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WOTD: dormant

Posted on November 26, 2021November 18, 2021 by Wordsmyth

adjective The smell of bacon woke the dormant hounds.When their father looked in, the children lay dormant in their beds. See the full entry

WOTD: crusade

Posted on November 25, 2021November 18, 2021 by Wordsmyth

noun (often cap.) any of the several attempts of medieval European Christians to recover and then defend the Holy Lands in and around Palestine from the Muslims.The First Crusade began in 1096…

mourn

Posted on November 24, 2021November 18, 2021 by Wordsmyth

intransitive verb to feel or show deep sorrow or grief, esp. for the dead; grieve.The city mourned for the people who had lost their lives in the explosion.Fans of the rock-‘n’-roll idol…

WOTD: nook

Posted on November 23, 2021November 18, 2021 by Wordsmyth

noun a corner or small recessed area, esp. in a room.She settled into her cozy reading nook with a cup of tea and a good mystery. See the full entry

WOTD: botany

Posted on November 22, 2021November 18, 2021 by Wordsmyth

noun the branch of biological science that deals with the classification and study of plants.She chose to study botany because she’d always been fascinated with the structure of plants. See the full…

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