And if you’re a true dictionary lover, then you can always name your child “Merriam” or “Webster,” in honor of the oldest dictionary publisher in the United States. All jokes aside, word names offer ...

In American English, grammar experts prefer "toward" over "towards," along with "backward," "forward" and "afterward," though ...

Merriam-Webster recently announced its latest slate of additions to the dictionary—some 200 new words and definitions that, as usual, are an eclectic blend of ones you probably assumed already ...

Knopf, New York —Mencken, H L (1945) The American Language, Supplement I. Knopf, New York —Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (2000, 10th ed.) Merriam-Webster —Merriam-Webster's Geographical ...

US dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster has acquired a hit Wordle-style game. The original Wordle, created by Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle, challenges players to find a five-letter word in ...

A dictionary is a list of words or phrases and their definitions arranged in alphabetical order. In an English dictionary you'll find words beginning with ‘a’ at the front and ‘z’ at the back.

Winston Churchill once said, "Islam is as dangerous in a man as rabies in a dog." Rating: Mixture (About this rating?) What's ...

The word, used by singer Charli XCX as an album title, is defined as "characterized by a confident, independent, and ...

PDF files have become a major part of our digital lives in this cross-platform world. While simply viewing or commenting on a PDF can be accomplished with free software, there are times when we ...

… he did not use those exact words. Churchill compared fanaticism in Islam to rabies in a dog. Churchill wrote, "How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the ...

I truly appreciate Thea Hood’s recent Our Voices column, “The American Way.” Despite the fact that she and I differ substantially on the politics of the moment, she makes some ...