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Word of the Day: November 7, 2023 Cockamamie adjective kah-kuh-MAY-mee What It Means Cockamamie is an adjective used to describe something ridiculous, silly, or incredible. // Instead of being honest, he came up with a cockamamie excuse about why he didn't turn in his assignment. See the entry > COCKAMAMIE In Context "... [Andy] Reid will invent strange new … Continue reading Word of the Day -Cockamamie

Word of the Day: November 6, 2023 Terraform verb TEH-ruh-form What It Means To terraform something (such as a planet or moon) is to transform it so that it is suitable for supporting human life. // With Earth being the only Goldilocks planet within our reach, some argue that the survival of humanity depends on our ability to … Continue reading Word of the Day – Terraform

Word of the Day - Parse Word of the Day : November 3, 2023  Parse verb PARSS What It Means To parse something is to to study it by looking closely at its parts. In grammar and linguistics, parse means "to divide (a sentence) into grammatical parts and identify the parts and their relations to each other." // The … Continue reading Word of the Day – Parse

Word of the Day - Analogue Word of the Day: November 2, 2023 Analogue noun AN-uh-log What It Means Analogue refers to something that is similar to something else in design, origin, use, etc. In other words, an analogue is analogous to something else. // There are many historical analogues to our current political situation that we can learn … Continue reading Word of the Day – Analogue