Word of the Day

Today’s “Word of the Day” is cosy up to and it is a phrasal verb meaning “try to be friendly to someone, usually with the intention of getting some benefit”. […….]

Today’s “Word of the Day” is “old hand” and it is a noun meaning “a person who is very experienced and skilled in a particular field of activity; expert, genius, veteran, ace, wizard, master, maestro, virtuoso”. […….]

Today’s “Word of the Day” is “fancy” and it is a verb meaning “wish for, want, desire, prefer, long for, crave, savour, enjoy, relish, go for, be desirous of”. […….]

Today’s “Word of the Day” is “sycophancy” and it is a noun meaning “a behaviour of excessively praising or obeying an important and powerful person so as to gain advantage; flattery, servility, slavishness, fawning, adoration, worship, magnification, subservience”. […….]

Today’s “Word of the Day” is “puerility” and it is a noun meaning “the condition of being a child; the state of being childish; the quality of being puerile/immature/silly; childishness”. […….]

Today’s “Word of the Day” is “utilitarian” and it is an adjective meaning “practical, functional, sensible, useful, usable, effective, pragmatic, realistic, beneficial, advantageous, applicative, applicable”. […….]