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By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Monday The words Monday, month and moon all...
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: O’clock The reason we say the hour followed...
By Barbara McAllister Word of the DAY: Gumshoe The reason private detectives are called gumshoes...
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Tulip The name of the slender, colorful flower...
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Fletch Fletch is a word derived from the...
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Ten-gallon hat Despite a common misconception, a 10-gallon...
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Rodent “Rodent” fittingly comes from the Latin verb...
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Umbrella April showers bring forth May flowers and...
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Supercilious The word “supercilious” refers to someone arrogant,...
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Mountweazel You have probably unknowingly crossed paths with...
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Contranym A contranym (also spelled contronym) is a...
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Beer It’s natural to explore the origin of...
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Gaffer Like most industries, filmmaking has a vocabulary...
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Infantry Infantries are the backbone of the military....
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Senate A U.S. senator occupies a powerful prestigious...
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