Word of the Day

Funiliform (adj) (rare) few-nil-i-form Resembling a rope or cord. scientific Latin funiliformis (1815 or earlier),…

Pronking (verb) pron-king What springboks do; to bounce, prance and leap the way a springbok…

Sot (noun) sot A habitual drunkard. Late Old English sott ‘foolish person’, from medieval Latin…

Sciolist (noun) (archaic) sy-oh-list A person who pretends to be knowledgeable and well informed. Early…

Labrose (adj) (rare) la-bro-s Characterised by having large lips. Early 18th century (in an earlier…

Peen (noun) peen The end of a hammer head opposite the face, typically wedge-shaped, curved,…

Obelisk (noun) ob-el-isk A tapering stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section,…

Counterpane (noun) cow-n-tuh-payn A dated word for a bedspread, falling out of usage fast! Early…