English Words

Distaff (noun) dis-taf A stick or spindle on to which wool or flax is wound…

Tilde (noun) til-da An accent (~) placed over Spanish n when pronounced ny (as in…

Brackish (adj) brak-ish (of water) slightly salty, as in river estuaries. / something that lives…

Corybantic (adj) kor-ee-ban-tik Wild; frenzied. Mid 17th century from Corybantes, Latin name of the priests…

Imprecation (noun) im-prek-ay-shun A spoken curse. Late Middle English from Latin imprecatio(n-), from imprecari ‘invoke…

Errancy (noun) er-an-see (formal) (humorous) The condition of erring or straying from the accepted course…

Zoophagous (adj) zoo-of-a-gus (of an animal) feeding on other animals. (more…)

Skody (adj) sk-o-dee (informal, New Zealand) Dirty and unpleasant; unattractive. Early 21st century of uncertain…