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Your word for today is: andiron

Pronunciation: /ˈanˌdīərn/

Definition: a metal support, typically one of a pair, that holds wood burning in a fireplace

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Your word for today is: alfalfa

Pronunciation: /alˈfalfə/

Definition: a leguminous plant with cloverlike leaves and bluish flowers. Native to southwestern Asia, it is widely grown for fodder

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Your word for today is: yips

Pronunciation: /yips/

Definition: extreme nervousness causing a golfer to miss easy putts

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Your word for today is: boojum

Pronunciation: /ˈbo͞ojəm/

Definition: an imaginary dangerous animal

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Your word for today is: vortal

Pronunciation: /ˈvôrtl/

Definition: an Internet site that provides a directory of links to information related to a particular industry

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Your word for today is: asunder

Pronunciation: /əˈsəndər/

Definition: apart; divided

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Your word for today is: lenity

Pronunciation: /ˈlenətē/

Definition: kindness; gentleness

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Your word for today is: debacle

Pronunciation: /diˈbakəl/

Definition: a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco

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Your word for today is: phon

Pronunciation: /fän/

Definition: a unit of the perceived loudness of sounds

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Your word for today is: sug

Pronunciation: /səg/

Definition: sell or attempt to sell a product under the guise of conducting market research

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Your word for today is: forkball

Pronunciation: /ˈfôrkˌbôl/

Definition: a sinking pitch, released from between the widely spread index finger and middle finger

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Your word for today is: hostelry

Pronunciation: /ˈhästl-rē/

Definition: an inn

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Your word for today is: fiat

Pronunciation: /ˈfēət/

Definition: a formal authorization or proposition; a decree

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Your word for today is: fenestrated

Pronunciation: /ˈfenəˌstrātid/

Definition: provided with a window or windows

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Your word for today is: mavis

Pronunciation: /ˈmāvis/

Definition: a song thrush

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Your word for today is: pilaster

Pronunciation: /pəˈlastər/

Definition: a rectangular column, especially one projecting from a wall

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Your word for today is: periapt

Pronunciation: /ˈperēˌapt/

Definition: an item worn as a charm or amulet

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Your word for today is: rhinitis

Pronunciation: /rīˈnītis/

Definition: inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose, caused by a virus infection (e.g., the common cold) or by an allergic reaction (e.g., hay fever)

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Your word for today is: hectare

Pronunciation: /ˈhekˌte(ə)r/

Definition: a metric unit of square measure, equal to 100 ares (2.471 acres or 10,000 square meters)

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Your word for today is: patten

Pronunciation: /ˈpatn/

Definition: a shoe or clog with a raised sole or set on an iron ring, worn to raise one's feet above wet or muddy ground when walking outdoors

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Your word for today is: motto

Pronunciation: /ˈmätō/

Definition: a short sentence or phrase chosen as encapsulating the beliefs or ideals guiding an individual, family, or institution

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Your word for today is: mah-jongg

Pronunciation: /ˌmä ˈZHäNG/

Definition: a Chinese game played, usually by four people, with 136 or 144 rectangular pieces called tiles. The object is to collect winning sets of these tiles, as in card games such as gin rummy

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Your word for today is: nanobacterium

Pronunciation: /ˌnanōbakˈti(ə)rēəm/

Definition: a microorganism about a tenth the size of the smallest normal bacteria, claimed to have been discovered in living tissue and in rock

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Your word for today is: hacktivist

Pronunciation: /ˈhaktəˌvist/

Definition: a computer hacker whose activity is aimed at promoting a social or political cause

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Your word for today is: barramundi

Pronunciation: /ˌbarəˈməndē/

Definition: any of a number of large, chiefly freshwater, fishes of Australia and Southeast Asia

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Your word for today is: axel

Pronunciation: /ˈaksəl/

Definition: a jump with a forward takeoff from the forward outside edge of one skate to the backward outside edge of the other, with one and a half turns in the air

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Your word for today is: pergola

Pronunciation: /ˈpərgələ/

Definition: an archway in a garden or park consisting of a framework covered with trained climbing or trailing plants

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Your word for today is: lien

Pronunciation: /ˈlē(ə)n/

Definition: a right to keep possession of property belonging to another person until a debt owed by that person is discharged

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Your word for today is: adversity

Pronunciation: /adˈvərsitē/

Definition: difficulties; misfortune

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Your word for today is: polydipsia

Pronunciation: /ˌpälēˈdipsēə/

Definition: abnormally great thirst as a symptom of disease (such as diabetes) or psychological disturbance

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