Word of the Day — Archive Page #478

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March 17, 2015
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What does bubble over mean?

bubble over, overflow, spill over(verb)
overflow with a certain feeling

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March 16, 2015
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What does calmness mean?

composure, calm, calmness, equanimity(noun)
steadiness of mind under stress

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March 15, 2015
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What does ghostwrite mean?

ghost, ghostwrite(verb)
write for someone else

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March 14, 2015
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What does sunrise mean?

dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow(noun)
the first light of day

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March 13, 2015
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What does oriental plane mean?

oriental plane, Platanus orientalis(noun)
large tree of southeastern Europe to Asia Minor

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March 12, 2015
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What does incomprehensible mean?

inexplicable, incomprehensible(adj)
incapable of being explained or accounted for

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March 11, 2015
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What does rolling mean?

peal, pealing, roll, rolling(noun)
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

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