Monolith (noun)
mon-o-lith
A large single upright block of stone, especially one shaped into or serving as a pillar or monument. / A large characterless building.
Mid 19th century from French monolithe, from Greek monolithos, from monos ‘single’ + lithos ‘stone’.
Example sentences
“The monolith stood, lit by the sun.”
“The monolith is such a blot on the countryside.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
