Word of the Day
reaper
Definition: (noun) Someone who helps to gather the harvest.
Synonyms: harvester.
Usage: He was laying about him lustily with his sheath-knive, lopping the canes right and left, like a reaper, and soon made quite a clearing around us.
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reaper
Definition: (noun) Someone who helps to gather the harvest.
Synonyms: harvester.
Usage: He was laying about him lustily with his sheath-knive, lopping the canes right and left, like a reaper, and soon made quite a clearing around us.
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reaper
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go down (4)
to be remembered or recorded in some way
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go down (4)
to be remembered or recorded in some way
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Idiom of the Day
on the upswing
Showing or experiencing a noticeable or conspicuous increase, improvement, or expansion. Watch the video
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on the upswing
Showing or experiencing a noticeable or conspicuous increase, improvement, or expansion. Watch the video
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on the upswing
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Word of the Day
saunter
Definition: (verb) Walk leisurely and with no apparent aim.
Synonyms: stroll.
Usage: The teacher watched his students saunter back into the school building after lunch, apparently in no hurry to get to class on time.
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saunter
Definition: (verb) Walk leisurely and with no apparent aim.
Synonyms: stroll.
Usage: The teacher watched his students saunter back into the school building after lunch, apparently in no hurry to get to class on time.
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saunter
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go through (1)
to look through a collection of things like documents, books, clothes, etc. to find something or to sort them out
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go through (1)
to look through a collection of things like documents, books, clothes, etc. to find something or to sort them out
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Wordsmith.org: Today's Word
sanguineous
adjective: 1. Relating to blood. 2. Of the color of blood. 3. Involving bloodshed. 4. Confident or optimistic.
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sanguineous
adjective: 1. Relating to blood. 2. Of the color of blood. 3. Involving bloodshed. 4. Confident or optimistic.
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sanguineous
adjective: 1. Relating to blood. 2. Of the color of blood. 3. Involving bloodshed. 4. Confident or optimistic.
Idiom of the Day
to (one's) heart's desire
As much as or to the point that one wants; to the point of contentment, satiety, or surfeit. Watch the video
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to (one's) heart's desire
As much as or to the point that one wants; to the point of contentment, satiety, or surfeit. Watch the video
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to (one's) heart's desire
Definition of to (one's) heart's desire in the Idioms Dictionary by The Free Dictionary
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meatspace
a term used by young internet users to mean the physical world, in contrast to the virtual world of "cyberspace"
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meatspace
a term used by young internet users to mean the physical world, in contrast to the virtual world of "cyberspace"
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meatspace
Word of the Day
mensurable
Definition: (adjective) Capable of being measured.
Synonyms: measurable.
Usage: The mensurable increase in the cost of oil has had wide-reaching effects on the country's economy.
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mensurable
Definition: (adjective) Capable of being measured.
Synonyms: measurable.
Usage: The mensurable increase in the cost of oil has had wide-reaching effects on the country's economy.
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mensurable
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come on (2)
If a light or a computer comes on, it starts working.
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come on (2)
If a light or a computer comes on, it starts working.
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come on (2)
Word of the Day
Word of the Day: askance
This word has appeared in 24 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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Word of the Day: askance
This word has appeared in 24 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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Word of the Day: askance
This word has appeared in 24 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
Wordsmith.org: Today's Word
bloody-minded
adjective: 1. Disposed to violence and bloodshed. 2. Stubborn; obstructive. (chiefly used in British English)
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bloody-minded
adjective: 1. Disposed to violence and bloodshed. 2. Stubborn; obstructive. (chiefly used in British English)
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bloody-minded
adjective: 1. Disposed to violence and bloodshed. 2. Stubborn; obstructive. (chiefly used in British English)
Idiom of the Day
meatball surgery
Battlefield surgery that is performed hastily so as to quickly stabilize a patient and prevent their imminent death. Popularized (and possibly coined) by H. Richard Hornberger in his semi-autobiographical novel M*A*S*H, which focused on doctors serving in a fictional mobile army surgical hospital during the Korean War. Primarily heard in US. Watch the video
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meatball surgery
Battlefield surgery that is performed hastily so as to quickly stabilize a patient and prevent their imminent death. Popularized (and possibly coined) by H. Richard Hornberger in his semi-autobiographical novel M*A*S*H, which focused on doctors serving in a fictional mobile army surgical hospital during the Korean War. Primarily heard in US. Watch the video
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meatball surgery
Definition of meatball surgery in the Idioms Dictionary by The Free Dictionary
Word of the Day
hebdomadal
Definition: (adjective) Of or occurring every seven days.
Synonyms: weekly.
Usage: A little solace came at tea-time, in the shape of a double ration of bread...with the delicious addition of a thin scrape of butter: it was the hebdomadal treat to which we all looked forward from Sabbath to Sabbath.
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hebdomadal
Definition: (adjective) Of or occurring every seven days.
Synonyms: weekly.
Usage: A little solace came at tea-time, in the shape of a double ration of bread...with the delicious addition of a thin scrape of butter: it was the hebdomadal treat to which we all looked forward from Sabbath to Sabbath.
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adhere to
If you adhere to a law, a rule or a contract, you obey it or follow it.
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adhere to
If you adhere to a law, a rule or a contract, you obey it or follow it.
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