed and…
Word of the Day – Norteño
May 27, 2024
Word of the Day – Norteño
Norteño (adj) naw-teen-yoh of or relating to northern Mexico, the border area of Mexico and…
Word of the Day – Amazigh
May 26, 2024
Word of the Day – Amazigh
Amazigh (noun) am-az-ig Berber peoples, indigenous to North Africa who predate the Arabs. Amazighs have…
Word of the Day – Capriole
May 25, 2024
Word of the Day – Capriole
Capriole (noun) kap-ree-ohl A caper or leap. First recorded around 1570–80. and comes from Middle…