Word of the Day

Bissextile (noun) bi-secs-tile The leap year. First recorded in 1585–95 and from the word bissextus,…

Peculate (verb) pek-yu-layt to steal or take dishonestly (money, especially public funds, or property entrusted…

Adumbrate (verb) ad-um-brayt To foreshadow; prefigure. First recorded in 1575–85 and comes from the past…

Kismet (noun) kiz-met fate; destiny. First recorded in 1840–50 and comes from Turkish ultimately from…

Esculent (adj) es-kyu-lent suitable for use as food; edible. First recorded in 1615–25 and comes…

Galligaskins (adj) gal-ig-ask-inz A type of loose knee-length pants. First recorded in 1570–80. Earlier forms…

Felonious (adj) fel-oh-nee-us Wicked; base; villainous. / pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving…

Oxymoron (noun) ok-see-maw-ron A figure of speech that produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect. First…

Whoosis (noun) hoo-zis an object or person whose name is not known or cannot be…