Monthly Archives: October 2018

Word of the Day October 27, 2018

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fiduciary

adj.

1.

a. Of or relating to a duty of acting in good faith with regard to the interests of another: a company’s fiduciary responsibility to investors.
b. Of or being a trustee or trusteeship.
c. Held in trust.
2. Of or consisting of fiat money.
3. Of, relating to, or being a system of marking in the field of view of an optical instrument that is used as a reference point or measuring scale.

Word of the Day October 20, 2018

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throng

NOUN
  1. a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals.
    “he pushed his way through the throng” ·

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    synonyms:
    crowd · mass · multitude · horde · host · mob · assemblage · gathering ·

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VERB
  1. (of a crowd) fill or be present in (a place or area).
    “a crowd thronged the station” ·

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    synonyms:
    pack (into) · cram (into) · jam · fill · press into · squeeze into · mob ·

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Word of the Day October 6, 2018

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burgeon

also bour·geon (bûr′jən)

intr.v. bur·geoned, bur·geon·ing, bur·geons also bour·geoned or bour·geon·ing or bour·geons

1.

a. To put forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; sprout.
b. To begin to grow or blossom.
2. To grow or develop rapidly; expand or proliferate.