Word of the Day
Definition: (verb) Be understanding of. Synonyms: sympathize, understand. Usage: Having changed schools several times as a child, I empathize with the transfer students. Discuss
Definition: (noun) The practice or art of telling fortunes from the lines, marks, and patterns on the palms of the hands. Synonyms: chirology, chiromancy. Usage: She dabbled in fortunetelling and palmistry. Discuss
Definition: (verb) Treat or classify according to a mental stereotype. Synonyms: stereotype, stamp. Usage: It would be incorrect to pigeonhole her as a children's author, since many adults also enjoy her books. Discuss
Definition: (noun) An act that incriminates someone on a false charge. Synonyms: setup. Usage: He was innocent and the victim of a frame-up. Discuss
Definition: (verb) Act between parties with a view to reconciling differences. Synonyms: arbitrate, liaise, mediate. Usage: When I saw my poor brother led away to imprisonment, I attempted to leap down into the Council Chamber, desiring to intercede on his behalf, or at least bid him farewell. Discuss
Definition: (verb) Strain excessively. Synonyms: overstrain. Usage: He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment and ultimately had to tell his boss that he would not be able to complete it by the deadline. Discuss
Definition: (noun) Burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped. Synonyms: winding-clothes, pall, shroud. Usage: The ghost of Athelstane himself would burst his bloody cerements and stand before us to forbid such dishonor to his memory. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected. Synonyms: melodramatic. Usage: Dorothea let out a histrionic groan and threw herself to the floor. Discuss
Definition: (noun) A capacious bag or basket. Synonyms: holdall, tote. Usage: She threw her cell phone, wallet, and gym shoes into her carryall and ran out the door. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) More than is needed, desired, or required. Synonyms: excess, extra, redundant, supererogatory, surplus, superfluous, spare. Usage: His appearance…is apt to occasion some little stir at the tea-table of a farmhouse, and the addition of a supernumerary dish of cakes or sweetmeats, or, peradventure, the parade of a silver teapot. Discuss