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Definition of GIBBOUS
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Etymology
'Orient' or 'Orientate'?
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Are you the kind of person who adds unnecessary syllables to words, and if so, how can such a condition be diagnosed? Is it that otherwise friendly …
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The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 2/15/19
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Welcome to The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise, in which we look over some of the words that tickled your curiosity this past week. …
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Top iPhone games gone free
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Our daily list of best iPhone games gone free is compiled using our proprietary algorithm to find you the very best apps that have just gone free …
Etymology
The Illuminating History of 'Gaffer'
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Sit all the way through the movie credits and you're likely to see a few terms you don't encounter in many other places, including gaffer. A gaffer is …
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Etymology
'Desire' and 'Consider': A History
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Consider desire. In that simple imperative sentence is a lexical duo: the words consider and desire share a history that points—perhaps, or maybe not—to …
Etymology
📈 Trend Watch: Trump to Declare 'Emergency' - 2/14/2019 | Merriam-Webster
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Why are people looking up the words emergency and national emergency? Emergency, especially of the national variety, spiked in lookups on February 14th, …
Etymology
📈 Trend Watch: Steele: Can't Even Do 'Feckless' Leadership Well - 2/15/2019 | Merriam-Webster
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Why are people looking up feckless? Feckless burst into the spotlight and was among our top lookups on February 15, 2019. The interest in the word was …
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Grammar
BBC Learning English - Pronunciation / Tim's Pronunciation Workshop: Summary
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What Does “Sophomore” Mean? Can It Be an Insult?
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Of the four tiers of high school, sophomore is the year that stands out as strange. Freshman, junior, and senior are relatively clear monikers for their …
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Today’s Apps Gone Free: Hot Date, 5th Grade Vocabulary Prep and Love Test Meter
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Partake in pug speed dating, improve vocabulary skills, and get a read on your compatibility with today’s collection of apps and games. All app prices …
Etymology
'Recollect' vs. 'Remember' vs. 'Recall'
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Is there a difference between remember and recall? Or between either of these two words and recollect? We at Merriam-Webster always aim for certainty, …
Poetry
Love Poems for Word Nerds
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We wrote you some poems. Because, you know, we think you're pretty swell. We hope you like them. Plus, if you'd like to send any of them to the apple …
Etymology
Definition of HEARTSTRING
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2 : the deepest emotions or affections —usually used in plural That movie really pulls at your heartstrings.
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Etymology
Neologism Grammar & Punctuation Rules
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Neologism is a term used in linguistics since the 1700s. We will examine the meaning of the word neologism, the origin of the word, and some examples …
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Education
Read aloud to your children to boost their vocabulary
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Words are powerful, and a rich vocabulary can provide young people with significant advantages. Successful vocabulary development is associated with …
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Language
An Insight on Key Aspects of Words with Friends Game
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There are many people who like playing word games. The word game is the most popular category of games, which is played by a large number of people …
Etymology
12 Words and Phrases for Romantic Relationships
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The term "goo-goo eyes" implies a foolishly sentimental, romantic, or amorous glance (as in "she made goo-goo eyes at him"), and its first appearance …
Posters
Complex sentences. Fully Resourced Lesson with Written Practice.
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One hour lesson on complex sentences. Includes lesson plan, PPt presentation, 2 lesson posters ( learning objectives and Key vocabulary), worksheet …
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Mathematics
What the heck is Word Embedding
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Word Embedding => Collective term for models that learned to map a set of words or phrases in a vocabulary to vectors of numerical values. Neural …
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Quizzes
Part 52 – English Vocabulary (Meaning of words starting with B)
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In the following quiz, you will have to choose the correct meaning from four possible answers for some of the…
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Kumb Mela: Shahi snan shows how Hindus, Muslims in South Asia came to share a religious vocabulary
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More than 120 million Hindu pilgrims are expected to descend on Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, formerly Allahabad, for this year’s Kumbh Mela, the …
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Language
Expand your vocabulary with Orphic [App of the week]
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Orphic is a simple vocabulary expanding app that pushes users to discover new words.The main interface is a list of words with a definition that …
Etymology
How Do You Pronounce 'Vase'?
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ESL
SUSPENSE STORY
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A compact review of suspense story organized for quick referencing. This download includes: Vocabulary Overview • Creating Suspense Using Genre …
Etymology
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 2/8/19
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Welcome to The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise, in which we look over some of the words that tickled your curiosity this past week. …
Etymology
Definition of PRESCIND
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New Hampshire
Online Sci-Fi, Fantasy Literature University Sets Up Shop In NH
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Signum University is the first university to receive approval to do business in the state during the last six years. CONCORD, NH – Signum University, …
Etymology
Rhapsodizing About ‘Bohemian’
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In modern use as an adjective and noun, bohemian describes someone (such as a writer or artist) who lives an unconventional lifestyle usually as part …
Language
Dullsville | Define Dullsville at
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dullsville [duhlz-vil] noun Slang. something boring or dull: That movie was strictly dullsville. Origin of dullsville 1960–65; dull + -s- + -ville, by …