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Word of the day for April 1
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couth adj | |
To celebrate April Fools’ Day, we are featuring a series of less familiar cousins to common words – enjoy! | |
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Word of the day for April 2
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imburse v | |
To celebrate April Fools’ Day, we are featuring a series of less familiar cousins to common words – enjoy! | |
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Word of the day for April 4
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sensical adj | |
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Word of the day for April 5
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whelm v | |
To celebrate April Fools’ Day, we are featuring a series of less familiar cousins to common words – enjoy! | |
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Word of the day for April 6
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wieldy adj | |
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Word of the day for April 7
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chivvy v | |
To mark World Health Day today and the benefits of being active, we are featuring a series of action words or verbs. | |
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Word of the day for April 8
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comply v | |
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Word of the day for April 9
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grandfather v | |
To mark World Health Day on 7 April and the benefits of being active, we are featuring a series of action words or verbs. The tongue-in-cheek International Be Kind to Lawyers Day also falls on this day in 2019, the second Tuesday of April. | |
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Word of the day for April 10
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deem v | |
To mark World Health Day on 7 April and the benefits of being active, we are featuring a series of action words or verbs. | |
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Word of the day for April 11
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flabbergast v | |
To mark World Health Day on 7 April and the benefits of being active, we are featuring a series of action words or verbs. | |
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Word of the day for April 12
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spraddle v | |
To mark World Health Day on 7 April and the benefits of being active, we are featuring a series of action words or verbs. | |
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Word of the day for April 13
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Department of Redundancy Department proper n | |
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Word of the day for April 14
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pang v | |
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Word of the day for April 15
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mummy brown n | |
Today, the anniversary of the day Italian Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452, is declared by the International Association of Art to be World Art Day to celebrate the fine arts. | |
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Word of the day for April 16
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boiling frog n | |
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Word of the day for April 17
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implacable adj | |
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Word of the day for April 18
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footbath n | |
Today is Maundy Thursday in Western Christianity in 2019. It commemorates the maundy (foot-washing) which Jesus Christ performed on his disciples, and the Last Supper which they shared, the night before his crucifixion and death. | |
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Word of the day for April 19
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Bronx cheer n | |
On this day in 1912, Bronx County in New York City, New York, USA, was constituted, the change taking effect in 1914. | |
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Word of the day for April 20
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nauplius n | |
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Word of the day for April 21
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hector v | |
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Word of the day for April 22
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agrology n | |
Today is Earth Day, a day for observing the need to protect the Earth. | |
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Word of the day for April 23
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Gramarye proper n | |
Today is Saint George’s Day, the feast day of the patron saint of England. | |
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Word of the day for April 24
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loath adj | |
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Word of the day for April 25
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chur interj | |
Today is ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand, which commemorates the contributions and sacrifices of those who have served in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations. | |
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Word of the day for April 26
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prozymite n | |
Today is marked by the Eastern Orthodox Church in 2019 as Good Friday. | |
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Word of the day for April 27
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recrudescence n | |
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Word of the day for April 28
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philopolemic adj | |
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Word of the day for April 29
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curate's egg n | |
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Word of the day for April 30
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desiccate v | |
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