August 7, 2022
Word of the Day – Cantabile
Cantabile (adverb) (adj) kant-ab-lay (music) (especially as a direction) in a smooth singing style. /…
August 6, 2022
Word of the Day – Huddle
Huddle (verb) (noun) hud-l Crowd together; nestle closely. / Curl one's body into a small…
August 5, 2022
Word of the Day – Maelstrom
Maelstrom (noun) mayl-strom A powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river. / A situation…
August 4, 2022
Word of the Day – Rowth
Rowth (also routh) (noun) (Scots) row-th Abundance, plenty. Also as a count noun: a large…
August 3, 2022
Word of the Day – Mouly
Mouly (adj) moo-lee (Scots) Mean, stingy; greedy. Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). From…
August 2, 2022
Word of the Day – Scarper
Scarper (verb) ska-per (informal British) Run away. Mid 19th century probably from Italian scappare ‘to…
August 1, 2022
Word of the Day – Echolocation
Echolocation (noun) ek-o-lo-kay-shun The location of objects by reflected sound, in particular that used by…
July 30, 2022
Word of the Day – Straggler
Straggler (noun) strag-ler A person in a group who becomes separated from the others, typically…
July 29, 2022
Word of the Day – Chunderous
Chunderous (adj) chun-der-us (informal) (Aus) Affected with nausea; feeling inclined to vomit. 1960s from chunder…
July 28, 2022
Word of the Day – Umpteen
Umpteen (cardinal number) ump-teen Indefinitely many; a lot of. Early 20th century humorous formation based…