Tag: Noun
Word of the Day – Nov. 2 – Onomatopoeia
Noun: Onomatopoeia (ah-nuh-mah-tuh-PEE-uh)1. The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (buzz, hiss)2. The use...
Word of the Day – Oct. 31 – Virga
Noun: Virga (VER-guh)Definition: Wisps of precipitation evaporating before reaching the ground.Sample sentence: The virga trailing the evening clouds created an eerie...
Word of the Day – Oct. 27 – Catachresis
Noun: Catachresis (kat-uh-KREE-sis)Definition:1. Use of the wrong word for the context.2. Use of a forced and especially paradoxical figure of speech.Sample sentence:...
Word of the Day – Oct. 26 – Jitney
Noun: Jitney (JIT-nee)Definition:1. A small bus that carries passengers over a regular route on a flexible schedule.2. An unlicensed taxicab.Sample sentence: After doing...
Word of the Day – Oct. 24 – Layman
Noun: layman (LAY-mun)Definition:1. A person who is not a member of the clergy2. A person who does not belong to a particular profession...
Word of the Day – Oct. 20 – Exodus
Noun: Exodus (EK-suh-dus)Definition:1. The mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture2. A mass departure: emigrationSample sentence: When the...
Word of the Day – Oct. 18 – Broadside
Noun: Broadside (BRAWD-syde)Definition:1. A sheet of paper printed usually on one side (as an advertisement)2. All the guns on one side of a...
Word of the Day – Oct. 14 – Hendiadys
Noun: Hendiadys (hen-DYE-uh-dis)Definition: The expression of an idea by the use of usually two independent words connected by the word and: ...
Word of the Day – Oct. 13 – Sop
Noun: Sop (SAHP)Definition: A conciliatory or propitiatory bribe, gift, or gesture.Sample sentence: The contractor offered higher priced bathroom fixtures at no...
Word of the Day – Oct. 11 – Cockaigne
Noun: Cockaigne (kah-KAYN)Definition: An imaginary land of great luxury and easeSample sentence: Located on a secluded white sandy beach, the resort, with...
