Word for Today :
ubiquitous
adjective | yoo-BIK-wuh-tuss
Definition : existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread
Word for Today :
ubiquitous
adjective | yoo-BIK-wuh-tuss
Definition : existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread
Word for Today :
juncture
noun | JUNK-cher
Definition
1 : a point of time; especially : one made critical by a concurrence of circumstances
2 : joint, connection
3 : an instance of joining : junction
Word for Today :
operose
adjective | AH-puh-rohss
Definition : tedious, wearisome
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crabwise
adverb | KRAB-wyze
Definition
1 : sideways
2 : in a sidling or cautiously indirect manner
Word for Today :
nepotism
noun | NEP-uh-tiz-um
Definition : favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
Word for Today :
translucent
adjective | trans-LOO-sunt
Definition
1 : permitting the passage of light:
a : transmitting and diffusing light so that objects beyond cannot be seen clearly
b : clear, transparent
2 : free from disguise or falseness
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emollient
noun | ih-MAHL-yunt
Definition : something that softens or soothes
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rambunctious
adjective | ram-BUNK-shuss
Definition : marked by uncontrollable exuberance : unruly
Word for Today :
abstain
verb | ub-STAYN
Definition
1 : to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
2 : to choose not to vote
Word for Today :
gauntlet
noun | GAWNT-lut
Definition
1 : a glove worn with medieval armor to protect the hand
2 : any of various protective gloves used especially in industry
3 : an open challenge (as to combat) — used in phrases like throw down the gauntlet
4 : a dress glove extending above the wrist