Word of the Day
Definition: (verb) To go beyond (a limit); exceed. Synonyms: transgress, trespass. Usage: The hotel was criticized for its $11 million Christmas tree adorned with gold and precious stones by those who felt it overstepped the bounds of taste. Discuss
Definition: (noun) Wide-hipped riding pants of heavy cloth, fitting tightly from knee to ankle. Synonyms: riding breeches. Usage: When she opened the box and saw the neatly folded jodhpurs inside, she knew that her parents were finally going to allow her to take riding lessons. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Moving and bending with ease. Synonyms: lithe, lithesome, supple, sylphlike, svelte, slender. Usage: The boys were batting at the nets, and they were lissom and strong and active. Discuss
Definition: (noun) Something of small importance. Synonyms: small beer, trivia, trifle. Usage: He accused me of making a great fuss about trivialities. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea. Synonyms: fanatical, overzealous. Usage: A rabid football fan, Jimmy paints his face with his team's colors before every game, even if he is just going to be watching it on TV. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Under a curse. Synonyms: maledict. Usage: Depraved as a girl, adulterous as a wife, an unnatural sister, homicide, poisoner, execrated by all who knew her, by every nation that had been visited by her, she died accursed by Heaven and earth. Discuss
Definition: (noun) Someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs. Synonyms: doubter. Usage: Johnson was one of the skeptics who vigorously denounced Macpherson as a shameless impostor. Discuss
Definition: (verb) To take (money, for example) for one's own use in violation of a trust. Synonyms: defalcate, malversate, misappropriate, peculate. Usage: The director embezzled $34 million in company funds before he was caught. Discuss
Definition: (noun) The seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore. Synonyms: sea purse, sea puss, sea-poose. Usage: The beachgoer was caught in the undertow and dragged out to sea. Discuss
Definition: (verb) Be or do something to a greater degree. Synonyms: outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, surpass, exceed, surmount. Usage: When the demand for concert tickets outstrips supply, scalpers can make a significant profit. Discuss