Word Of The Day

Transcendental

abstract or metaphysical.



Ferrule

a ring or cap, usually of metal, put around the end of a post, cane, or the like, to prevent splitting.



Feijoada

a dish of rice and black beans baked with various kinds of meat and sausage.



Cenote

a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes groundwater underneath.



Sciamachy

an act or instance of fighting a shadow or an imaginary enemy.



Tour de force

a feat requiring unusual strength, skill, or ingenuity.



Azimuth

the arc of the horizon measured clockwise from the south point, in astronomy, or from the north point, in navigation, to the point where a vertical circle through a given heavenly body intersects the horizon.



Enumerate

to ascertain the number of; count.



Pindan

semiarid country; scrubland.



Sylvan

consisting of or abounding in woods or trees; wooded; woody.