The word for today is… nerd (noun): 1: a person devoted to intellectual, academic, or technical pursuits or interests, Also a person preoccupied with or devoted to a particular activity or field of interest 2: an unstylish or socially awkward person Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Dork, when used to refer
The word for today is… atrophy (noun, verb): noun 1: decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue also : arrested development or loss of a part or organ incidental to the normal development or life of an animal or plant 2: a wasting away or progressive
The word for today is… invidious (adjective): 1a: of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious b: of a kind to cause harm or resentment 2: tending to cause discontent, animosity, or envy 3: envious Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Fittingly, "invidious" is a relative of "envy." Both
The word for today is… eddy (noun, verb): noun 1a: a current of water or air running contrary to the main current, especially a circular current, whirlpool b: something moving similarly 2: a contrary or circular current (as of thought or policy) verb : to cause to move in an eddy
The word for today is… tenacious (adjective): 1a: not easily pulled apart : cohesive b: tending to adhere or cling especially to another substance 2a: persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something valued or desired b: retentive Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : For the more than 400 years that tenacious has
The word for today is… snivel (verb, noun): verb 1: to run at the nose 2: to snuff mucus up the nose audibly : snuffle 3: to cry or whine with snuffling 4: to speak or act in a whining, sniffling, tearful, or weakly emotional manner noun 1 dialect : head cold
To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer. – Mahatma Gandhi
The word for today is… anxious (adjective): 1: characterized by extreme uneasiness of mind or brooding fear about some contingency : worried 2: characterized by, resulting from, or causing anxiety : worrying 3: ardently or earnestly wishing Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The fact that individual words can have multiple senses that are
The word for today is… apparatchik (noun): 1: a ember of a Communist apparat 2: a blindly devoted official, follower, or member of an organization (such as a corporation or political party) Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In the context of the definition of "apparatchik" (a term English speakers
Dimitris Xygalatas University of Connecticut The mere thought of holiday traditions brings smiles to most people’s faces and elicits feelings of sweet anticipation and nostalgia. We can almost smell those candles, taste those special meals, and hear those familiar songs in our minds. Ritual marks some of the most
Joan Fitzpatrick Loughborough University Charles Dickens popularised the traditional, English Christmas in 1843 in his novel A Christmas Carol, when Bob Cratchit and his family sit down on Christmas Day to eat a dinner of goose with mashed potatoes and apple sauce accompanied by sage and onion stuffing and followed
William Keylor Boston University The Christmas Truce is no stranger to popular entertainment – 2014 more than any other as its 100th anniversary is marked. The famous moment when British and German soldiers climbed out of the trenches in peace on Christmas Day 1914 has been replicated and ruminated upon in
Wherever you are today, with family or not, working or relaxing, I wish you all a warm and peaceful day.
The word for today is… Xmas (noun): Informal Christmas - now used chiefly for brevity in advertisements, headlines, etc. Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : X (symbol for Christ, from the Greek letter chi (X), initial of Christos Christ) + -mas (in Christmas). First known use was in 1721 If you enjoyed this Good
