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To dribble means ‘to flow in drops’ and, if talking about a person or animal it means they have saliva trickling from their mouth. In sports, to dribble is…

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We think you might know that jive is the name of a kind of dance and music related to swing and jazz. The verb to jive means ‘to dance or play’ this kind of music. However, mainly in US English, jive is also…

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As an adjective, dim means ‘lacking light’ and ‘not seen clearly or in detail.’ It also means ‘not seeing clearly,’ like when our eyes are filled with tears. Dim is also used to mean…

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Today is International Workers’ Day, sometimes called Labor Day, and this is why “labor” is our word of the day. Labor can be hard work or giving birth. And do you know what “labor the point” and “labor of love” mean?

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The verge is the edge or border of something and, figuratively, the point or limit beyond which something will happen. As a verb, to verge, always followed by the preposition on means ‘to be at the margin or border of something’, and…

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