Word of the Day: gravid Gravid (adjective) GRAV-id Definition 1 : pregnant 2 : distended with or full of eggs Synonyms abundant, anticipating, big, carrying a child, expectant, expecting, fecund, fertile, fraught, fruitful, gestating, heavy, hopeful, in a family way, in family way. pregnant, productive, prolific, replete, teeming, with child Examples “We know by intuition…
Word of the Day: sepulchre Sepulchre (noun) SEP-ul-ker Definition 1 : a place of burial : tomb 2 : a receptacle for religious relics especially in an altar Examples “The secrets of business—complicated and often dismal mysteries—were buried in his breast, and never came out of their sepulchre save now….” — Charlotte Brontë, Shirley, 1849…
Word of the Day: titivate Titivate (verb) TIH-tuh-vayt Definition : to make or become smart or spruce Examples “It was instantly clear, however, that she had not been idle, but busy titivating: painting her nails, washing her hair, doing her face….” — Rosamunde Pilcher, September, 1990 “I came here as a student …, but I…
Word of the Day: osculate osculate (verb) AHSS-kyuh-layt Definition : kiss Examples “One thing I forgot to ask the guy in the bar: When his significant other ended their relationship, did she at least osculate him goodbye?” — Mike Royko, “Love Lost in Lingo,” 3 June 1981 “Attorney Dan Bailey was the officiant-with-a-sense-of-humor, advising the groom,…
Word of the Day: variegated variegated (adjective) VAIR-ee-uh-gay-tud Definition 1 : having discrete markings of different colors 2 : various, diverse, varied Examples The flower has bright variegated petals. “Everyone of significance in the region has multiple agendas and variegated geopolitical interests.” — Robert Robb, The Arizona Republic, 21 Aug. 2016 Did You Know? Variegated has…
Word of the Day: myriad myriad (noun) MEER-ee-ud Definition 1 : ten thousand 2 : a great number Examples “After sold-out shows in New York and Los Angeles, Rise will make its debut in Boston with a myriad of hand-carved jack o’ lanterns that will light up a trail that people can walk on as music…
Word of the Day: beatific beatific (adjective) bee-uh-TIFF-ik Definition 1 : of, possessing, or imparting a state of utmost bliss 2 : having a blissful appearance Synonyms angelic; blissful; cherubic; delightful; divine; elated; ethereal; euphoric; happy; heavenly; joyful; lovely; rapturous; saintly Examples “She was Italian, funny, a beatific tomboy, with just the hint of a…
My Take I found out recently that some of my followers don’t know that I add ‘My Take‘ to my Word of the Day posts. My Take? What does that mean you ask? What good would it do if I just spit out what someone else wrote? I ask you. It’s a waste of time…
Word of the Day: imbue imbue (verb) im-BYOO Definition 1 : to permeate or influence as if by dyeing 2 : to tinge or dye deeply 3 : to provide with something freely or naturally : endow Synonyms endow, inculcate, ingrain, instill, leaven, permeate, pervade, saturate, steep, suffuse Examples The children were imbued with a passion…
Word of the Day: domicile domicile (noun) DAH-muh-syle Definition 1 : a dwelling place : place of residence : home 2 a : a person’s fixed, permanent, and principal home for legal purposes b : the place where a corporation is actually or officially established Examples “I got married, when I was 66,…
