Word of the day

Tribology (noun)

1. (physics, engineering) The science and technology of friction, lubrication, and wear.

bulgur (noun)

1. Wheat grains that have been steamed, dried and crushed.

theriacal (adj)

1. Of or relating to theriac; medicinal.

ombrology (noun)

1. A branch of meteorology that deals with rain.

marmoreal (adj)

1. Of or like marble, or a marble statue; marble like.
2. Made out of marble.

endemiology (noun)

1. The scientific study of endemic conditions.
2. The study of local diseases.

gladiate (adj)

1. Shaped like a sword

gladiate (verb)

1. To fight as a gladiator, to digladiate.

irremeable (adj)

1. Admitting no return.
2. Irrevocable.

unctuous (adj)

1. Having the nature or properties of an unguent or ointment; greasy, oily.
2. Having fat or oil present; fatty, greasy, oily.
3. Of an aroma or taste, or a beverage (such as coffee or wine) or food (such as gravy, meat, or sauce): having layers of concentrated, velvety flavor; lush, rich.
4. Of soil: soft and sticky.
5. Complacent, self-satisfied, smug.
6. Profusely polite, especially in an insincere and unpleasant manner.

fettling (verb)

1. Present participle and gerund of fettle.

fettling (noun)

1. Repairing; mending; sorting.
2. A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace.
3. The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried clay ware.

pannikin (noun)

1. A durable cup or other vessel used for drinking made of metal and coated in enamel.
2. The contents of such a vessel.

anniversary (noun)

1. A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.
2. A day subsequent in time to a given event by some significant period other than a year (especially as prefixed by the amount of time in question).

telary (adj)

1. Of or relating to a web; spinning webs; retiary.

pundigrion (noun)

1. A play upon words; a figure by which the same word is used in different senses or words similar in sound are set in opposition to each other.
2. A pun.

hexactinal (adj)

1. Having six rays.

transfluent (adj)

1. Flowing across.

flavescent (adj)

1. Yellowish or turning yellow.

enallage (noun)

1. Transformation from one grammatically correct form to another.
2. The substitution of one grammatical form for another that violates a grammatical rule.

rivel (verb)

1. To shrivel, wrinkle (up).
2. To cause to be wrinkled, to shrivel.

rivel (noun)

1. A wrinkle; a rimple.
2. A kind of small dumpling made from egg and wheat flour, often eaten in soup.

acquest (noun)

1. Acquisition; the thing gained.
2. Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance.

Historiaster (noun)

1. An inferior historian.

twit (verb)

1. To blame or reproach (someone), especially in a good-natured or teasing manner; also, to ridicule or tease (someone).
2. To criticize or disapprove of (something), especially in a good-natured or teasing manner.
3. To ignore or kill file (a user on a bulletin board system).
4. Followed by it: to speak or write (something) in a taunting or teasing manner.

twit (noun)

1. A jibe, reproach, or taunt, especially one made in a good-natured or teasing manner.
2. An annoying or foolish person.
3. A person who chatters or gossips inanely; a chatterer, a gossip or gossiper; also, a person who divulges private information about others or is indiscreet; a tattletale.

tappit (adj)

1. Topped, crested, tufted.

betimes (adj)

1. In good season or time; early, especially in the morning; seasonably.
2. In a short time, soon; quickly, forthwith.

yonderly (adj)

1. Mentally or emotionally distant; absent-minded.

imbricate (verb)

1. To overlap in a regular pattern.
2. To undergo or cause to undergo imbrication.