Word A Day

[Anololkapa]

Indidjnt understand but yeah. This kindly hard to understand the emotion

 

[Aadrika]

Thanks for sharing this. I like your forum very much.

 

[Adnanmaqbool786]

Very nice

Be good do good.

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

My word is -
Donkey-engine
It means- a small auxiliary engine on a ship

Today's word is
Peregrinate (verb) - it means to travel or wander around from place to place.

Today's word is-
Obfuscate - it means to make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.

Example - Surprisingly, the efforts of the translator only served to obfuscate an already confusing conversation.

Today's word is
Earwigging - it mesns

Today's word is
Earwigging - it mesns

*Means to listen to someone's conversation secretly

Today's word is -
Suspiration - it refers to a deep long sigh

Obsequious - attempting to win favour from influential people through flattery.

abecedarian

abecedarian

It means arranged alphabetically

Isthmus.... answer this

An isthmus is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated. A tombolo is an isthmus that consists of a spit or bar, and a strait is the sea counterpart of an isthmus.

cornucopia

a symbol of plenty consisting of a goat's horn overflowing with flowers, fruit, and corn.

Doonybrook -
a scene of uproar and disorder; a heated argument.

 

[jonkain]

...also called a "steam donkey". They were used on ships to help load cargo, yes, but they were also used on land to transport felled trees in the logging industry.

 

[jonkain]

I hereby issue the next word of the day: "buffalo"
It wears the following hats:

proper noun - Buffalo, NY, USA
general noun - animal (a.k.a. bison)
verb - to bully
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As such, the following sentence is grammatically correct, according to Dmitri Borgmann:
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo

 

[poornima lagadapati]

Isthmus.... answer this

 

[faizarmani]

Nice thread

 

[Sinatra]

Didn't know almost any word in the thread

 

[Sinatra]

Are there any specialised apps to improve the vocabulary?

 

[chestergavs]

sycophant?

sylvan???

 

[stantad]

indeed

 

[supreetwahi]

Torpor - a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy.

 

[TommyMcCan]

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Torpor - a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy.

that's a good one. Will use it frequently from now on)))

 

[GrapevineLouisa]

Torpor - a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy.

Never heard this one before

 

[TomD]

I honestly didn't hear 90% of these words. Feel myself stupid now

 

[sid96]

so many new words

 

[pkunique]

Agelast means someone who never laughs.

That was interesting

My word: kvetchy

 

[pkunique]

Isthmus.... answer this

Isthmus means a narrow piece of land, with water on each side, that joins two larger pieces of land.


My word : Kvetchy