Tag: Noun
Word of the Day – Aug. 3 – Bower
Noun: Bower (BOW-er)
Definition:
1. An attractive dwelling or retreat
2. A lady's private apartment in a medieval hall or castle
3. A shelter made...
Word of the Day – Aug. 1 – Facsimile
Noun: Facsimile (fak-SIM-uh-lee)
Definition:
1. An exact copy
2. A system of transmitting and reproducing graphic matter (as printing or still pictures) by means of signals...
Word of the Day – July 27 – Volition
Noun: Volition (voh-LISH-un)
Definition:
1. An act of making a choice or decision; also, a choice or decision made
2. The power of choosing or determining;...
Word of the Day – July 22 – Flivver
Noun: Flivver (FLIV-er)
Definition: a small, cheap, usually old automobile.
Sample sentence: Kevin plans to keep his new convertible off the roads during the harsh,...
Word of the Day – July 20 – Netsuke
Noun: Netsuke (NETS-kay)
Definition: A small and often intricately carved toggle (as of wood, ivory or metal) used to fasten a small container to...
Word of the Day – July 18 – Anacoluthon
Noun: Anacoluthon (an-uh-kuh-LOO-thahn)
Definition: Syntactical inconsistency or incoherence within a sentence; especially : a shift in an unfinished sentence from one syntactic construction...
