12 new words everyday

04/04/2026

#19389

DURENE

A colorless, crystalline, aromatic hydrocarbon, C6H2(CH3)4, offartificial production, with an odor like camphor.

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SMARTLY

In a smart manner.

#52812

THIENYL

The hypothetical radical C4H3S, regarded as the essentialresidue of thiophene and certain of its derivatives.

#22472

PLATYPOD

An animal having broad feet, or a broad foot.

#489

UPSHOOT

To shoot upward. "Trees upshooting high." Spenser.

#13025

TILLY-VALLY

A word of unknown origin and signification, formerly used asexpressive of contempt, or when anything said was reject as triflingor impertinent. [Written also tille-vally, tilly-fally, tille-fally,and otherwise.] Shak.

#5216

INCLOSER

One who, or that which, incloses; one who fences off land fromcommon grounds.

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VINED

Having leaves like those of the vine; ornamented with vineleaves. "Vined and figured columns." Sir H. Wotton.

#69209

TURCISM

A mode of speech peculiar to the Turks; a Turkish idiom orexpression; also, in general, a Turkish mode or custom.

#56819

PARASHAH

A lesson from the Torah, or Law, from which at least onesection is read in the Jewish synagogue on every Sabbath andfestival.

#4417

INSURRECTIONARY

Pertaining to, or characterized by, insurrection; rebellious;seditious.Their murderous insurrectionary system. Burke.

#70928

HOOD

The endmost plank of a strake which reaches the stem or stern.