Word of the Day

Word of the Day : May 7, 2020 Truckle verb TRUK-ul Definition to act in a subservient manner : submit Did you know? When truckle was first used in English in the 15th century, it meant "small wheel" or "pulley." Such small wheels were often attached to the underside of low beds to allow them to be easily moved under … Continue reading Word of the day – Truckle

Word of the Day : May 6, 2020 Quintessence noun kwin-TESS-unss Definition the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodiesthe essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated formthe most typical example or representative Did you know? Long ago, when people believed … Continue reading Word of the Day – Quintessence

Word of the Day : May 5, 2020 LORN adjective LORN Definition  left alone and forlorn : desolate, forsaken Did you know? Lorn and forlorn are synonyms that mean "desolate" or "forsaken." The similarity in form and meaning of the two words is hardly a coincidence. Lorn comes down to us from loren, the Middle English past participle of the verb lesen ("to lose"), itself a descendant of … Continue reading Word of the day – Lorn

Word of the Day : May 4, 2020 Collimate verb KAH-luh-mayt Definition to make parallel Did you know? One might expect a science-y word like collimate to have a straightforward etymology, but that's not the case. Collimate comes from Latin collimāre, a misreading of the Latin word collineāre, meaning "to direct in a straight line." The erroneous collimāre appeared in some editions of the … Continue reading Word of the day – Collimate