Today's Word of the Day:

Ostracize /ˈɒstɹəsaɪz/ Verb

(transitive, Ancient Greece, historical) To ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the procedure of ostracism. [from mid 19th c.]

August 12th, 2026

Previous Word of the Days:

Lurgy /ˈlɜːɡi/ Adjective

(chiefly England (Cornwall, Northern England), obsolete) Idle, lazy.

August 11th, 2026

Empanoply /ɪmˈpænəpli/ Verb

(transitive, UK, military, historical, also figuratively) To dress in a full suit of armour; to panoply.

August 10th, 2026

Effloresce /ˌɛfləˈɹɛs/ Verb

(intransitive, obsolete except figuratively) To burst into bloom; to flower.

August 9th, 2026