Word of the Day
Definition: (noun) An outer adjacent area of any place. Synonyms: environs. Usage: These skulking visitors would keep about the purlieus of the camp until daylight; when, on the first stir of life among the sleepers, they would scamper off until they reached some rising ground. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Full of high-spirited delight. Synonyms: elated, joyful, jubilant. Usage: As he spoke his boyish face was wreathed in a gleeful smile, and his voice had an exultant ring. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Of laws and regulations; designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair business practices. Synonyms: antimonopoly. Usage: Government antitrust laws prevented the technology company from merging with its only competitor. Discuss
Definition: (noun) A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel. Synonyms: knave, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scallywag. Usage: What a brazen-fac'd varlet art thou, to deny thou knowest me! Discuss
Definition: (noun) A large number or amount. Synonyms: dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wads, piles. Usage: Our local bakery has oodles of desserts available for purchase. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Financially ruined. Synonyms: bankrupt. Usage: The struggling grocery store was forced to lay off several employees to avoid going belly-up. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Eminent beyond or above comparison. Synonyms: matchless, nonpareil, one and only, unrivaled, unmatched, one. Usage: You shall now learn how great is the knowledge and power of our peerless Sorceress. Discuss
Definition: (noun) Someone waiting in concealment. Synonyms: lurker, skulker. Usage: Amanda caught a glimpse of a figure in the shadows of the alleyway and ran in fear of the mysterious lurcher. Discuss
Definition: (verb) Argue over petty things. Synonyms: bicker, brabble, squabble, niggle, quibble. Usage: Mrs. Faraday watched in exasperation as her children pettifogged about who deserved the last of her chocolate chip cookies. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Abounding in trees. Synonyms: woodsy. Usage: Oregon's arboreous landscape is both beautiful and serene. Discuss