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March 27, 2024
64%    36%    #49 votes

What does naan mean?

nan, naan(noun)
leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop

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March 26, 2024
86%    14%    #56 votes

What does prevarication mean?

lie, prevarication(noun)
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

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March 25, 2024
76%    24%    #63 votes

What does enjambment mean?

enjambment, enjambement(noun)
the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause

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March 24, 2024
93%    7%    #81 votes

What does downtrodden mean?

downtrodden(adj)
abused or oppressed by people in power

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March 23, 2024
82%    18%    #70 votes

What does zeppelin mean?

Zeppelin, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin(noun)
German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917)

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March 22, 2024
80%    20%    #93 votes

What does logophile mean?

logophile(Noun)
one who loves words; a word buff

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March 21, 2024
79%    21%    #49 votes

What does colossal mean?

colossal, prodigious, stupendous(adj)
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

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