yobbery PRONUNCIATION: (YOB-uh-ree) MEANING: noun : Rowdy, destructive behavior by the youth. ETYMOLOGY: From yob (a rowd...
A.Word.A.Day "Nictitate"
PRONUNCIATION: (NIK-ti-tayt) MEANING: verb intr. : To wink or blink. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin nictitare, frequentative of nict...
A.Word.A.Day "Flatulate"
flatulate PRONUNCIATION: (FLACH-uh-layt) MEANING: verb intr. : To pass intestinal gas from the anus. ETYMOLOGY: From Lati...
A.Word.A.Day "Sternutate"
sternutate PRONUNCIATION: (stuhr-NOO-tayt, -NYOO-) MEANING: verb intr. : To sneeze. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin sternuere (to...
A.Word.A.Day - Brabble
PRONUNCIATION: (BRAB-uhl) MEANING: verb intr. : To argue over petty matters. ETYMOLOGY: From Middle Dutch brabbelen (to qua...
A.Word.A.Day - uberous
PRONUNCIATION: (YOO-buhr-uhs) MEANING: adjective : Abundant; fruitful. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin uber (rich, fruitful, abundant...
A.Word.A.Day (Snipe)
snipe PRONUNCIATION: (snyp) MEANING: noun : 1. Any of various long-billed birds inhabiting marshy areas. 2. A shot from a con...
A.Word.A.Day (Kenning)
PRONUNCIATION: (KEN-ing) MEANING: noun : A figurative, usually compound, expression used to describe something. For example, ...
A.Word.A.Day (Pullulate)
PRONUNCIATION: (PUHL-yuh-layt) MEANING: verb intr. : 1. To sprout or breed. 2. To swarm or teem. 3. To increase rapidly. ...
A.Word.A.Day (Ratty)
PRONUNCIATION: (RAT-ee) MEANING: adjective : 1. Of, relating to, or full of rats. 2. Shabby. 3. Irritable; angry. ETYM...
A.Word.A.Day (Doryphore)
doryphore PRONUNCIATION: (DOR-uh-for) MEANING: noun : A pedantic or persistent critic. ETYMOLOGY: From French doryphore...
A.Word.A.Day (Rosinante)
Rocinante (Spanish pronunciation: is Don Quixote's horse in the novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. In many ways, Roci...