Word of the Day : December 15, 2025 Dreidel noun DRAY-dul What It Means A dreidel is a 4-sided toy marked with Hebrew letters and spun like a top in a game of chance. The game, played by children especially at Hanukkah, is also called dreidel. // All the kids in the family look forward to playing dreidel together during … Continue reading Word of the Day: Dreidel
Word of the Day : Leviathan
Word of the Day : December 11, 2025 Leviathan noun luh-VYE-uh-thun What it Means Leviathan is a word with literary flair that can refer broadly to something very large and powerful, or more narrowly to a large sea animal, or a totalitarian state having a vast bureaucracy. // Towering leviathans of the forest, giant sequoias often reach heights of … Continue reading Word of the Day : Leviathan
Word of the Day: Cornucopia
Word of the Day : November 27, 2025 Cornucopia noun kor-nuh-KOH-pee-uh What It Means A cornucopia, also known as a horn of plenty, is a curved, hollow goat’s horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing, especially with fruit and vegetables. The image of a cornucopia is commonly used as decoration and … Continue reading Word of the Day: Cornucopia
Word of the Day: Crucible
Word of the Day : November 17, 2025 Crucible noun KROO-suh-bul What It Means A crucible, in the word’s literal use, is a pot in which metals or other substances are heated to a very high temperature or melted. But crucible is more often encountered in figurative use referring to a difficult test or challenge, or to a … Continue reading Word of the Day: Crucible
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