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LSSU's Banished Words of the Year

Every year since 1976, Lake Superior State University has released a “List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness” on New Year's Day. While the…

Native American Loan Words

Related Links American Indian Tribes Spanish Loan Words Asian Loan Words Foreign Words and Phrases From their earliest contact with traders and explorers, Native Americans…

What Word Completes the Analogy?

(What is an analogy?) FOIL : SHINY :: party : _____ Hintsad silver fun Word Quiz Spelling Bee Yesterday’s Analogy Quiz | Tomorrow’s Analogy Quiz

Philosopical Words From Rousseau

The Question: To which French philosopher can I attribute the following quote, "Man is born free and is everywhere in chains." The Answer: This…

Latin and Greek Word Elements

Latin Roots, Prefixes, and SuffixesGreek Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes English is a living language, and it is growing all the time. One way that new words come into the language is when…

Brewer's: Bow-wow Word

A word in imitation of the sound made, as hiss, cackle, murmur, cuckoo, whip-poor-will, etc. (Max Müller.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BowdenBow-window…

Words of Six or More Letters

Try the Find a Word: Crossword Search Agave, MAGUEYAlkaloid: Crystalline, ESERIN, ESERINEAlligator, CAYMANAmphibole, EDENITE, URALITEAnt: White, TERMITEAntelope: African, DIKDIK, DUIKER,…

Brewer's: More Last Words

When Richard Baxter lost his wife, he published a broadsheet, headed Last Words of Mrs. Baxter, which had an immense sale. The printer, for his own profit, brought out a spurious…

Letter Rip Word Game

Beat the clock! Create as many words as you can before time runs out. Power Players can choose between Timed and Untimed games and play over 100 puzzle levels. » Play Letter Rip now! Letter Rip…