Word of the Day

Brig (noun) brig a two-masted vessel square-rigged on both masts. / a place of confinement…

Refulgent (adj) re-ful-jent Shining brightly; radiant; gleaming. Refulgent was first recorded in 1500–10, and comes…

Tribulation (noun) trib-yu-lay-shun grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering. 1175–1225; Middle English Latin trībulātiōn- (stem…

Quagmire (noun) kwog-mire an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the…

Ameliorate (verb) am-eel-ee-o-rayt To make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve. First…

Seriatim (adverb) seer-ee-ay-tim In a series; one after another. Seriatim was first recorded in 1670–80…

Twang (noun) (verb) twang the sharp, ringing sound produced by plucking or suddenly releasing a…

Lexicographically (adverb) leks-ik-oh-graf-ik-lee in a way that relates to dictionaries, or to the writing, editing,…

Milpa (noun) mil-pa (in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle,…