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Today's Word of the Day is hadal.
Learn more about this word: https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/hadal-2023-06-08/
Learn more about this word: https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/hadal-2023-06-08/
hadal | Word of the Day | June 8, 2023
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June 8, 2023 at 4:52 PM
Today's Word of the Day is hadal.
Learn more about this word: https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/hadal-2023-06-08/
Learn more about this word: https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/hadal-2023-06-08/
Learning new vocabulary should be tax-deductible. You learned 100 new words last year? Here’s a $100 tax credit. You learned 500 new words last year? Here’s a $500 tax credit. And so forth.
June 8, 2023 at 12:49 AM
Learning new vocabulary should be tax-deductible. You learned 100 new words last year? Here’s a $100 tax credit. You learned 500 new words last year? Here’s a $500 tax credit. And so forth.
Today's Word of the Day is écossaise.
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écossaise | Word of the Day | June 7, 2023
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June 7, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Today's Word of the Day is écossaise.
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"Babe, are you paying attention? You're not looking up words in the dictionary while we're talking, are you?"
June 5, 2023 at 9:14 PM
"Babe, are you paying attention? You're not looking up words in the dictionary while we're talking, are you?"
Today's Word of the Day, animalcule, isn't bite-sized. But you might say it's mite-sized. 🔬
We partnered with our friends at the Boston Museum of Science to bring you this Science Word of the Week:
We partnered with our friends at the Boston Museum of Science to bring you this Science Word of the Week:
animalcule | Science Word of the Week | June 2, 2023
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June 2, 2023 at 5:33 PM
Today's Word of the Day, animalcule, isn't bite-sized. But you might say it's mite-sized. 🔬
We partnered with our friends at the Boston Museum of Science to bring you this Science Word of the Week:
We partnered with our friends at the Boston Museum of Science to bring you this Science Word of the Week:
Happy Pride Month! Today's Word of the Day is prismatic. 🌈
Learn more about this word: https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/prismatic-2023-06-01/
Learn more about this word: https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/prismatic-2023-06-01/
prismatic | Word of the Day | June 1, 2023
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June 1, 2023 at 7:25 PM
Happy Pride Month! Today's Word of the Day is prismatic. 🌈
Learn more about this word: https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/prismatic-2023-06-01/
Learn more about this word: https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/prismatic-2023-06-01/
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Today's tasty Word of the Day is tzatziki.
Grab a spoon (or a cracker), and learn more about this word: https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/tzatziki-2023-05-31/
Grab a spoon (or a cracker), and learn more about this word: https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/tzatziki-2023-05-31/
tzatziki | Word of the Day | May 31, 2023
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May 31, 2023 at 7:18 PM
Today's tasty Word of the Day is tzatziki.
Grab a spoon (or a cracker), and learn more about this word: https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/tzatziki-2023-05-31/
Grab a spoon (or a cracker), and learn more about this word: https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/tzatziki-2023-05-31/
7.8 billion people in the world. ONE of them has to be named “Dictionary,” right?
May 31, 2023 at 1:59 AM
7.8 billion people in the world. ONE of them has to be named “Dictionary,” right?
Today's Word of the Day is gazetteer. Yep, there are different types of dictionaries!
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gazetteer | Word of the Day | May 30, 2023
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May 30, 2023 at 8:09 PM
Today's Word of the Day is gazetteer. Yep, there are different types of dictionaries!
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Happy Memorial Day, Bluesky! Today's Word of the Day is anamnesis.
Learn more: https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/anamnesis-2023-05-29/
Learn more: https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/anamnesis-2023-05-29/
anamnesis | Word of the Day | May 29, 2023
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May 29, 2023 at 1:17 PM
Happy Memorial Day, Bluesky! Today's Word of the Day is anamnesis.
Learn more: https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/anamnesis-2023-05-29/
Learn more: https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/anamnesis-2023-05-29/
The word "shiv" is a noun, meaning "an improvised or homemade weapon for cutting or stabbing."
Definition of shiv | Dictionary.com
Shiv definition, a knife, especially a switchblade. See more.
