Word of the Day

Usquebaugh (noun) us-kwe-ba Whisky. Late 16th century from Irish and Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha ‘water…

Heliotrope (noun) hel-ee-oh-trow-p A plant of the borage family, cultivated for its fragrant purple or…

Ickle (adj) ik-l A child's word for little. Often spoken with endearment. a mispronunciation of…

Somnolent (adj) som-no-lunt Sleepy, or drowsy. Late Middle English (in the sense ‘causing sleepiness’): from…

Knablick (noun)  nab-lik A small piece or lump of something; (Lancashire) a lump of coal.…

Friable (adj) fri-a-bl Easily crumbled. Mid 16th century from French, or from Latin friabilis, from…

Paragon (noun) pa-ra-gon A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular…

Pulchritude (noun) pul-kri-tood (literary) Beauty. Late Middle English from Latin pulchritudo, from pulcher, pulchr- ‘beautiful’.…