Word of the Day — Archive Page #59

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October 4, 2023
90%    10%    #96 votes

What does gadabout mean?

gadabout(noun)
a restless seeker after amusement or social companionship

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October 3, 2023
75%    25%    #86 votes

What does balaclava mean?

balaclava, balaclava helmet(noun)
a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face

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October 2, 2023
62%    38%    #68 votes

What does cogitation mean?

cogitation(noun)
a carefully considered thought about something

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October 1, 2023
84%    16%    #102 votes

What does non sequitur mean?

non sequitur(noun)
a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it

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September 30, 2023
70%    30%    #76 votes

What does belvedere mean?

summer cypress, burning bush, fire bush, fire-bush, belvedere, Bassia scoparia, Kochia scoparia(noun)
densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn

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September 29, 2023
60%    40%    #59 votes

What does lilt mean?

lilt, swing(verb)
a jaunty rhythm in music

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September 28, 2023
74%    26%    #89 votes

What does omnium-gatherum mean?

odds and ends, oddments, melange, farrago, ragbag, mishmash, mingle-mangle, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, gallimaufry, omnium-gatherum(noun)
a motley assortment of things

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