Idiom of the Day
shifty-looking
Having or of an untrustworthy, dubious, or deceptive appearance. Watch the video
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shifty-looking
Having or of an untrustworthy, dubious, or deceptive appearance. Watch the video
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Phrasal Verb of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub
pull through
to recover from a serious illness or injury
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pull through
to recover from a serious illness or injury
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Slang of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub
pain | pain in the arse | pain in the backside
someone or something that's annoying or troublesome
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pain | pain in the arse | pain in the backside
someone or something that's annoying or troublesome
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pain | pain in the arse | pain in the backside
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day
consummate
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 13, 2025 is:
consummate \KAHN-suh-mut\ adjective
Someone or something described as consummate is very skilled or accomplished. Consummate can also mean “of the highest degree” and “complete in every detail.” The adjective is always used before the noun it describes.
// Ever the consummate professional, the planner ensured that no one attending the event was aware of all the elements that had not gone as planned.
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Examples:
“... KEM’s legacy serves as a blueprint for excellence. Offstage, his charm extends beyond the microphone. Friends and collaborators describe him as a consummate gentleman and leader with an infectious sense of humor.” — Raquelle Harris, Vibe, 25 July 2025
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Consummate is a consummate example of a word that’s shifted in meaning over the centuries. A 15th century addition to the language ultimately from Latin consummare, meaning “to sum up, finish,” the word first described something that has been brought to completion. Shakespeare used the word this way in Measure for Measure: “Do you the office, friar; which consummate, Return him here again.” By the early 16th century consummate had taken on the meaning of “complete in every detail.” Today it usually describes someone or something extremely skilled and accomplished, but it can also describe that which is supremely excellent, as well as that which is simply extreme.
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consummate
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 13, 2025 is:
consummate \KAHN-suh-mut\ adjective
Someone or something described as consummate is very skilled or accomplished. Consummate can also mean “of the highest degree” and “complete in every detail.” The adjective is always used before the noun it describes.
// Ever the consummate professional, the planner ensured that no one attending the event was aware of all the elements that had not gone as planned.
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Examples:
“... KEM’s legacy serves as a blueprint for excellence. Offstage, his charm extends beyond the microphone. Friends and collaborators describe him as a consummate gentleman and leader with an infectious sense of humor.” — Raquelle Harris, Vibe, 25 July 2025
Did you know?
Consummate is a consummate example of a word that’s shifted in meaning over the centuries. A 15th century addition to the language ultimately from Latin consummare, meaning “to sum up, finish,” the word first described something that has been brought to completion. Shakespeare used the word this way in Measure for Measure: “Do you the office, friar; which consummate, Return him here again.” By the early 16th century consummate had taken on the meaning of “complete in every detail.” Today it usually describes someone or something extremely skilled and accomplished, but it can also describe that which is supremely excellent, as well as that which is simply extreme.
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Word of the Day
garret
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.
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garret
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.
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garret
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Idiom of the Day
short on looks
Homely; rather plain or unattractive; not aesthetically pleasing. Watch the video
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short on looks
Homely; rather plain or unattractive; not aesthetically pleasing. Watch the video
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short on looks
Definition of short on looks in the Idioms Dictionary by The Free Dictionary
Phrasal Verb of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub
act up
If a part of your body or a piece of equipment acts up, it doesn't work properly.
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act up
If a part of your body or a piece of equipment acts up, it doesn't work properly.
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act up
Slang of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub
yips
(in phrase the yips) nervous tension that causes mistakes
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yips
(in phrase the yips) nervous tension that causes mistakes
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day
perpetuity
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 14, 2025 is:
perpetuity \per-puh-TOO-uh-tee\ noun
Perpetuity refers to a state of continuing forever or for a very long time.
// The property will be passed on from generation to generation in perpetuity.
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Examples:
“This isn’t new territory for the band—beginning with 2018’s Modern Meta Physic, Peel Dream Magazine have taken cues from bands like Stereolab and Pram, exploring the ways that rigid, droning repetition can make time feel rubbery. As they snap back into the present, Black sings, ‘Millions of light years, all of them ours.’ The past and future fold into themselves, braided together in perpetuity.” — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 4 Sept. 2024
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Perpetuity is a “forever” word—not in the sense that it relates to a lifelong relationship (as in “forever home”), but because it concerns the concept of, well, forever. Not only can perpetuity refer to infinite time, aka eternity, but it also has specific legal and financial uses, as for certain arrangements in wills and for annuities that are payable forever, or at least for the foreseeable future. The word ultimately comes from the Latin adjective perpetuus, meaning “continual” or “uninterrupted.” Perpetuus is the ancestor of several additional “forever” words, including the verb perpetuate (“to cause to last indefinitely”) and the adjective perpetual (“continuing forever,” “occurring continually”). A lesser known descendent, perpetuana, is now mostly encountered in historical works, as it refers to a type of durable wool or worsted fabric made in England only from the late 16th through the 18th centuries. Alas, nothing is truly forever.
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perpetuity
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 14, 2025 is:
perpetuity \per-puh-TOO-uh-tee\ noun
Perpetuity refers to a state of continuing forever or for a very long time.
