Word of the Day
Definition: (adjective) Conveying an admonition or a warning. Synonyms: admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, warning. Usage: She shot him a monitory glance and he quickly changed the subject to one less controversial. Discuss
Definition: (noun) A moment of intense excitement. Synonyms: chill, quiver, shiver, shudder, thrill, tingle. Usage: The story's ending arouses a frisson of terror. Discuss
Definition: (verb) To set loose (a mass of ice). Used of a glacier or iceberg. Synonyms: break up. Usage: From the deck of the ship, we saw the magnificent glacier calve, sending massive shards of glassy ice into the waters below. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity. Synonyms: limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent. Usage: This water is of such crystalline purity that the body of the bather appears of an alabaster whiteness. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Deserving reward or praise. Synonyms: meritable. Usage: He carried himself with pride, as though, forsooth, he had achieved a deed praiseworthy and meritorious. Discuss
Definition: (verb) To release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles. Synonyms: withdraw. Usage: Fiercely he strove to disengage his weapon, but Hordle John bent his arm slowly back until, with a sharp crack, like a breaking stave, it turned limp in his grasp. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles. Synonyms: rectangular. Usage: Wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Not having the feathers necessary to fly. Used of a young bird. Synonyms: immature. Usage: A small, unfledged sparrow sat on the window sill, where it hungrily waited for its mother and breakfast. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Difficult or impossible to pronounce correctly. Synonyms: unutterable. Usage: The foreign dignitary had an unpronounceable last name. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Of or relating to the great depths of the oceans. Synonyms: abysmal, unfathomable. Usage: The crew was put on full alert as the submarine reached the abyssal depths of the ocean. Discuss