As we approach the end of the year, we have just started our Word of the Year contest. This is an important and exciting process, and we’re happy we can share it…
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Announcing Word of the Year 2018!
Wordsmyth is picking a Word of the Year for 2018, and we want you to help!
Building chunks of language with Word Combinations
Wordsmyth’s Word Combinations, technically known as “collocations,” provide what is almost like a thesaurus in another dimension. You will find them in most entries in the Advanced Dictionary. Instead of listing synonyms,…
alloy
alloy noun ae loI 1. a combined form of two or more metals, or of a metal with a nonmetal, sometimes using an inferior ingredient with a more costly one. example: Brass…
nostrum
nostrum na strəm noun 1. a medicine with undisclosed ingredients, advertised without proof as an effective cure; quack remedy. example: William Radam’s “Microbe Killer,” a nostrum sold in the 1890s, made the…