Word of the Day

Definition: (verb) To bite or chew upon noisily. Synonyms: chomp. Usage: When my dog gets a bone, he just sits there all night happily champing on it. Discuss

Definition: (noun) The property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless). Synonyms: sempiternity. Usage: Whoever has travelled in the New England States will remember…the air of order and stillness, of perpetuity and unchanging repose, that seemed to breathe over the whole place. Discuss

Definition: (noun) Something of little value or significance. Synonyms: frippery, bagatelle, fluff. Usage: There is a serious message beneath this frivolity. Discuss

Definition: (adjective) Utter; complete. Synonyms: undiminished. Usage: My fortitude was beginning to sink under the unrelieved oppression of suspense. Discuss

Definition: (verb) Expel air. Synonyms: breathe out, expire. Usage: Exhale when you lift the weight. Discuss

Definition: (noun) Someone who fights bulls. Synonyms: bullfighter. Usage: The toreador stepped out of the path of the charging bull at the last possible moment, drawing cheers from the spectators. Discuss

Definition: (adjective) Infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms. Synonyms: worm-eaten, wormy. Usage: I returned from vacation to find my yard littered with vermiculate, rotting plums that had fallen from the tree while I was away. Discuss

Definition: (adjective) As from an altitude or distance. Synonyms: panoramic. Usage: Another pedestrian had entered from the other end…with an astrakhan collar to his coat on this warm night, and a black slouch hat that hid his features from my bird's-eye view. Discuss

Definition: (verb) Form or shape by forcing through an opening. Synonyms: squeeze out. Usage: The pasta machine extruded the dough through a series of small holes, thus shaping it into spaghetti. Discuss

Definition: (verb) State categorically. Synonyms: assert, maintain. Usage: They descended, passing the man with the pail, who again asseverated that he had let no intruder pass. Discuss