Word of the Day — Archive Page #394
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October 15, 2016
76% 24% #19 votesWhat does emollient mean?
- cream, ointment, emollient(adj)
- toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
October 14, 2016
81% 19% #29 votesWhat does diaphanous mean?
- diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby(adj)
- so thin as to transmit light
October 13, 2016
75% 25% #36 votesWhat does arboreal mean?
- arborical, arboreal, arborary, arborous(adj)
- of or relating to or formed by trees
October 12, 2016
100% 0% #35 votesWhat does petulant mean?
- cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy(adj)
- easily irritated or annoyed
October 11, 2016
83% 17% #35 votesWhat does encumber mean?
- restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain(verb)
- hold back
October 10, 2016
84% 16% #26 votesWhat does seethe mean?
- hum, buzz, seethe(verb)
- be noisy with activity
October 9, 2016
86% 14% #24 votesWhat does constituency mean?
- constituency(noun)
- the body of voters who elect a representative for their area
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