The word for today is… skulduggery (noun) - : underhanded or unscrupulous behavior, also : a devious device or trick Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Skulduggery, which can also be spelled "skullduggery," was first documented in the mid-19th century spelled as "scull-duggery." Etymologists aren't sure exactly
The word for today is… red herring (noun) - 1: a herring cured by salting and slow smoking to a dark brown color 2 [from the practice of drawing a red herring across a trail to confuse hunting dogs] : something that distracts attention from the real issue Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology
The word for today is… prospectus (noun) - 1: a preliminary printed statement that describes an enterprise (such as a business or publication) and that is distributed to prospective buyers, investors, or participants 2: something (such as a statement or situation) that forecasts the course or nature of something Source : Merriam-
The word for today is… metaphor (noun) - 1: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in swimming in paperwork) 2: an object, activity, or
The word for today is… paucity (noun) - 1: smallness of number : fewness 2: smallness of quantity : dearth Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Paucity refers to "littleness" in numbers (as in "a paucity of facts") or quantity ("a paucity of common sense"). The word comes from
The word for today is… nabob (noun) - 1: a provincial governor of the Mogul empire in India 2: a person of great wealth or prominence Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : In India's Mogul Empire, founded in the 16th century, provincial governors carried the Urdu title of nawāb. In 1612,
The word for today is… umami (noun, adjective) - noun : the taste sensation that is produced by several amino acids and nucleotides (such as glutamate and aspartate) and has a rich or meaty flavor characteristic of cheese, cooked meat, mushrooms, soy, and ripe tomatoes adjective : being, inducing, or marked by one
The word for today is… subtle (adjective) - 1a: pleasing to the senses in a mild or nuanced way : delicate, elusive b: difficult to understand or perceive : obscure sense 1c c: clever and indirect : disguised in purpose, also : gentle 2: having or involving keen perception or insight 3a: highly skillful : expert
The word for today is… null (adjective, noun, verb) - adjective 1: having no legal or binding force : invalid 2: amounting to nothing : nil 3: having no value : insignificant 4a: having no elements b: having zero as a limit c of a matrix : having all elements equal to zero 5a: indicating
The word for today is… crypt (noun) - 1a: a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground, especially : a vault under the main floor of a church b: a chamber in a mausoleum 2a: an anatomical pit or depression b: a simple tubular gland Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Hidden
The word for today is… quail (noun, verb) - noun : any of numerous small gallinaceous birds verb 1a chiefly dialectal : wither, decline b: to give way : falter 2: to recoil in dread or terror : cower Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Turning to the noun quail, referring to any of a number of
The word for today is… Brobdingnagian (adjective) - : marked by tremendous size Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : In Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels, Brobdingnag is the name of a land that is populated by a race of human giants "as tall as an ordinary spire steeple."
The word for today is… trammel (verb, noun) - verb 1: to catch or hold in or as if in a net : enmesh 2: to prevent or impede the free play of : confine noun 1: something impeding activity, progress, or freedom : restraint —usually used in plural 2: a net for catching
The word for today is… luminous (adjective) - 1a: emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light b: of or relating to light or to luminous flux 2: bathed in or exposed to steady light 3: clear, enlightening 4: shining, illustrious Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Luminous, like its synonyms radiant,
The word for today is… longueur (noun) - : a dull and tedious portion (as of a book) — usually used in plural Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : You've probably come across long, tedious sections of books, plays, or musical works before, but perhaps you didn't know there was a
The word for today is… The word for today is... frank (adjective, verb, noun, noun, noun) - adjective 1: marked by free, forthright, and sincere expression 2a: unmistakably evident b: clinically evident and unmistakable verb 1a: to mark (a piece of mail) with an official signature or sign indicating the right
