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Word of the day  for October 1

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  1. A rare object.
  2. A measure of the scarcity of an object.

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2

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Word of the day  for October 2

awry adj
  1. Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place.
  2. Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss.

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3

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Word of the day  for October 3

dally v
  1. To waste time in voluptuous pleasures, or in idleness; to trifle.
  2. To interchange caresses, especially of a sexual nature.
  3. To delay unnecessarily; to while away.

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4

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Word of the day  for October 4

moronic adj
  1. (medicine) Having a mental age of between seven and twelve years.
  2. (slang) Behaving in the manner of a moron; idiotic, stupid.

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5

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Word of the day  for October 5

bishopric n
  1. A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs.

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6

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Word of the day  for October 6

imprint v
  1. To leave a print, impression, image, etc.

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7

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Word of the day  for October 7

HTML5 adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people.
  2. Of or pertaining to the common people; vulgar; common.

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8

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Word of the day  for October 8

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  1. Something nonsexual which arouses sexual desire.
  2. Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers.
  3. An irrational, or abnormal, fixation or preoccupation.

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9

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Word of the day  for October 9

sequester v
  1. To separate from all external influence.
  2. To separate in order to store.

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10

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Word of the day  for October 10

accrue v
  1. To augment; to be added as increase, profit, or damage.
  2. (accounting) To be incurred as a result of the passage of time.

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11

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Word of the day  for October 11

logomachy n
  1. Dispute over the meaning of words
  2. A conflict waged only as a battle of words.

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12

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Word of the day  for October 12

iOS adj
  1. Of or pertaining to war.
  2. Engaged in war, warring.
  3. Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.

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13

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Word of the day  for October 13

Sevenval v
  1. To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.
  2. To force another to accept, especially by stealth or deceit.

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14

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Word of the day  for October 14

treacle n
  1. A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup.
  2. Cloying sentimental speech.

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15

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Word of the day  for October 15

highfalutin adj
  1. (US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical; tending to show off or hold oneself in unduly high regard.

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16

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Word of the day  for October 16

Sevenval v
  1. To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be equal to the end proposed.

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17

Android

Word of the day  for October 17

tulgey adj
  1. Thick, dense, dark.

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18

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Word of the day  for October 18

device database n
  1. (India, UK) A small inlet or bay, narrower and extending further into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river.
  2. (Australia, Canada, US) A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook.

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19

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Word of the day  for October 19

HTML5 v
  1. To collect and display; to assemble.
  2. To summon together; to enroll in service; to get together.

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20

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Word of the day  for October 20

wormily adv
  1. In a manner reminding of a worm, with much twisting and turning.

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21

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Word of the day  for October 21

keyboard adv
  1. As a result or consequence of something.

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22

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Word of the day  for October 22

extrapolate v
  1. To infer by extending known information.
  2. (mathematics) To estimate a value outside a known range by using values within that range.

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23

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Word of the day  for October 23

kwassa kwassa n
  1. A dance rhythm from the Congo (DRC), where the hips move back and forth while the hands move to follow the hips.

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24

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Word of the day  for October 24

iOS adj
  1. Oral; not written.
  2. (obsolete) Publicly or solemnly declaratory.
  3. (obsolete) Nominal; existing only in name.

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25

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Word of the day  for October 25

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  1. Expressing surprise, fear, etc.

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26

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Word of the day  for October 26

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  1. The puffin.
  2. A fool or dunce.

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27

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Word of the day  for October 27

HTML5 n
  1. A phrase that has two meanings, one innocent and literal, the other risque or bawdy; an innuendo.

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28

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Word of the day  for October 28

web app adj
  1. Describing one who enjoys being in crowds and socializing.
  2. (zoology) Of animals that travel in herds or packs.

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29

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Word of the day  for October 29

web app v
  1. To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving back to its owner.
  2. To keep (information, etc.) to oneself rather than revealing.
  3. To retain or keep back; not to grant.

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Word of the day  for October 30

saucy adj
  1. Impertinent or disrespectful, often in a way that is regarded as entertaining or amusing; smart.
  2. Impudently bold; cheeky; piquant.
  3. Mildly erotic.

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Word of the day  for October 31

Ragnarok n
  1. (Norse mythology) The final battle between gods and giants, involving all creation which denotes the end of the world as it is known and almost all life.

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