Word of the Day — Archive Page #79
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May 16, 2023
64% 36% #95 votesWhat does ceilidh mean?
- ceilidh(noun)
- an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling
May 15, 2023
69% 31% #77 votesWhat does Wassail mean?
- wassail(verb)
- a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas
May 14, 2023
67% 33% #73 votesWhat does Tinsel mean?
- tinsel(noun)
- a showy decoration that is basically valueless
May 13, 2023
56% 44% #59 votesWhat does Sleigh mean?
- sled, sledge, sleigh(verb)
- a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
May 12, 2023
61% 39% #70 votesWhat does Poinsettia mean?
- poinsettia, Christmas star, Christmas flower, lobster plant, Mexican flameleaf, painted leaf, Euphorbia pulcherrima(noun)
- tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers
May 11, 2023
62% 38% #69 votesWhat does Mistletoe mean?
- mistletoe, false mistletoe(noun)
- American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
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