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May 29, 2023 at 2:39 AM
The word "shiv" is a noun, meaning "an improvised or homemade weapon for cutting or stabbing."
What new vocabulary words have you learned from Succession? We’ll go first:
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May 29, 2023 at 1:48 AM
What new vocabulary words have you learned from Succession? We’ll go first:
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Today's Word of the Day, and Science Word of the Week, is courtesy of our friends at the Boston Museum of Science. It's xerophyte.
The Boston Museum of Science is not on Bluesky yet, because we have 0 invite codes.
The Boston Museum of Science is not on Bluesky yet, because we have 0 invite codes.
xerophyte | Science Word of the Week | May 26, 2023
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May 26, 2023 at 2:43 PM
Today's Word of the Day, and Science Word of the Week, is courtesy of our friends at the Boston Museum of Science. It's xerophyte.
The Boston Museum of Science is not on Bluesky yet, because we have 0 invite codes.
The Boston Museum of Science is not on Bluesky yet, because we have 0 invite codes.
There's no reason to be scared of today's Word of the Day. It's just a word.
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skrik | Word of the Day | May 25, 2023
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May 25, 2023 at 5:20 PM
There's no reason to be scared of today's Word of the Day. It's just a word.
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Best is an adjective, meaning "of the highest quality, excellence, or standing."
Here it is in a sentence: "Tina Turner was simply the best."
Here it is in a sentence: "Tina Turner was simply the best."
May 24, 2023 at 6:59 PM
Best is an adjective, meaning "of the highest quality, excellence, or standing."
Here it is in a sentence: "Tina Turner was simply the best."
Here it is in a sentence: "Tina Turner was simply the best."
Happy Hump Day, fellow logophiles! Today's Word of the Day is première danseuse.
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première danseuse | Word of the Day | May 24, 2023
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May 24, 2023 at 3:40 PM
Happy Hump Day, fellow logophiles! Today's Word of the Day is première danseuse.
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Yes, HBO Max is dropping "HBO" from their name, and no, we are not dropping "tionary.com" from our name.
May 23, 2023 at 10:56 PM
Yes, HBO Max is dropping "HBO" from their name, and no, we are not dropping "tionary.com" from our name.
Today's Word of the Day is chelonian. It means "turtle stuff," more or less.
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chelonian | Word of the Day | May 23, 2023
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May 23, 2023 at 3:57 PM
Today's Word of the Day is chelonian. It means "turtle stuff," more or less.
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If we had shared a Word of the Day every single day since Dictionary.com launched on May 14th, 1995, today would have been our 10,245th Word of the Day.
But we haven’t, so it’s not.
But we haven’t, so it’s not.
May 23, 2023 at 12:29 AM
If we had shared a Word of the Day every single day since Dictionary.com launched on May 14th, 1995, today would have been our 10,245th Word of the Day.
But we haven’t, so it’s not.
But we haven’t, so it’s not.
Happy Monday, Bluesky! We took a few days off, but we're back with a new Word of the Day!
Today's Word of the Day is jarabe tapatío. Learn more:
Today's Word of the Day is jarabe tapatío. Learn more:
jarabe tapatío | Word of the Day | May 22, 2023
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May 22, 2023 at 7:39 PM
Happy Monday, Bluesky! We took a few days off, but we're back with a new Word of the Day!
Today's Word of the Day is jarabe tapatío. Learn more:
Today's Word of the Day is jarabe tapatío. Learn more:
May 17, 2023 at 7:14 PM
Happy birthday... to us! And Mark Zuckerberg. But mostly us!
Dictionary.com was launched 28 years ago today: May 14th, 1995.
Dictionary.com was launched 28 years ago today: May 14th, 1995.
May 14, 2023 at 8:00 PM
Happy birthday... to us! And Mark Zuckerberg. But mostly us!
Dictionary.com was launched 28 years ago today: May 14th, 1995.
Dictionary.com was launched 28 years ago today: May 14th, 1995.
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there! Today's Word of the Day is cosher.
cosher | Word of the Day | May 14, 2023
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May 14, 2023 at 3:17 PM
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there! Today's Word of the Day is cosher.