Language

Equilibrist (noun) e-kwil-ib-rist A performer who is skilled at balancing in unusual positions and hazardous…

Sternutation (noun) stur-nay-shun The act of sneezing. Sternutation is based on the Latin verb sternūtāre,…

Tumultuary (adj) tum-ul-to-a-ree tumultuous; turbulent. / confused; disorderly; haphazard 1580–90; Latin tumultuārius “pertaining to bustle…

Emoticon (noun) ee-mo-ti-con a digital icon or a sequence of keyboard symbols that serves to…

Glossary (noun) glos-a-ree a list of terms in a special subject, field, or area of…

Ziggurat (noun) zig-oo-rat (among the ancient Babylonians and Assyrians) a temple of Sumerian origin in…

Deltoidal (adj) del-toy-dal of or relating to a river delta. Deltoidal means “delta-shaped,” and river…

Elsewhither (adverb) els-with-er in another direction; toward a different place or goal. In elsewhither, else…

Turbidity (noun) tur-bid-it-ee the state or quality of being clouded or opaque, usually because of…

Dentiloquy (noun) (rare) den-til-oh-kwee The habit or practice of speaking through the teeth. From Latin,…