Word of the Day

QUIXOTIC adjective | kwik-SAH-tik What It Means Quixotic describes people and ideas that are foolishly impractical, especially as they pursue or...

FOOLSCAP noun | FOOLZ-kap What It Means Foolscap refers broadly to a piece of writing paper, and in the US specifically...

WORD OF THE DAY: CONVALESCE What It Means To convalesce is to recover health and strength gradually after sickness, injury,...

INTREPID adjective | in-TREP-id What It Means Intrepid means “fearless, bold, and brave.” // Her college semester abroad sparked a...

SMITE verb | SMYTE What It Means Smite means “to hit someone or something very hard.” Other uses of the word...

WORD OF THE DAY: PERMEABLE adjective | PER-mee-uh-bul What It Means Permeable is a synonym of penetrable that is used...

 AVOIRDUPOIS noun | av-er-duh-POYZ What It Means Avoirdupois is synonymous with weight and heaviness, especially as related to the body. It...

DEXTEROUS adjective | DEK-strus What It Means Dexterous is a formal adjective used to describe someone or something that has or...

HIVE MIND noun | HYVE-mynde What It Means Hive mind refers to the collective thoughts, ideas, and opinions of a group...

WORD OF THE DAY: OLFACTORY adjective ahl-FAK-tuh-ree What It Means Olfactory describes things that have to do with the sense of...