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The official feed for Dictionary.com, the world's leading digital dictionary. Home to Word of the Day. Good at words, bad at Bluesky.

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Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 08/06/2023

Today's Word of the Day is hadal. Learn more about this word: www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-da…

hadal | Word of the Day | June 8, 2023

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 08/06/2023

Learning new vocabulary should be tax-deductible. You learned 100 new words last year? Here’s a $100 tax credit. You learned 500 new words last year? Here’s a $500 tax credit. And so forth.

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 07/06/2023

Today's Word of the Day is écossaise. Learn more about this word:

écossaise | Word of the Day | June 7, 2023

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 05/06/2023

"Babe, are you paying attention? You're not looking up words in the dictionary while we're talking, are you?"

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 02/06/2023

Today's Word of the Day, animalcule, isn't bite-sized. But you might say it's mite-sized. 🔬 We partnered with our friends at the Boston Museum of Science to bring you this Science Word of the Week:

animalcule | Science Word of the Week | June 2, 2023

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 01/06/2023

Happy Pride Month! Today's Word of the Day is prismatic. 🌈 Learn more about this word: www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-da…

prismatic | Word of the Day | June 1, 2023

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 31/05/2023

Today's tasty Word of the Day is tzatziki. Grab a spoon (or a cracker), and learn more about this word: www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-da…

tzatziki | Word of the Day | May 31, 2023

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 31/05/2023

7.8 billion people in the world. ONE of them has to be named “Dictionary,” right?

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 30/05/2023

Today's Word of the Day is gazetteer. Yep, there are different types of dictionaries! Learn more about this word:

gazetteer | Word of the Day | May 30, 2023

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 29/05/2023

Happy Memorial Day, Bluesky! Today's Word of the Day is anamnesis. Learn more: www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-da…

anamnesis | Word of the Day | May 29, 2023

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 29/05/2023

The word "shiv" is a noun, meaning "an improvised or homemade weapon for cutting or stabbing."

Definition of shiv | Dictionary.com

Shiv definition, a knife, especially a switchblade. See more.

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 29/05/2023

What new vocabulary words have you learned from Succession? We’ll go first: @#$%&! %#*£€ #@*%&*@!%$ &@*+ $&*@! !%& !@&$% #&!% !$%@*& @*&$!% and of course %@!&%* $%!#^%#

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 26/05/2023

Today's Word of the Day, and Science Word of the Week, is courtesy of our friends at the Boston Museum of Science. It's xerophyte. The Boston Museum of Science is not on Bluesky yet, because we have 0 invite codes.

xerophyte | Science Word of the Week | May 26, 2023

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 26/05/2023

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 25/05/2023

There's no reason to be scared of today's Word of the Day. It's just a word. Learn more here:

skrik | Word of the Day | May 25, 2023

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 24/05/2023

Best is an adjective, meaning "of the highest quality, excellence, or standing." Here it is in a sentence: "Tina Turner was simply the best."

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 24/05/2023

Happy Hump Day, fellow logophiles! Today's Word of the Day is première danseuse. Learn more about this word:

première danseuse | Word of the Day | May 24, 2023

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 23/05/2023

Yes, HBO Max is dropping "HBO" from their name, and no, we are not dropping "tionary.com" from our name.

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 23/05/2023

Today's Word of the Day is chelonian. It means "turtle stuff," more or less. Learn more about this word:

chelonian | Word of the Day | May 23, 2023

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 23/05/2023

If we had shared a Word of the Day every single day since Dictionary.com launched on May 14th, 1995, today would have been our 10,245th Word of the Day. But we haven’t, so it’s not.

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 22/05/2023

Happy Monday, Bluesky! We took a few days off, but we're back with a new Word of the Day! Today's Word of the Day is jarabe tapatío. Learn more:

jarabe tapatío | Word of the Day | May 22, 2023

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 17/05/2023

www.dictionary.com/e/apps

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 14/05/2023

Happy birthday... to us! And Mark Zuckerberg. But mostly us! Dictionary.com was launched 28 years ago today: May 14th, 1995.

