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Free Dictionary Widget! Get the Wordsmyth widget for online teaching and learning

Posted on September 8, 2020February 24, 2023 by Wordsmyth

To help with online study and learning during these difficult times, Wordsmyth would like to introduce you to its free dictionary widget that you and your students can use to look up words on any web page.

WOTD: gauche

Posted on September 8, 2020September 4, 2020 by Wordsmyth

adjective deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude.What is considered polite in one society may be gauche in another. See the full entry

WOTD: sacrilege

Posted on September 7, 2020September 4, 2020 by Wordsmyth

noun the violation, profane treatment, or destruction of some place or thing that is considered to be sacred.By consuming the communion wine for their pleasure, they have committed a terrible sacrilege. See…

Words of the Week

Posted on September 5, 2020August 28, 2020 by Wordsmyth

Here are the words of the day for the past week. With the Wordsmyth Vocabulary Center activities, you can study these words, play games with them, and assess your knowledge of their…

WOTD: heartrending

Posted on September 4, 2020August 28, 2020 by Wordsmyth

adjective causing or expressing deep sorrow or anguish.The child uttered a heartrending cry for help.Watching the war documentary was a heartrending experience. See the full entry

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