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Humbug is perhaps most famous for being said by Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, and is now usually said by someone who is not feeling in the Christmas spirit, but it has other meanings too…

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The end of the year is almost here! To help us celebrate, you can write a short story inspired by our Word of the Day site!

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In celebration of Hanukkah, today’s word is “light.” We think you will already know some of this word’s meanings, but did you know that it can mean ‘awareness or understanding’ or ‘trivial or entertaining?

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Trough is somewhere animals might drink or eat, but also something you can find in the ocean. Can you guess?

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Stern can mean ‘firm or strict’ or ‘grim or forbidding in appearance.’ As a noun, it is the rear part of a…

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As a noun, a chime is set of bells that produce a musical tone when they are struck. Chime is also a name for any musical instrument that produces a similar sound. Each of the sounds these bells or instruments produce is called a chime…

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A span can be the extent or reach of something or the distance between the tip of the thumb and the tip of the little finger when the hand is fully extended. Also…

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A rev is an informal term; it is an abbreviation for a revolution of the crankshaft within an engine. The related verb means ‘to accelerate’ and it can have an engine, vehicle, or driver as its subject. Rev is also used figuratively, often followed by up, about other things and means ‘to increase’ in both activity and…

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The end of the year is almost here! To help us celebrate, you can write a short story inspired by our Word of the Day site!

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