Word of the Day
Definition: (verb) Give out as one's portion or share. Synonyms: divvy up, share, deal. Usage: It is not for us men to apportion the shares of moral guilt and retribution.
Definition: (noun) A chance circumstance. Synonyms: coincidence. Usage: Marriage loomed only as an outgrowth of happenstance; you met a person.
Definition: (noun) A newcomer, especially one who is unfamiliar with the ways of a place or group. Synonyms: novice, beginner, apprentice, naïf, learner, ingénue, tyro, newbie, neophyte. Usage: I am a bit of a greenhorn in the kitchen, but I am a fast learner and expect to be cooking like a pro in no time. […]
Definition: (adjective) Affectedly dainty or refined. Synonyms: dainty, niminy-piminy, prim, twee. Usage: And the prince, imagining that he was mimicking his wife, made a mincing curtsey at each word.
Definition: (adjective) So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. Synonyms: boring, deadening, irksome, tedious, tiresome, wearisome, dull, slow. Usage: Lectures on human psychology always pique my interest, but this ho-hum speaker put me right to sleep.
Definition: (noun) An improvised substitute for something lacking; a temporary expedient. Synonyms: make-do, makeshift. Usage: This is not an acceptable long term solution, just a stopgap. Discuss
Definition: (verb) To be greater than something else, as in power, force, quantity, or importance; predominate. Synonyms: overbalance, outweigh. Usage: In balancing his faults with his perfections, the latter seemed rather to preponderate. Discuss
Definition: (noun) Dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes. Synonyms: scrub, bush. Usage: Only the canyons were wooded, while the higher and more distant hills were furry with chaparral.
Definition: (verb) Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary. Synonyms: abut, edge, border, march. Usage: Canada adjoins the United States.
Definition: (noun) An ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty. Synonyms: crown. Usage: Standing upright within the chariot was a beautiful girl clothed in flowing robes of silver gauze and wearing a jeweled diadem upon her dainty head. Discuss