Think about a word that looks like its meaning. For instance, the word bed kind of looks like a bed, with the vertical lines ...

It’s a very satisfying thing to learn that there’s a word for an experience you didn’t know could be described by a word. Learning that, for example, clinomania is an “excessive desire to stay in bed” ...

The Word of the Day feature explains the adjective arduous and how it is used. It shows how the word adds precision when describing demanding tasks or situations.

Even if you’re not a full-blown grammar nerd, you’ll find the origins of these words that changed meaning over time completely fascinating The English language is alive—and like any living thing, it ...

India, May 16 -- The English language is full of expressive words that sort of help you describe comparisons and contrasts ...

The word of the day is irascible, used for someone who gets angry quickly. It helps make descriptions of temperament more ...