noun a male honeybee or other male bee, whose only function is to impregnate the queen.Unlike the worker bees, drones do not collect pollen. See the full entry
Update on Word of the Year 2021
We’re near the end of our 2021 Word of the Year essay contest. We will stop accepting nominations on December 24, 2021. Several hundred people have taken the time to write a…
WOTD: explosive
adjective capable of causing a violent burst of energy.Dynamite is an explosive substance.Gasoline and fire make an explosive combination. noun a substance that is capable of causing an explosion, esp. an agent…
WOTD: hurtle
intransitive verb to speed violently and often noisily.The comet hurtled toward earth. transitive verb to hurl or fling violently.The powerful engine hurtled the rocket into space. See the full entry
WOTD: grimy
adjective covered or filled with grime; extremely dirty.He scrubbed his grimy hands after working on his car. See the full entry