English Language

Cryptid (noun) krip-tid An animal whose existence or survival is disputed or unsubstantiated, such as…

Crenellations (noun) cren-el-ay-shuns The battlements of a castle or other building. (more…)

Simulacrum (noun) sim-ul-ak-rum An image or representation of someone or something. Late 16th century from…

Zoetrope (noun) zo-ee-tro-p A 19th-century optical toy consisting of a cylinder with a series of…

Pinkle (also pingle) (verb) (British dialect) pin-kl To exert oneself, work hard or laboriously; to…

Intractable (adj) in-trak-ta-bl Hard to control or deal with. / (of a person) difficult or…

Prebuttal (adj) pree-but-al a response formulated in anticipation of a criticism; a pre-emptive rebuttal. 1990s…

Sepulchral (adj) sep-ul-kral Relating to a tomb or interment. / Gloomy; dismal. Early 17th century…