Acrostic (noun)
ak-ros-tik
A poem, word puzzle, or other composition in which certain letters in each line form a word or words.
Late 16th century: from French acrostiche, from Greek akrostikhis, from akron ‘end’ + stikhos ‘row, line of verse’.
Example sentences
“I created it acrostic style and framed it as a gift.”
Word of the Day – Tonsorial
January 18, 2025
Word of the Day – Tonsorial
Word of the Day - Tonsorial (adj) ton-saw-ree-al
Word of the Day – Proximo
January 17, 2025
Word of the Day – Proximo
Word of the Day - Proximo (adverb) prok-sim-oh
Word of the Day – Doctrinaire
January 16, 2025
Word of the Day – Doctrinaire
Word of the Day - Doctrinaire (adj) dok-truh-nair
Word of the Day – Intenerate
January 15, 2025
Word of the Day – Intenerate
Word of the Day - Intenerate (verb) in-ten-er-ayt
Word of the Day – Fulgent
January 14, 2025
Word of the Day – Fulgent
Word of the Day - Fulgent (adj) ful-jhunt
Word of the Day – Promulgate
January 13, 2025
Word of the Day – Promulgate
Word of the Day - Promulgate (verb) prom-ul-gayt