Word of the Day : April 17, 2020 vanilla adjective - vuh-NILL-uh Definition flavoured with the extract of the vanilla beanlacking distinction : plain, ordinary, conventional Did you know? How did vanilla get such a bad rap? The flavor with that name certainly has enough fans, with the bean of the Vanilla genus of orchids finding its way into … Continue reading Word of the Day – Vanilla
Word of the Day – Caduceus
Word of the Day : April 16, 2020 caduceus noun - kuh-DOO-see-us Definition the symbolic staff of a herald; specifically : a representation of a staff with two entwined snakes and two wings at the topa medical insignia bearing a representation of a staff with two entwined snakes and two wings at the top:one sometimes … Continue reading Word of the Day – Caduceus
Word of the Day – Deflagrate
Word of the Day : April 15, 2020 deflagrate verb - DEF-luh-grayt Definition to burn rapidly with intense heat and sparks being given offto cause (something) to burn in such a manner Did You Know? Deflagrate combines the Latin verb flagrare, meaning "to burn," with the Latin prefix de-, meaning "down" or "away." Flagrare is also an ancestor of such words … Continue reading Word of the Day – Deflagrate
Word of the Day – Umbra
Word of the Day : April 14, 2020 umbra noun - UM-bruh Definition a conical shadow excluding all light from a given source; specifically : the conical part of the shadow of a celestial body excluding all light from the primary source.the central dark part of a sunspot.a shaded area. Did You Know? The Latin word umbra ("shade, shadow") has … Continue reading Word of the Day – Umbra
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