Word of the Day
Definition: (verb) Make a rattling sound. Synonyms: clack, clatter. Usage: Whenever I hear my dishes brattle in the cabinet, I know that the train will be passing by shortly.
Definition: (noun) Respect for or a favorable opinion of oneself. Synonyms: dignity, self-regard. Usage: This is the third time Luke has been fired in the past year, and I can only imagine the damage that it is doing to his self-worth.
Definition: (adjective) Lacking adult maturity or experience; immature. Synonyms: unfledged. Usage: Although he is 25, he still behaves like a callow youth in some ways. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Bulky of body; portly. Synonyms: rotund. Usage: In his later years, the once-svelte cat took on a more corpulent frame as his mobility decreased. Discuss
Definition: (noun) Identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others. Synonyms: designation, denomination. Usage: When the adventurers … met, in the center of the forests, immense plains, covered with rich verdure or rank grasses, they naturally gave them the appellation of meadows. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Excessively or hypocritically pious. Synonyms: holier-than-thou, pharisaic, sanctimonious, pietistic. Usage: My self-righteous neighbor Mary makes herself out to be a paragon of virtue and chastity, but I know that she has some dirty little secrets of her own.
Definition: (adjective) Practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages. Synonyms: dry. Usage: I happen to be teetotal, so I will forgo the wine being served with dinner. Discuss
Definition: (noun) A small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off). Synonyms: piece, scrap, fragment, part, particle, snatch, shred. Usage: She went round the farm-garden, nibbling off snippets of all the different sorts of herbs that are used for stuffing roast duck. Discuss
Definition: (verb) Spin, wind, or twist together. Synonyms: intertwine. Usage: Thanks to her naval training, Megan was able to enlace the threads and form a complicated knot, securing the lumber safely to the roof of my truck.
Definition: (noun) Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage. Synonyms: hoax, put-on, humbug, fraudulence. Usage: Even the most intelligent among us may be tempted by the dupery of Internet con artists if we are not careful. Discuss