Word of the Day

Definition: (adjective) Gruesomely indicative of death or the dead. Synonyms: charnel, ghastly. Usage: The sepulchral darkness of the catacombs sent a chill down my spine. Discuss

Definition: (adjective) Large in number or quantity (especially of discourse). Synonyms: copious. Usage: She took voluminous notes during the lecture, and her classmates begged for copies. Discuss

Definition: (noun) A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. Synonyms: coronach, dirge, requiem, threnody. Usage: And when the Duke's wife died Chaucer wrote a lament which is called the Dethe of Blaunche the Duchess, or sometimes the Book of the Duchess. Discuss

Definition: (adjective) Deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious. Synonyms: blameworthy, censurable, culpable. Usage: You are aware that I am no way blamable in this matter. Discuss

Definition: (noun) Desecration, profanation, misuse, or theft of something sacred. Synonyms: blasphemy, desecration, profanation. Usage: I entreat you, if you be a Christian gentleman, not to kill me, which will be committing grave sacrilege, for I am a licentiate and I hold first orders. Discuss

Definition: (noun) An object or a source of fear, dread, or harassment. Synonyms: bugbear. Usage: But this encompassment of her own characterization … was a sorry and mistaken creation of Tess's fancy—a cloud of moral hobgoblins by which she was terrified without reason. Discuss

Definition: (verb) To speak with involuntary pauses or repetitions. Synonyms: bumble, falter, stutter. Usage: "You–you must think me crazy," stammered Anne, trying to recover her self-possession. Discuss

Definition: (noun) A person of no influence. Synonyms: nobody, nonentity. Usage: He was a cipher in the estimation of the public, and nobody attached any importance to what he thought or did. Discuss

Definition: (verb) Move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position. Synonyms: cuddle, draw close, nest, nestle, snuggle. Usage: We nuzzled against each other to keep warm and quickly fell asleep. Discuss

Definition: (adjective) Harsh or corrosive in tone. Synonyms: acid, blistering, caustic, vitriolic, acrid, acerbic, bitter, virulent. Usage: Her sulfurous denunciation of the governor was aired on the news that evening. Discuss