Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: harissa

Pronunciation: /həˈrēsə/

Definition: a hot sauce or paste used in North African cuisine, made from chili peppers, paprika, and olive oil

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: cochlea

Pronunciation: /ˈkōklēə/

Definition: the spiral cavity of the inner ear containing the organ of Corti, which produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: centurion

Pronunciation: /senˈt(y)o͝orēən/

Definition: the commander of a century in the ancient Roman army

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: tapis

Pronunciation: /ˈtapē/

Definition: a tapestry or richly decorated cloth, used as a hanging or a covering for something

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: numbskull

Pronunciation: /ˈnəmˌskəl/

Definition: a stupid or foolish person

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: adipose

Pronunciation: /ˈadəˌpōs/

Definition: (especially of body tissue) used for the storage of fat

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: falcate

Pronunciation: /ˈfalˌkāt/

Definition: curved like a sickle; hooked

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: tiramisu

Pronunciation: /ˌtirəmēˈso͞o/

Definition: an Italian dessert consisting of layers of sponge cake soaked in coffee and brandy or liqueur with powdered chocolate and mascarpone cheese

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: normotensive

Pronunciation: /ˌnôrmōˈtensiv/

Definition: having or denoting a normal blood pressure

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: maiolica

Pronunciation: /mīˈäləkə/

Definition: fine earthenware with colored decoration on an opaque white tin glaze, originating in Italy during the Renaissance

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: apostasy

Pronunciation: /əˈpästəsē/

Definition: the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: foyer

Pronunciation: /ˈfoiər/

Definition: an entrance hall or other open area in a building used by the public, especially a hotel or theater

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: chiffonade

Pronunciation: /ˌSHifəˈnād/

Definition: a preparation of shredded or finely cut leaf vegetables, used as a garnish for soup

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: escalope

Pronunciation: /ˌeskəˈlōp/

Definition: a thin slice of meat without any bone, typically a special cut of veal from the leg that is coated, fried, and served in a sauce

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: banquette

Pronunciation: /baNGˈket/

Definition: an upholstered bench along a wall, especially in a restaurant or bar

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: rapprochement

Pronunciation: /ˌrapˌrōSHˈmäN/

Definition: (especially in international relations) an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: startle

Pronunciation: /ˈstärtl/

Definition: cause (a person or animal) to feel sudden shock or alarm

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: tchotchke

Pronunciation: /ˈCHäCHkə/

Definition: a small object that is decorative rather than strictly functional; a trinket

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: vanitas

Pronunciation: /ˈvanəˌtäs/

Definition: a still-life painting of a 17th-century Dutch genre containing symbols of death or change as a reminder of their inevitability

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: strategize

Pronunciation: /ˈstratəˌjīz/

Definition: devise a strategy or strategies

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: scot-free

Pronunciation: //

Definition: without suffering any punishment or injury

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: spinto

Pronunciation: /ˈspintō/

Definition: a lyric soprano or tenor voice of powerful dramatic quality

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: apostatize

Pronunciation: /əˈpästəˌtīz/

Definition: renounce a religious or political belief or principle

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: anima

Pronunciation: /ˈanəmə/

Definition: Jung's term for the feminine part of a man's personality

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: anthropophagy

Pronunciation: /ˌanTHrəˈpäfəjē/

Definition: the eating of human flesh by human beings

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: sundae

Pronunciation: /ˈsənˌdā/

Definition: a dish of ice cream with added ingredients such as fruit, nuts, syrup, and whipped cream

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: ganache

Pronunciation: /gəˈnaSH/

Definition: a whipped filling of chocolate and cream, used in desserts such as cakes and truffles

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.

Oxford Dictionaries Online: Word Of The Day

Welcome to Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online

---

Your word for today is: tricot

Pronunciation: /ˈtrēkō/

Definition: a fine knitted fabric made of a natural or man-made fiber

Click on the link above to see the full entry

NEW! Hear the audio pronunciation of today's word on the homepage

---

Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) is an innovative modern English dictionary and language reference service. With comprehensive coverage of British, US, and World English, the site is regularly updated so that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away. Find out more or subscribe.

About your WOTD subscription

We have sent you this message because you signed up to receive Word of the Day from Oxford Dictionaries Online.

If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe by emailing listserv@webber.uk.oup.com, with the following text in the main body of the message (not in the email subject line): SIGNOFF ODOWOTD-AMER-L. Please ensure that the message body does not contain any other text (e.g your signature), or HTML formatting. If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

You are currently subscribed to the US Word of the Day list. If you would prefer to receive the UK / World version of WOTD, please sign off from this list as above, and click here to subscribe to the UK / World version.

Best wishes

The Oxford Dictionaries Online project team

If you have any comments about Word of the Day, or about Oxford Dictionaries Online in general, please contact us.

Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer

This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications.