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Uncial (adj/noun) un-see-al Of or written in a majuscule script with rounded unjoined letters which…

Stupefy (verb) stoo-pe-fi Make (someone) unable to think or feel properly. Astonish or shock Late…

Pooch (noun) poo-ch (informal) Dog 1920, unknown origin. (more…)

Amphibious (adj) am-fib-ee-us Relating to, living in, or suited for both land and water. Mid…

Wynd (noun) wai-nd A narrow street or alley. Middle English apparently from the stem of…

Bramble (noun/verb) bram-bl (noun) A prickly scrambling shrub of the rose family, especially a blackberry.…

Lexicalise (verb) lek-sik-al-ize Form, express, or accept as (a word) in the vocabulary of a…

Consensus (noun) kon-sen-sus A general agreement. Mid 17th century from Latin, ‘agreement’, from consens- ‘agreed’,…

Wuff (noun) wuf A dog's low suppressed bark. Early 19th century imitative. (more…)