Word of the Day

Felicitate (verb) fel-is-it-ayt Congratulate.

Tronc (noun) tr-onk (in a hotel or restaurant) a common fund into which tips and…

Distaff (noun) dis-taf A stick or spindle on to which wool or flax is wound…

Tilde (noun) til-da An accent (~) placed over Spanish n when pronounced ny (as in…

Brackish (adj) brak-ish (of water) slightly salty, as in river estuaries. / something that lives…

Corybantic (adj) kor-ee-ban-tik Wild; frenzied. Mid 17th century from Corybantes, Latin name of the priests…

Imprecation (noun) im-prek-ay-shun A spoken curse. Late Middle English from Latin imprecatio(n-), from imprecari ‘invoke…