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Word of the week
Word of the week - Nympholepsy
noun ( plural nympholepsies ) 1. an ecstasy supposed to be inspired by nymphs. 2. a frenzy of emotion, as for something unattainable.
Word of the week - Floccinaucinihilipilification
noun ( humorous ) the action or practice of estimating as worthless. [Latin flocci , nauci , nihili , pili , all meaning `of small value' and listed in a rule of the Latin Grammar for Eton College] Usage: This ...
Word of the week - jorum
noun a large bowl or vessel for holding drink, or its contents: a jorum of punch. [said to be named after Joram , who, in the Bible, brought to David vessels of silver, gold, and brass. See II Samuel 8:10]
Word of the week - fustigate
verb ( t ) ( fustigated , fustigating ) Archaic to cudgel; beat; punish. [Latin fust?g?tus , past participle, cudgelled to death] – fustigation , noun – fustigator , noun
Word of the week - sisyphean
adjective endless and unavailing, as labour or a task. [from Sisyphus , in Greek legend, a king of Corinth whose wickedness in life was punished in the lower world where he had to roll uphill a huge stone which as soon as it had reached the ...
Word of the week - staddle
noun 1. the lower part of a stack of corn, hay, etc. 2. a supporting frame for a stack; a platform upon which a stack or rick is placed. 3. any supporting base or framework. [Middle English stathel , Old English staþol , ...
Word of the week - erumpent
adjective 1. bursting forth. 2. Botany prominent, as if bursting through the epidermis. [Latin ?rumpent- , stem of present participle of ?rumpere burst forth]
Word of the week - yaffle
verb ( i ) ( yaffled , yaffling ) to speak vaguely, pointlessly, and at considerable length; waffle. – yaffler , noun
Word of the week - wiseacre
noun 1. ( ironic ) someone who possesses or affects to possess great wisdom. 2. a know-all. [Middle Dutch wijsseggher soothsayer]
