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'Arsy-Varsy,' and Other Snappy Reduplicatives

In the jinglejangle morning we’ll be chitchatting with these

8 Uncommon Words Related to Love

You won't find these on candy conversation hearts, but maybe you should

Fan Favorites: Your Most Liked Words of the Day 2023

This is a list of the top ten Words of the Day that made you learn, laugh, and look up words a little more in 2023

8 Delicious Words for Uncommon Fruits and Vegetables

When we go loquat, we also go salsify

9 Fun Words for Ghosts and Goblins

Dressing up this Halloween? Be our barghest!

Words for Dictionary Supernerds

As with all specialized fields, those involved in dictionary making employ terms in their work that most other people never encounter. If you’re a dictionary supernerd, you might be interested to know them.

9 Whiskery Words for Facial Hair

A tonsorial tutorial

Dice, Dice, Baby: 8 Dungeons & Dragons Words

Chaotic and good, like English itself

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

So beautiful. So useless.

9 Irregular and Unpredictable Words

Get your pencil ready

'Apricity' and Other Rare Wintry Words

Hiemal, brumation, & rare wintry words

Words For Things You Didn't Know Have Names, Vol. 3

When thingummy and whatsit won't do

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 4

More words, more beautiful, more useless

8 Words for Witchcraft and Black Magic

Witchcraft, dark magic, and more

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 2

More great words, many quite pointless.

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 1

Some may be more useful than others.

The Longest Long Words List

21 words with 21 letters or more

13 Wonderful Words That You're Not Using (Yet)

Words as delightful as they are rare

13 Unusually Long English Words

Pulchritudinous and many more

10 Words for Uncommon Colors

Color names taken from paintings, flowers, fleas & more

15 Words for Creepy Creatures

Who are you calling a hodag? Time to find out!

Strange Words for Body Functions

Did you know that you 'micturate' and 'sternutate'?

Words About Words

As your friendly dictionary, we know some things about words. We also know lots of words about those words. This is a list of some of them.

Regionalisms: We Don't Call it That Around Here

Just because we all use the same internet doesn’t mean we all use the same words

Ten More Ways to Improve Your Vocabulary

Simple But Intelligent Word Choices, Vol. 2

11 Words for People Who Love Sleep

Whether you like to sleep in late or nap in the afternoon, this list is for you.

'Flummadiddle,' 'Slumgullion,' and More Silly Words from the 19th Century

It was a different time. But you can still use these highfalutin words.

Fanciful Words for Your Favorite Things

This list is the cat's meow

Pluck, Pep, & Gumption: Words for Energy and Enthusiasm

A read that is guaranteed to increase your vim, vigor, and moxie

What kind of lover are you?

10 words for people with specific passions

11 Words for the Wild and Carefree

From 'daredevil' to 'hellbender'

Top 12 Sophisticated Compliments

'Urbane,' 'incisive,' and other good things to be

'Easy-peasy,' 'Jiggery-pokery,' and 10 More Reduplicatives

12 Ways to make people take you less seriously

A Thoughtful Guide to Words About Nonsense

Meshuggaas, Codswallop & More

8 Obscure Words for Sleepy Times

If you have the energy

Palter, Dissemble, and Other Words for Lying

Trust us

Words for That Certain Person

Specific behaviors and those who embody them

Ten Painless Ways to Improve Your Vocabulary

Simple but Intelligent Word Choices

The (Lack of) Meaning of ‘Lorem Ipsum’

Words For Things You Didn't Know Have Names, Vol. 2

When 'thingamajig' and 'thingamabob' just won't do

Words for Things You Didn't Know Have Names

What to call that groove above your lip

Top 10 Words of Summer

Where did 'frisbee' come from?

Look, This Is a List of Fart Words.

There's really no other way to say it.

13 Bizarre Things That Somehow Have Words

For frog-tossing, sword dancing, and more

8 Words for Introverts

Words for the shy and bashful

8 Words for Small Amounts

When just a touch will do

Winter Vocab and Other Words for Snow

Because 200 seemed like overkill

11 Words For Festive Gatherings

From beanfeasts to wingdings

10 Words for the Post-Meal Walk

Just to get the blood flowing

'Stygian,' 'Umbra,' and Other Words for Darkness

Words for the goth in all of us

7 Underused Adverbs Beginning with A

Beyond 'actually' and 'already'

Eye-popping Long Words

Knickknackatory, brobdingnagian, & more

Sit, Shake, Pronk: 8 Words for Quirky Animal Behaviors

Does someone need their binky?

