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WOTD: dormant
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
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
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
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