Word Of The Day

Baksheesh

a tip, present, or gratuity.



Tantivy

used as a hunting cry when the chase is at full speed.



colcannon

an Irish dish made of cabbage, kale, or other greens, and potatoes boiled and mashed together.



Auriferous

yielding or containing gold.



Porphyry

a very hard rock, anciently quarried in Egypt, having a dark, purplish-red groundmass containing small crystals of feldspar.



Tatterdemalion

ragged; unkempt or dilapidated.



Disambiguate

to remove the ambiguity from; make it unambiguous.



Paso doble

a two-step, especially one done to Latin American rhythms.



Saber

a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.



Saturnian

prosperous, happy, or peaceful.