Lucky 7: Words About Luck

Hey, you never know.

And So It Begins: 9 Words for Beginnings

Let's take it from the top.

8 Ways to Tell Someone to Be Quiet

When shushing just isn't cutting it

Tasty Only in Afterthought: 6 Words That Didn’t Always Describe Food

We use these words to describe food, but they began their lexical lives in other territories

6 Obscure Words for Messes

All tidied up and presentable

Words for Being Alone

Keep company with words of solitude

Internal Conflict: Single Word Oxymorons

When a single word contains two conflicting ideas.

Tools for Building Vocabulary

Boost your word power at home

A Collection of Words for Working from Home

To read from the comfort of your home office

Cold Words for Cold Times

Maybe obscure words will warm you up.

10 Words for the Angry and Upset

When you just won't take it anymore

8 Meaty Idioms

This is not the vegetarian menu.

Words for an Impeachment

A guide to the associated terms

7 Words from the Working World

We promise it won't be a chore to read them.

A Collection of Words for 'Itchy'

Scratching your itch for obscure words

Hot Enough for You? Words for the Summer Heat

Remember to stay hydrated.

Hair It Is: A List of Hair Words

From 'lovelock' to 'trichologist'

8 Ways to Get Away From It All

Whether it's a jaunt or a junket, remember sunblock.

Hi. This Is a List of Butt-Related Words.

For readers of all ages.

9 Words for Fellowship

In celebration of the film 'Tolkien'

Obscure Words for Everyday Feelings

There has to be a word for it.

Sometimes '-less' Is More

'Ruthless,' 'feckless,' and more words ending in '-less'

A Look at Uncommon Onomatopoeia

Some imitative words are more surprising than others

A Journey Around the House in 8 Words

Fancy names for common parts

Beans!

These words and phrases are full of 'em

'Hypnagogic' and Obscure Words You Never Use

It's not a criticism. Honest.

11 Interesting and Ancient Burial Words

Strange and unusual words from the boneyard

9 Useful Words You've Probably Never Used

We assume, at least.

8 Words for Things for Holding and Carrying

For when you want to take it with you

Everyone's a Critic

8 obscure words for those who pass judgment

9 Words for Places People Call 'Home'

What do you call your digs?

Come Back Here With That: 10 Fun Words for Stealing

Which by the way is very, very wrong

8 Words for Really Big Things

You'd better just get out of their way.

(Fewer Than) 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

Words for the end of a romance

13 Words from All Over the Map

Some words say exactly where they're from

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

When it doesn't go as planned

9 Ways to Criticize

Words for calling someone out

8 Words For When You've Got a Baby Bump

Words for having a bun in the oven

8 Obscure Words for Hitting and Fighting

Beyond 'fisticuffs' and 'brouhahas'

7 Fancy Words for Crude Bodily Functions

A gross thing by any other name...

A Drudge of Lexicographers Presents: Collective Nouns

What do you call a group of cats?

6 Words for Unbelievable Stories

This next one's a doozy.

Your Body Is a Metaphor

8 phrases inspired by parts of the body

9 More Top-Shelf Drinking Words

Let's have another round tonight.

7 Words That Are More Than Just Noise

Boom! Crunch! Hiccup!

Old-Fashioned Names for Diseases and Ailments

We promise it won't hurt to click on this.

7 Idiomatic Body Parts

Hot heads, sticky fingers, and more

The People in Your (Extended) Family

Just who are these people?

Hello Mater: 8 Obscure Words for Family

Obscure words for your closest relations

Your Cheatin' Words

Obscure words for infidelity and its aftermath

The Over and Under of It

9 phrases from above and below

8 Words for Setting the Table

Knowledge is just the appetizer.

Sly Fox, Fat Cat: Animal Names for People

From 'lame duck' to 'lounge lizard'

Anatomy 101: Obscure Words for Body Parts

Or: It's called a what?

10 Things You Do Every Day Without Even Knowing It

Admitting it is the first step.
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