Word of the Day
Definition: (verb) Choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans. Synonyms: adopt, follow. Usage: The candidate espouses Republican ideals. Discuss
Definition: (verb) Meet at a point. Synonyms: cross. Usage: These two fences intersect at the creek. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Unimaginatively conventional. Synonyms: conservative. Usage: Knowing that her unconventional appearance would hold her back in the button-down corporate culture she was about to enter, she reluctantly dyed her magenta hair back to its natural auburn. Discuss
Definition: (noun) Restraint of one's emotions, desires, or inclinations; self-control. Synonyms: temperateness. Usage: She little guessed the struggle within my breast, or the effort of self-restraint which held me back. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility. Synonyms: squishy, squashy. Usage: I like nothing better than butter on a slice of freshly baked, spongy white bread. Discuss
Definition: (noun) Floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage. Synonyms: attic, loft. Usage: There was yet an upper staircase, of a steeper inclination and of contracted dimensions, to be ascended, before the garret story was reached. Discuss
Definition: (verb) To represent (letters or words) in the corresponding characters of another alphabet. Synonyms: transcribe. Usage: The Arabic text had to be transliterated for the American actors so that they could learn to speak their lines convincingly. Discuss
Definition: (verb) Prepare or cook by mixing ingredients. Synonyms: cook up. Usage: The witch concocted a sweet-smelling brew that would put the princess to sleep for 100 years. Discuss
Definition: (verb) Expend, as from a fund. Synonyms: pay out. Usage: The aid will not be disbursed until next year, so until then, the refugees will have to fend for themselves. Discuss
Definition: (verb) Lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside. Synonyms: abseil, rope down. Usage: She decided to try and overcome her fear of heights by learning to rappel. Discuss