Language

Soubrette (noun) soo-bret An actress or other female performer playing a lively, flirtatious role in…

Phobiac (noun) fo-bee-ak A person with a phobia. (more…)

Incipient (adj) in-sip-ee-ent Beginning to happen or develop. Late 16th century (as a noun denoting…

Theophany (noun) thee-of-an-ee A visible manifestation to humankind of God or a god. Old English,…

Vedette (noun) ved-et (historic) A mounted sentry positioned beyond an army's outposts to observe the…

Herpetofauna (noun) (zoology) hur-peto-for-na The reptiles and amphibians of a particular region, habitat, or geological…

Anemometer (noun) an-em-om-e-ta An instrument for measuring the speed of the wind, or of any…

Oojamaflip (noun) (informal) oo-ja-ma-flip Used when one cannot think of or does not wish to…

Plock (noun/verb) p-lok A short low clicking sound / Make a short low clicking sound.…