Word of the Day November 25, 2019 Word of the Day – Rivulet Rivulet (noun) riv-yu-let A small stream of water or another liquid. Late 16th century alteration… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 24, 2019 Word of the Day – Apparatchik Apparatchik (noun) ap-ar-ar-ch-ik (historic) A member of a Communist Party apparat. (informal/humorous) An official in… Jacqui Bell Love1
Word of the Day November 23, 2019 Word of the Day – Dirge Dirge (noun) dur-j A lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 22, 2019 Word of the Day – Cubature Cubature (noun) koob-a-chur The determination of the volume of a solid. Late 17th century from… Kath Love1
Word of the Day November 21, 2019 Word of the Day – Marcasite Marcasite (noun) mar-kas-ite A semi-precious stone consisting of iron pyrites. Late Middle English from medieval… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 20, 2019 Word of the Day – Hames Hames (noun) hay-ms Two curved pieces of iron or wood forming or attached to the… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 19, 2019 Word of the Day – Polder Polder (noun) powl-der A piece of low-lying land reclaimed from the sea or a river… Kath Love1
Word of the Day November 18, 2019 Word of the Day – Mouclade Mouclade (noun) mu-klay-d A dish of mussels in cream. 1940s. From French regional (western) mouclade… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 17, 2019 Word of the Day – Priamel Priamel (noun) pri-ml Originally: a type of short poem cultivated in Germany in the 15th… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 16, 2019 Word of the Day – Loggia Loggia (noun) low-ja A gallery or room with one or more open sides, especially one… Kath Love1