Word Of The Day

Zooid

any organic body or cell capable of spontaneous movement and of an existence more or less apart from or independent of the parent organism.



Churrasco

meat cooked over an open fire.



Cygnet

a young swan.



Hokum

out-and-out nonsense; bunkum.



Rathskeller

a restaurant patterned on the cellar of a German town hall, usually located below street level.



Caterwaul

to utter a long, wailing cry; howl or screech.



Pagoda

a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories.



Hypnopedia

the act or process of learning during sleep by listening to recordings repeatedly.



Piebald

having patches of black and white or of other colors; parti-colored.



Dauntless

fearless; intrepid; bold.