Word of the Day — Archive Page #279
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December 29, 2018
63% 37% #36 votesWhat does travail mean?
- parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed(noun)
- concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
December 28, 2018
65% 35% #56 votesWhat does stillness mean?
- hush, stillness, still(noun)
- (poetic) tranquil silence
December 27, 2018
70% 30% #110 votesWhat does foregather mean?
- meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather(verb)
- collect in one place
December 26, 2018
82% 18% #86 votesWhat does weasel word mean?
- weasel word(noun)
- an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion
December 25, 2018
93% 7% #53 votesWhat does rebuke mean?
- rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand(verb)
- an act or expression of criticism and censure
December 24, 2018
84% 16% #62 votesWhat does privy purse mean?
- privy purse(noun)
- allowance for a monarch's personal expenses
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