Word of the Day
Definition: (noun) A person regarded as mentally dull. Synonyms: dolt, pillock, poor fish, pudding head. Usage: David was always a quiet, orderly boy and for a long time was thought by the people of Winesburg to be something of a dullard. Discuss
Definition: (noun) A preparation, such as a shoe or stove polish, that is used to impart a black color. Synonyms: shoe polish. Usage: I let a bottle of blacking fall over his new dress, and he flew at me sword in hand, so that I was obliged to make my escape.
Definition: (noun) A dealer in men's furnishings. Synonyms: clothier. Usage: The young boy excitedly entered the haberdasher's shop, ready to purchase his first suit.
Definition: (adjective) Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity. Synonyms: dumb, slow, dense, dim, dull. Usage: Though he was generally regarded as obtuse by his fellow students, his math scores were the highest in the class. Discuss
Definition: (noun) A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered. Synonyms: baksheesh, gratuity, tip. Usage: The bellboy waited expectantly, but no pourboire was forthcoming.
Definition: (noun) A basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated. Synonyms: standard, touchstone, measure. Usage: Their criterion of a good rider is, a man who can manage an untamed colt, or who, if his horse falls, alights on his own feet.
Definition: (adjective) Strong and muscular. Synonyms: hefty, sinewy, muscular, powerful. Usage: The muscles of his brawny arms showed through the sleeves of his light summer coat. Discuss
Definition: (noun) A connoisseur of good food and drink. Synonyms: epicure, epicurean, foodie, gourmet, bon vivant. Usage: He was quite the gastronome, and restaurant chefs around the town knew it was important to impress him.
Definition: (noun) The group following and attending to some important person. Synonyms: entourage, cortege, suite. Usage: Guillaume Lejean…reached Karthoum by way of the Red Sea, and embarked upon the Nile with a retinue of twenty-one hired men and twenty soldiers.
Definition: (noun) A gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air. Synonyms: etna. Usage: I accidentally singed my eyebrows while lighting my bunsen in chemistry class. Discuss