Noun – Foliage (noncount) the leaves of a plant or of many plants a tree with pretty foliage the thick green foliage of the jungle colorful autumn foliage
Month: February 2021
Verb > Mollify
Verb – Mollify This word has Latin roots that mean “to make soft.” We hardly ever use the literal sense of this word: “to make soft,” as in “to mollify rough hair.” Here’s Sylvia Plath: “Water mollifies the flint lip, Read More …
Verb > Tousle
Verb > Instill
Verb – Instill This word has Latin roots that mean “to drop in.” Literally speaking, to instill something is to put it in one drop at a time. “Instill two drops of this medicine into each eye.” And figuratively speaking, Read More …
Verb > Blaze
Verb – Blaze (no object) 1 : to burn very brightly and intensely A fire blazed in the stove. 2 a : to shine very brightly The sun blazed down on us. 2 b : to be extremely bright or Read More …
Noun > Etiquette
Noun – Etiquette (noncount) the rules indicating the proper and polite way to behave Her failure to respond to the invitation was a serious breach of etiquette. a book of etiquette telephone etiquette (=the proper way to behave when speaking Read More …
Noun > Hubby
Noun > Gourmand
Noun – Gourmand Strictly speaking, a gourmand is someone who loves food and eats way too much of it. But, more loosely, a gourmand can also simply be someone who loves and appreciates food. Pronunciation: gore MOND Part of speech: Read More …
Verb > Fabricate
Here’s one of those basic verbs we all know, one that could be put to good use more often. “Fabric” and “fabricate” trace back to a Latin word meaning “artisan: person who creates things out of materials.” To fabricate things Read More …
