Word of the Day
Definition: (noun) A pleasant and affable disposition. Synonyms: affability, affableness, amiableness, geniality, amiability. Usage: The good humor and bonhomie called up by this last evening amongst his old friends had disappeared. Discuss
Definition: (noun) A nest of ants. Synonyms: anthill. Usage: Hours after accidentally stepping on a formicary, she was still picking stray ants off of her jeans. Discuss
Definition: (noun) A writing table; a desk. Synonyms: secretaire, writing table, secretary. Usage: In the large shining mahogany escritoire Mr. Osborne had a drawer especially devoted to his son's affairs and papers. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Of or relating to winter. Synonyms: brumal, hiemal. Usage: Our teacher described the first activities of bears as they emerge from hibernal sleep. Discuss
Definition: (noun) A small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes. Synonyms: percussor, plessor. Usage: When the doctor tapped my knee with the plexor, my reflex was so strong that I almost kicked him in the head! Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Extremely desirous. Synonyms: hungry, thirsty. Usage: The young, enthusiastic student was athirst for knowledge. Discuss
Definition: (noun) Land with a soft muddy surface. Synonyms: mire, morass, quag, slack. Usage: We had some difficulty in reaching the point, owing to the intolerably bad paths; for everywhere in the shade the ground soon becomes a perfect quagmire. Discuss
Definition: (noun) A satire or lampoon, especially one that ridicules a specific person, traditionally written and posted in a public place. Synonyms: parody, put-on, sendup, spoof, charade, lampoon, mockery, burlesque, travesty, takeoff. Usage: The corrupt politician was a popular target of the pasquinades that were posted all over the city. Discuss
Definition: (noun) A grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods. Synonyms: chela, nipper, claw. Usage: The front pair of legs terminate in very strong and heavy pincers. Discuss
Definition: (noun) A split or opening in an organ or part. Synonyms: crack, crevice, fissure, cleft. Usage: The surgeon explained that the stitches he had used to sew the scissure shut would dissolve in a few weeks. Discuss