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Wordsmith.org: Today's Word
security blanket
noun: 1. A small blanket held by a child for comfort and reassurance. 2. Something that provides a feeling of safety, comfort, or emotional stability. 3. Protective measures designed to prevent the unauthorized dissemination of sensitive information.
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Phrasal Verb of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub
pull out (1)
If you pull out of something you're participating in, like a competition or a deal, you stop participating.
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Word of the Day
abyssal
Definition: (adjective) Of or relating to the great depths of the oceans.
Synonyms: abysmal, unfathomable.
Usage: The crew was put on full alert as the submarine reached the abyssal depths of the ocean.
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Wordsmith.org: Today's Word
beacon
noun: 1. Something that provides a guiding or warning signal, such as a lighthouse. 2. Someone or something that illuminates, inspires, or guides. verb tr.: 1. To serve as a beacon. 2. To furnish with a beacon, such as outfitting a ship to mark shoals. verb intr.: To emit a signal like a beacon.
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bridle
Definition: (noun) The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess.
Synonyms: check, curb.
Usage: His common sense is a bridle to his quick temper.
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drop in
If you drop something in somewhere, you stop to leave it there and then keep going.
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dander
Definition: (noun) Temper or anger.
Synonyms: hackles.
Usage: He 'pears to know just how long he can torment me before I get my dander up.
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Phrasal Verb of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub
verge on
to be close to reaching a certain state or condition
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impasse
Definition: (noun) A situation that is so difficult that no progress can be made.
Synonyms: dead end, deadlock, stalemate, standstill.
Usage: The board members reached an impasse in the negotiations and took a break to get coffee and donuts.
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Slang of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub
nail
to do something perfectly
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Idiom of the Day
over the course of
In or during the process of. Watch the video
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Word of the Day: envisage
This word has appeared in 38 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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plebeian
adjective: 1. Belonging to or relating to the common people. 2. Relating to or characteristic of lower social classes. 3. Common; vulgar. noun: 1. A commoner. 2. A member of the lower social class.
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Phrasal Verb of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub
look up (1)
to try to find out something by looking in a reference book or on a reference website
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Word of the Day: tinny
This word has appeared in 20 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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Word of the Day: paradoxical
This word has appeared in 100 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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Idiom of the Day
keep schtum
To remain silent; to not say anything. (Used especially when by saying something, especially at the wrong time, one would cause trouble or difficulty for him- or herself.) Primarily heard in UK. Watch the video
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Slang of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub
instafood
food that can be prepared in 5 minutes or less
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Idiom of the Day
bring (something) into effect
To cause (something) to apply, begin operating, or take effect; to begin implementing or enforcing (something). Watch the video
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bloody
an intensifying expletive used before an adjective, adverb or noun; very, really; total, complete
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Idiom of the Day
intestinal fortitude
Strong courage, conviction, or determination; gumption; guts. Watch the video
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knockout
a very attractive or impressive person or thing
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Word of the Day
Word of the Day: retaliation
This word has appeared in 967 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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allopatric
adjective: Existing or occurring in geographically distinct areas.
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Phrasal Verb of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub
bring on
to cause something like an illness or a painful emotion
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Word of the Day
mantel
Definition: (noun) The protruding shelf over a fireplace.
Synonyms: chimneypiece, mantelpiece.
Usage: There were also perhaps a dozen candles about, two in brass candlesticks upon the mantel and several in sconces, so that the room was brilliantly illuminated.
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Slang of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub
ace (1)
very skillful, very good at something
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Idiom of the Day
in no circumstances
Never; in no case or situation; irrespective of events or conditions. Watch the video
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Word of the Day
swarm
Definition: (verb) Move in large numbers.
Synonyms: pour, pullulate, teem, stream.
Usage: A crowd of people swarmed out of the theater after the show and congregated beside the stage door to meet the exiting actors.
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