by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Weekly Word
Tintinnabulation Definition Noun 1. The ringing of bells. 2. A sound like that of bells ringing or the breaking of glass. The New Year’s Eve celebration was filled with bright lights and tintinnabulation. Word Origin Latin verb tintinnare (to ring,...
by admin | Dec 22, 2024 | Weekly Word
Tiffin Definition Noun 1. (British, India) A light midday meal or snack. 2. (India) A stackable round, metal box or container used to carry lunch to workers in India. Similar boxes are used to contain lunch in many parts of Asia. 3. (England) A cake-like...
by admin | Dec 19, 2024 | Weekly Word
Synergy Definition Noun 1. Combined effort with a result greater than the sum of the parts. In business and technology, the term describes a hoped-for or real effect resulting from different individuals, departments, or companies working together and...
by admin | Dec 9, 2024 | Weekly Word
plus, win, wi Wassail Definition noun 1. An old English toast used when drinking the health of a person. The traditional reply is drink-hail. 2. A hot drink made from hot mulled cider, wine, or ale, plus spices, and (often) baked apples. It’s traditionally...
by admin | Dec 4, 2024 | Weekly Word
Behindhand Definition adjective 1. Late or tardy 2. Behind in accomplishing a task or paying a debt 3. Behind in a trend, not keeping up 4. Not having enough of 5. Inferior, less advanced 6. Delayed in development adverb 1. Belatedly or tardily 2. In debt ...
by admin | Nov 24, 2024 | Weekly Word
Ablution (usually used in the plural) Definition Noun 1. The act of washing oneself. 2. Formal: The washing of one’s body or part of it as part of a religious rite (part of religious purification). 3. The cleansing of sacred containers or other objects....
