Word of the Day
Definition: (verb) Formulate in a particular style or language. Synonyms: couch, put, frame, cast. Usage: Your presentation is solid, but I have asked Michael to redact portions of the text to make it more accessible to our Japanese business partners. Discuss
Definition: (noun) A young child. Synonyms: toddler, yearling, tot. Usage: Up on the hill, Aunt Joan sat with my new cousin on a picnic blanket, cradling the little bambino in her arms.
Definition: (noun) Great and constant diligence and attention. Synonyms: concentration. Usage: Nell immediately applied herself with great assiduity to the decoration and preparation of the room. Discuss
Definition: (noun) A thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places. Synonyms: pickpocket, dip. Usage: The heartless cutpurse targets commuters on crowded subways and buses, stealing from those who appear distracted or tired.
Definition: (adjective) Precisely accurate. Synonyms: right. Usage: The trial transcript provides me with a veracious account of all that transpired in the courtroom.
Definition: (verb) Try to stir up public opinion. Synonyms: agitate, stir up. Usage: They accused him of trying to foment a revolution and threw him in jail for treason. Discuss
Definition: (noun) A butcher's knife having a large square blade. Synonyms: chopper. Usage: Beside this range was a butcher block upon which lay a great cleaver with a keen edge. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Puffed up with vanity. Synonyms: pompous, grandiloquent, pontifical, portentous. Usage: The book contains a heavy dose of overblown lyrical description.
Definition: (noun) Seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing. Synonyms: prospicience, prevision. Usage: Felicia has an uncommon farsightedness when it comes to the stock market and has made millions with her investments. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community. Synonyms: vagabond. Usage: Away the rootless hobos shuffled, bindles over their shoulders, their only destination the shifting horizon. Discuss