Word of the Day
Definition: (verb) Spend frivolously and unwisely. Synonyms: fool away, dissipate, shoot. Usage: Our English youth fritters away its time in idleness and pleasure-seeking. Discuss
Definition: (noun) An abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column. Synonyms: hollow-back. Usage: Ethan's lordosis made it difficult for him to maintain an erect posture. Discuss
Definition: (noun) A lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others. Synonyms: offense. Usage: Over-much civility is sometimes no better than over-much discourtesy, for, as the saying is, one can choke a guest with curds. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Beyond calculation or measure. Synonyms: incomputable, immeasurable. Usage: Human life is of inestimable value. Discuss
Definition: (noun) A horse trained for battle; a cavalry horse. Synonyms: courser. Usage: The knight mounted his charger and rode to meet his countrymen at the front lines. Discuss
Definition: (noun) A person who gives financial or other support. Synonyms: angel. Usage: After the backers withdrew their support, the director was forced to cancel the troupe's upcoming Shakespeare production. Discuss
Definition: (noun) To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious. Synonyms: mitigation, palliation. Usage: Forgive me, and let the greatness and the purity of my love for you plead in extenuation of my act. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Beyond any reasonable objection; irreproachable. Synonyms: unimpeachable. Usage: No person need think of applying for this situation unless he could furnish the most unexceptionable references to character and abilities. Discuss
Definition: (noun) A person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan). Synonyms: accomplice. Usage: What he felt was that he had caught The Man and his confederate with the goods. Discuss
Definition: (verb) Embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of. Synonyms: typify. Usage: They are so perfect in their way that they seem to epitomize the very scent and charm of the forest, as if the old wood's daintiest thoughts had materialized in blossom. Discuss