Word of the Day
Definition: (adjective) Drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted. Synonyms: fagged, fatigued, played out, washed-out, worn out, spent. Usage: I can see myself now, worn out and dog-tired after the long day, lying on the mats of the palace veranda.
Definition: (adjective) Stale and unclean smelling. Synonyms: fusty, musty. Usage: As a college student, all I could afford was a frowsty basement apartment, but it served its purpose.
Definition: (verb) Talk socially without exchanging too much information. Synonyms: chew the fat, chitchat, claver, confab, chat, jaw, shoot the breeze, confabulate, gossip, chaffer, chatter, visit. Usage: My teenage daughter can natter on the phone for hours. Discuss
Definition: (noun) Surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots. Synonyms: sod, turf. Usage: There were lovely patches of greensward all about, with stately trees bearing rich and luscious fruits.
Definition: (adjective) Incapable of being overcome, challenged, or refuted. Synonyms: impregnable. Usage: I felt the inexpugnable strength of common sense being insidiously menaced by this gruesome, by this insane, delusion.
Definition: (noun) A person who is almost identical to another. Synonyms: clone. Usage: I have been told I am a ringer for Bono, but the similarities end the moment I pick up a microphone. Discuss
Definition: (noun) An area where you can be alone. Synonyms: retreat. Usage: During the summers, we leave the city behind and get some much-needed rest and relaxation at our secluded mountain hideaway.
Definition: (verb) To damage or sully (someone's good name, reputation, etc.). Synonyms: sully, taint, corrupt, cloud. Usage: My father was an honest man, and I will not allow you to defile his memory by publishing an article that casts suspicion on his business dealings. Discuss
Definition: (noun) Violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob. Synonyms: garboil, uproar. Usage: He could hear a great tumult in the street and looked out the window to see a lynch mob heading for the jail.
Definition: (noun) The rear part of an aircraft. Synonyms: tail. Usage: The pop superstar is so vain that she had her likeness plastered across her private jet's empennage. Discuss