/r/funwithwords
/r/FunWithWords is a community to help you expand your vocabulary. Every hour, we feature a new vocabulary word along with an English definition.
For simpler words, take a look at: /r/Word_of_The_Hour
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Please share anything related to words that you enjoy. For example, share a game, a word challenge, a meme, a pun, a funny use of a word, an interesting translation, just keep it safe and clean.
Recommended Subreddits:
Word of The Hour - /r/Word_of_The_Hour
Dictionary - /r/Dictionary
Spanish Vocabulary - /r/Vocabulario
French Vocabulary - /r/Traductions
German Vocabulary - /r/Sprache
Italian Vocabulary - /r/Lessico
Recommended Tools & Apps:
WordofTheHour.org - We share one vocabulary word every hour along with translations into French, German, Hindi, Italian, and Spanish.
Treegle - an interactive dictionary website for visualizing how the meaning of one word depends on the meaning of another.
/r/funwithwords
virginal: becoming a virgin
See tree for virginal: https://treegledictionary.org/define/virginal
sublimed: having been subjected to the process of sublimation
See tree for sublimed: https://treegledictionary.org/define/sublimed
squelch: to quell; to crush
See tree for squelch: https://treegledictionary.org/define/squelch
metasternum: the most posterior element of the sternum
See tree for metasternum: https://treegledictionary.org/define/metasternum
dissect: to divide into separate parts
See tree for dissect: https://treegledictionary.org/define/dissect
retrace: to go back, in or over (a previous course)
See tree for retrace: https://treegledictionary.org/define/retrace
refrigerant: allaying heat or fever
See tree for refrigerant: https://treegledictionary.org/define/refrigerant
tubulation: the act of shaping or making a tube, or of providing with a tube
See tree for tubulation: https://treegledictionary.org/define/tubulation
bulletin: any public notice or announcement, especially of news recently received
See tree for bulletin: https://treegledictionary.org/define/bulletin
dissident: no agreeing; dissenting
See tree for dissident: https://treegledictionary.org/define/dissident
jewfish: a similar gigantic fish (stereolepis gigas) of southern california, valued as a food fish
See tree for jewfish: https://treegledictionary.org/define/jewfish
mastless: bearing no mast
See tree for mastless: https://treegledictionary.org/define/mastless
clinic: one confined to the bed by sickness
See tree for clinic: https://treegledictionary.org/define/clinic
ultramarine: situated or being beyond the sea
See tree for ultramarine: https://treegledictionary.org/define/ultramarine
mesaticephalic: having the ratio of the length to the breadth of the cranium a medium one
See tree for mesaticephalic: https://treegledictionary.org/define/mesaticephalic
fatherhood: the state of being a father
See tree for fatherhood: https://treegledictionary.org/define/fatherhood
demit: to let fall; to depress
See tree for demit: https://treegledictionary.org/define/demit
phraseology: manner of expression
See tree for phraseology: https://treegledictionary.org/define/phraseology
isonephelic: having, or indicating, an equal amount of cloudiness for a given period
See tree for isonephelic: https://treegledictionary.org/define/isonephelic
highness: the state of being high
See tree for highness: https://treegledictionary.org/define/highness
equiponderate: to be equal in weight
See tree for equiponderate: https://treegledictionary.org/define/equiponderate
naive: having native or unaffected simplicity
See tree for naive: https://treegledictionary.org/define/naive
impeccable: not liable to sin
See tree for impeccable: https://treegledictionary.org/define/impeccable
besmirch: to smirch or soil
See tree for besmirch: https://treegledictionary.org/define/besmirch
lubricate: to make smooth or slippery
See tree for lubricate: https://treegledictionary.org/define/lubricate
trawl: a fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it. it is used for catching cod, halibut, etc.
See tree for trawl: https://treegledictionary.org/define/trawl
conventionalizw: to bring under the influence of, or cause to conform to, conventional rules
See tree for conventionalizw: https://treegledictionary.org/define/conventionalizw
caparison: the harness or trappings of a horse, taken collectively, esp. when decorative
See tree for caparison: https://treegledictionary.org/define/caparison
quash: to abate, annul, overthrow, or make void
See tree for quash: https://treegledictionary.org/define/quash
higgle: to hawk or peddle provisions
See tree for higgle: https://treegledictionary.org/define/higgle