Word of the Day — Archive Page #39

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February 20, 2024
75%    25%    #64 votes

What does skald mean?

skald(Noun)
a Nordic poet of the Viking Age

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February 19, 2024
92%    8%    #132 votes

What does saga mean?

saga(noun)
a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account

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February 18, 2024
68%    32%    #99 votes

What does putdownable mean?

putdownable(adj)
(of a book) poorly written and not entertaining

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February 17, 2024
60%    40%    #39 votes

What does storyteller mean?

narrator, storyteller, teller(noun)
someone who tells a story

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February 16, 2024
75%    25%    #69 votes

What does gamp mean?

gamp, brolly(noun)
colloquial terms for an umbrella

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February 15, 2024
44%    56%    #7 votes

What does Micawber mean?

Micawber, Wilkins Micawber(noun)
fictional character created by Charles Dickens; an eternal optimist

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February 14, 2024
77%    23%    #89 votes

What does chthonic mean?

chthonian, chthonic, nether(adj)
dwelling beneath the surface of the earth

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