Every year, Word of the Year programs stimulate interesting discussions about the state of the world and our culture. While most of these conversations begin on the Internet or social media, they…
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Why Word of the Year?
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…
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…