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 14/05/2023

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there! Today's Word of the Day is cosher.

cosher | Word of the Day | May 14, 2023

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 13/05/2023

Flammable: an adjective meaning "capable of being set on fire." Inflammable: an adjective meaning "capable of being set on fire."

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 13/05/2023

Happy Saturday, Bluesky! Today's Word of the Day is nickelodeon. Learn more about this word:

nickelodeon | Word of the Day | May 13, 2023

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 12/05/2023

Everyone who learned a new word this week: nice job! 💪 Everyone who didn’t: there’s always next week. ✌️

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 12/05/2023

We partnered with our friends at the Boston Museum of Science (who aren't on Blueky) to bring you today's Science Word of the Week: supergiant. Learn more about this stellar word:

supergiant | Science Word of the Week | May 12, 2023

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 12/05/2023

Tell us who you’re casting in THE DICTIONARY MOVIE. Noun: _____ Verb: _____ Adjective: _____ Pronoun: _____ Adverb: _____ Preposition: _____ Conjunction: _____ Interjection: _____

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 11/05/2023

When someone writes "a lot" as one word.

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 11/05/2023

Good morning, fellow logophiles! Today's #WordOfTheDay is bai.

bai | Word of the Day | May 11, 2023

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 11/05/2023

We’re trying, John. We’re trying.

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 10/05/2023

Almost forgot to post today's Word of the Day! We're so sorry! Today's Word of the Day is chryselephantine.

chryselephantine | Word of the Day | May 10, 2023

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Matt Miller @mattmiller.bsky.social · 09/05/2023

Rap Scallion’s Hip Hop Culinary School

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 08/05/2023

welcome

a screen shot from bobs burgers show showing the store next to bobs burgers and in this one it is darths potato and pup emporium with an image of a potato and a dog in the window and an image of ur fren darth the red pandas head on the door that says welcome underneath it

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Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 08/05/2023

“Ready Prayer One” ministry and arcade

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David J. Loehr @djl.bsky.social · 08/05/2023

Guise & Dolls: dolls, costumes, and Broadway show tunes.

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 09/05/2023

Today's Word of the Day is pervicacious. Learn more about this word:

pervicacious | Word of the Day | May 9, 2023

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 08/05/2023

You just opened a new store next to Bob’s Burgers. What is the name of your store?

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 08/05/2023

Today's Word of the Day is lilapsophobia. 🌪️ Learn more about this word:

lilapsophobia | Word of the Day | May 8, 2023

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 07/05/2023

We aren’t saying we’re opposed to “skeet,” but we ARE saying there are also over 100,000+ words in the dictionary.

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 07/05/2023

Today's #WordOfTheDay is ipse dixit. Learn more about this word:

ipse dixit | Word of the Day | May 7, 2023

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Josh Pollock 🌱🌵🌲 @josh412.com · 07/05/2023

How words work: First you meme a word into existence. Then you meme the word into the dictionary.

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 07/05/2023

We just checked with our lexicographers and yes, this is correct.

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 07/05/2023

Until Bluesky finally comes up with a way to schedule posts, you’re going to get that day’s word of the day whenever our social media manager gets around to posting it. Today's #WordOfTheDay is quincunx.

quincunx | Word of the Day | May 6, 2023

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 06/05/2023

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 05/05/2023

Everybody who learned three new words this week can leave work early and enjoy the weekend.

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 05/05/2023

So did we all decide on skeet? Just wondering what to add to our dictionary.

Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social · 05/05/2023

Today's #WordOfTheDay is out of this world. It's orrery. 🪐 We partnered with the Boston Museum of Science (who isn't on Bluesky yet) to bring you today’s word.

orrery | Science Word of the Week | May 6, 2023