Word of the Day
Definition: (adjective) Lacking conviction or boldness or courage. Synonyms: timid. Usage: Crupp…became within a few days so faint-hearted, that rather than encounter my aunt upon the staircase, she would endeavor to hide her portly form behind doors…or would shrink into dark corners. Discuss
Definition: (noun) Soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth. Synonyms: tooth decay, cavity. Usage: Failure to properly care for one's teeth can lead to the development of painful caries. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Marked by or promising bad fortune. Synonyms: ill-omened, ill-starred, unlucky, doomed. Usage: Freed after months of captivity, the aid workers are relieved to have survived their ill-fated trip abroad. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness. Synonyms: perky, buoyant. Usage: You're very chirpy today—have you won the lottery or something? Discuss
Definition: (noun) A mistake that results from taking one thing to be another. Synonyms: confusion. Usage: Due to a mix-up over travel arrangements, I missed my flight and had to rent a car and drive the 700 miles home. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) (Of soil) soft and watery. Synonyms: boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloughy, soggy, swampy, waterlogged, sloppy. Usage: The grass began to get squashy, and Kala Nag's feet sucked and squelched as he put them down. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Belonging to some prior time. Synonyms: erstwhile, one-time, sometime, former, old. Usage: The employers' associations, that had helped the captains of industry to tear and rend labor, were now torn and rent by their quondam allies. Discuss
Definition: (noun) Armor plate that protects legs below the knee. Synonyms: jambeau. Usage: They then stripped him of a jacket that he wore over his armor, and they would have stripped off his stockings if his greaves had not prevented them. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Grossly wicked or reprehensible; abominable. Synonyms: flagitious. Usage: Abusing an animal is a heinous act. Discuss
Definition: (verb) To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption. Synonyms: consume, have, take in. Usage: Chocolate can be lethal to dogs if they ingest too much of it. Discuss