Only a true Definition Detective can spot a word’s actual meaning in a sea of fake ones. But fair warning: These are pretty tough terms.

It is said that the average speaker knows about 20,000 words. And that’s just the lower threshold! Some estimates say that ...

In Definition Detective, we give you an obscure word with four possible definitions. Only one is correct-the other three we made up. Can you identify the real meaning from the fakes? Try Other ...

The words historical thesaurus may send children running to the hills, for fear they’re likely to be bored to death by some fellow with a monocle. But they also describe the richest reference you’ve ...

In Definition Detective, we give you an obscure word with four possible definitions. Only one is correct-the other three we made up. Can you identify the real meaning from the fakes? Try Other ...

Children learn language effortlessly and completely voluntarily. They learn new words miraculously fast. A teenager masters about 60,000 words of their mother tongue by the time they finish high ...

Lewis Carroll didn’t just invent worlds, he also invented words. And the author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland gave old words new meaning. The most famous example may be portmanteau, a name for a ...