Word Of The Day

Ungulate

a hoofed mammal.



Xebec

a small, three-masted vessel of the Mediterranean, formerly much used by corsairs, now employed to some extent in commerce.



Sídh

a mound or hill in which fairies live.



Pruinose

covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.



Whigmaleerie

a whimsical or fanciful ornament or contrivance; gimmick.



Elytron

one of the pair of hardened forewings of certain insects, as beetles, forming a protective covering for the posterior or flight wings.



Contumacious

stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.



Yurt

a tentlike dwelling of the Mongol and Turkic peoples of central Asia, consisting of a cylindrical wall of poles in a lattice arrangement with a conical roof of poles, both covered by felt or skins.



Epicurean

fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures; having luxurious tastes or habits, especially in eating and drinking.



Firth

a long, narrow indentation of the seacoast.