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October 8, 2019

Word of the Day – Ambulate

Ambulate (verb) am-boo-layt Walk, move about. Early 17th century from Latin ambulat- ‘walked’, from the…

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October 6, 2019

Word of the Day – Emollient

Emollient (adj/noun) ee-mo-lee-unt Having the quality of softening or soothing the skin. Mid 17th century…

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October 5, 2019

Word of the Day – Indexical

Indexical (adj) in-deks-ik-al Relating to or denoting a word or expression whose meaning is dependent…

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October 4, 2019

Word of the Day – Laxity

Laxity (noun) lak-sit-ee Lack of strictness or care. Late Middle English (in the sense ‘loose’,…

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October 3, 2019

Word of the Day – Gimlet

Gimlet (noun) gim-let A small T-shaped tool with a screw tip for boring holes. Middle…

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October 2, 2019

Word of the Day – Murdermonger

Murdermonger (noun) mer-der-mun-ger A person who commits or incites murder; a professional murderer. Late 18th…

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September 30, 2019

Word of the Day – Threshing

Threshing (noun) thresh-ing The process of separating grain from corn or other crops. (more…)

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September 29, 2019

Word of the Day – Creel

Creel (noun) kreel A large wicker basket for holding fish. Middle English; originally Scots and…

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September 28, 2019

Word of the Day – Mouch

Mouch (verb) (Br/Eng) moo-ch To eat up greedily Middle English. Origin uncertain. Perhaps related to…

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September 27, 2019

Word of the Day – Fortalice

Fortalice (noun) for-tal-is A small fort, fortified house, or outwork of fortification. Late Middle English…

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