// The property will be passed on from generation to generation in perpetuity.
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Examples:
“This isn’t new territory for the band—beginning with 2018’s Modern Meta Physic, Peel Dream Magazine have taken cues from bands like Stereolab and Pram, exploring the ways that rigid, droning repetition can make time feel rubbery. As they snap back into the present, Black sings, ‘Millions of light years, all of them ours.’ The past and future fold into themselves, braided together in perpetuity.” — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 4 Sept. 2024
Did you know?
Perpetuity is a “forever” word—not in the sense that it relates to a lifelong relationship (as in “forever home”), but because it concerns the concept of, well, forever. Not only can perpetuity refer to infinite time, aka eternity, but it also has specific legal and financial uses, as for certain arrangements in wills and for annuities that are payable forever, or at least for the foreseeable future. The word ultimately comes from the Latin adjective perpetuus, meaning “continual” or “uninterrupted.” Perpetuus is the ancestor of several additional “forever” words, including the verb perpetuate (“to cause to last indefinitely”) and the adjective perpetual (“continuing forever,” “occurring continually”). A lesser known descendent, perpetuana, is now mostly encountered in historical works, as it refers to a type of durable wool or worsted fabric made in England only from the late 16th through the 18th centuries. Alas, nothing is truly forever.
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Word of the Day
spongy
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.
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spongy
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.
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spongy
Definition, Synonyms, Translations of spongy by The Free Dictionary
Idiom of the Day
shotgun house
(chiefly Southern United States slang) A one-story house in which each room is in a straight alignment with the others, connected by a continuous hallway running from the front to the back of the residence. Watch the video
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shotgun house
(chiefly Southern United States slang) A one-story house in which each room is in a straight alignment with the others, connected by a continuous hallway running from the front to the back of the residence. Watch the video
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shotgun house
Definition of shotgun house in the Idioms Dictionary by The Free Dictionary
Phrasal Verb of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub
come into
to be given something after its owner dies
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come into
to be given something after its owner dies
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day
askance
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 15, 2025 is:
askance \uh-SKANSS\ adverb
Askance means "in a way that shows a lack of trust or approval" or "with a side-glance."
// I couldn't help but look askance at the dealer's assurances that the car had never been in an accident.
// Several people eyed them askance when they walked into the room.
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Examples:
"In other cultures they might look askance at such a gnarly, leggy thing wedged into a loaf. But we know that a whole fried soft shell crab is one of the gifts of southeast Louisiana's robust seafood heritage." — Ian McNulty, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate Online, 1 May 2025
Did you know?
As with the similar word side-eye, writers over the years have used askance literally when someone is looking with a side-glance and figuratively when such a glance is conveying disapproval or distrust. Back in the days of Middle English you could use askaunce and a-skans and a-skaunces to mean “in such a way that,” “as if to say,” and “artificially, deceptively.” It’s likely that askance developed from these forms, with some help from asqwynt meaning “obliquely, askew.” Askance was first used in the 16th century with the meaning "sideways" or "with a sideways glance.”
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askance
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 15, 2025 is:
askance \uh-SKANSS\ adverb
Askance means "in a way that shows a lack of trust or approval" or "with a side-glance."
// I couldn't help but look askance at the dealer's assurances that the car had never been in an accident.
// Several people eyed them askance when they walked into the room.
See the entry >
Examples:
"In other cultures they might look askance at such a gnarly, leggy thing wedged into a loaf. But we know that a whole fried soft shell crab is one of the gifts of southeast Louisiana's robust seafood heritage." — Ian McNulty, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate Online, 1 May 2025
Did you know?
As with the similar word side-eye, writers over the years have used askance literally when someone is looking with a side-glance and figuratively when such a glance is conveying disapproval or distrust. Back in the days of Middle English you could use askaunce and a-skans and a-skaunces to mean “in such a way that,” “as if to say,” and “artificially, deceptively.” It’s likely that askance developed from these forms, with some help from asqwynt meaning “obliquely, askew.” Askance was first used in the 16th century with the meaning "sideways" or "with a sideways glance.”
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Wordsmith.org: Today's Word
corroboree
noun: 1. A meeting. 2. A large or noisy gathering or celebration. 3. A tumult.
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corroboree
noun: 1. A meeting. 2. A large or noisy gathering or celebration. 3. A tumult.
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corroboree
noun: 1. A meeting. 2. A large or noisy gathering or celebration. 3. A tumult.
Word of the Day
self-restraint
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.
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self-restraint
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.
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self-restraint
Definition, Synonyms, Translations of self-restraint by The Free Dictionary
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Word of the Day
Word of the Day: sartorial
This word has appeared in 126 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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Word of the Day: sartorial
This word has appeared in 126 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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Word of the Day: sartorial
This word has appeared in 126 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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Idiom of the Day
be sick to death of (something)
To be or become exceedingly wearied by, bored of, or exasperated with something. Watch the video
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be sick to death of (something)
To be or become exceedingly wearied by, bored of, or exasperated with something. Watch the video
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be sick to death of (someone or something)
Definition of be sick to death of (something) in the Idioms Dictionary by The Free Dictionary