Word of the Day
Definition: (noun) Someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime. Synonyms: criminal, crook, felon, outlaw. Usage: A judge having sentenced a malefactor to the penitentiary was proceeding to point out to him the disadvantages of crime and the profit of reformation.
Definition: (adjective) Marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness. Synonyms: devil-may-care, raffish. Usage: A black patch over one eye gave him a fearfully rakish look.
Definition: (adjective) Tough and callous by virtue of experience. Synonyms: hard-boiled, pugnacious. Usage: He graduated from college a naïve idealist, but just a few years of chasing down stories had turned him into a cynical, hard-bitten journalist. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Lacking refinement or cultivation or taste. Synonyms: rough-cut, vulgar, coarse, common. Usage: He was an uncouth fellow, ragged and dirty and unshaven.
Definition: (noun) A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States. Synonyms: hoagie, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, Cuban sandwich, zep, torpedo, wedge, bomber, hero. Usage: I usually […]
Definition: (noun) The act of removing the contents of something. Synonyms: emptying, evacuation. Usage: The voidance of one's inbox after a long vacation is an unenviable task. Discuss
Definition: (noun) The gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble. Synonyms: agility, lightsomeness. Usage: Common house cats have an extraordinary legerity that enables them to almost always land on their feet.
Definition: (verb) Affect with wonder. Synonyms: amaze, astonish. Usage: I used to believe that nothing could astound me, but daredevil skydiver Felix Baumgartner proved me wrong when he jumped from a balloon 24 miles above the Earth.
Definition: (verb) Assign a name or title to. Synonyms: designate. Usage: The creature … even went to the trouble of teaching me the rudiments of what it was vain enough to denominate its language. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Unsupported by other evidence. Synonyms: unsubstantiated. Usage: Reports of a tornado are uncorroborated at this time, but residents have begun seeking shelter anyway.