Word of the Day

Kerf (noun/verb) kurf a cut or incision made by a saw or the like in…

Emendation (noun) em-en-day-shun A correction or change, as of a text. 1530–40; Latin ēmendātiōn- (stem…

Jalousie (noun) zhal-oo-zee a blind, or window made with horizontal slats that can be adjusted…

Pluviophile (noun) ploo-vee-oh-fiyl One who loves the rain. Pluviophile is partly based on pluvia, one…

Equipollent (adj) ek-wip-ol-unt equal in power, effect, etc.; equivalent. Equipollent is ultimately based on Latin…

Opopanax (noun) op-op-an-aks known as the “sweet myrrh” of Arabia, opopanax is a perfumed resin…

Cacodemon (noun) Ka-ko-dee-mon an evil spirit; devil; demon. First recorded in 1585–95, cacodemon is from…

Bibliogony (noun) bib-lee-o-gon-ee the art of producing and publishing books. As we learned from the…

Mycelium (noun) my-see-lee-um the mass of hyphae that form the vegetative part of a fungus.…

Bridoon (noun) bry-doon (Equine) a snaffle when used with a curb on a full bridle.…