Index

 

Being an irregular record of the English language.

 

The word of the day dictionary. My primary source is the Oxford English Dictionary. Further research, quotation, and commentary comes from me, Arthur D. Ryel-Lindsey.

 
 
 

A

aa
abattoir
abhor
abjure
abstemious
acclimate
accrue
ace in the hole
acerb
ad hominem
afoot
ailurophile
akimbo
Alford plea
allay
alone
ambergris
amidward
ampere
anathema
anchovy
anopisthographic
aperçu
aphorism
apogee
apricity
argy-bargy
aristo
ass over teakettle
atelier
atonal
atone
awesome

B

Baba Yaga
backsplash
badinage
bailiwick
banshee
barn-burner
barnstorm
barrack
basho
basis point
batten
beaucoup
Beaujolais
becalm
belt and suspenders
bee’s knees
berserk
beslap
bethel
beweep
betwixt
bifurcate
bight
bingewatching
biweekly
blaflum
blanch
blase
blazon
blinder
blind side
blitz
blivet
blockchain
blue streak
bogey
bog-standard
bold
bombastic
boom
borborygm
bouncebackability
boycott
brandish
brass tacks
Brobdingnagian
bromide
Bronx cheer
bull
bullish
bush league
butterless
by long chalks
by your bootstraps

C

caboose
cacophony
caftan
cahoot
cajole
calamity
calm
campanile
capsize
case in point
Cassandra
catawampus
catbird seat
catch as catch can
cavalier
caveat emptor
celery
cereal
champ
charger
charlatan
chatoyant
chevron
chew the fat
chock-full
chortle
chuffed
churlish
citation
clearinghouse
close to the wind
coattail
cocktail
coconut
coincide
collocation
commerce
compendium
confluence
constabulary
contemner
cordon
corral
costermonger
coterie
covenant
creamy
creole
crepuscular
crestfallen
cri de coeur
cubit
cucurbitaceous
curse
cursive
the cut of your jib
cut to the quick
cute
cutthroat