Picture of the day for July 31, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 31, 2017: Golestan Palace is the former royal Qajar complex in Iran's capital city, Tehran. The UNESCO World Heritage Site belongs to a group of royal buildings that were once enclosed within the mud-thatched walls of Tehran's arg ("citadel") and is one of the oldest of the historic monuments in the city. http://ift.tt/2vcSuZL

ha-ha: Word of the day for July 31, 2017

ha-ha , n :
A laugh. Something funny; a joke. […] A ditch with one vertical side, acting as a sunken fence, designed to block the entry of animals into lawns and parks without breaking sightlines.

Picture of the day for July 30, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 30, 2017: Composite image of the central region of our Milky Way galaxy. http://ift.tt/2u8uWRy

swank: Word of the day for July 30, 2017

swank , n :
A fashionably elegant person. Ostentation; bravado. American actor and producer Hilary Swank was born on this day in 1974.

Picture of the day for July 29, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 29, 2017: The Skaftafellsheiði plateau, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland, provides a picturesque view of Skaftafellsjökull, a glacier terminus of the Vatnajökull, the adjacent glacier lake below, and River Skeiðará originating from it. http://ift.tt/2tL83nU

tertiary: Word of the day for July 29, 2017

tertiary , adj :
Of third rank or order; subsequent. (chemistry) Possessing some quality in the third degree; especially having been subjected to the substitution of three atoms or radicals. (ornithology) Of quills: growing on the innermost joint of a bird's wing; tertial.

Picture of the day for July 28, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 28, 2017: Speedway riders Joni Keskinen (Team Jokerit, Kauhajoki), Marko Suojanen (Team Paholaiset, Pori) and Jiri Nieminen (Team Jokerit) riding in a Speedway Extraliiga competition at the Yyteri speedway, Finland. http://ift.tt/2eSiun3

in silico: Word of the day for July 28, 2017

in silico , prepositional phrase :
(computing, sciences) In computer simulation or in virtual reality.

Picture of the day for July 27, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 27, 2017: Nasser Al-Attiyah driving his Ford Fiesta S2000 at Rannakylä shakedown in Muurame of the Neste Oil Rally Finland 2010. http://ift.tt/2uyWfrG

meo more: Word of the day for July 27, 2017

meo more , adv :
(rare or obsolete) As is my wont (custom, habit).

Picture of the day for July 26, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 26, 2017: Rebar mesh of steel wires are used to reinforce concrete when constructing buildings and structures. http://ift.tt/2uX2TZs

mantelletta: Word of the day for July 26, 2017

mantelletta , n :
(Roman Catholicism) A sleeveless, knee-length vestment open at the front which is worn by Roman Catholic prelates.

Picture of the day for July 25, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 25, 2017: Vault ceiling of the entrance to the Ganjali Bathhouse, built in 1631 and part of a building complex, located in the old center of city of Kerman, Iran. The frescos are painted with ornaments of the Safavid era. http://ift.tt/2tx11mN

praziquantel: Word of the day for July 25, 2017

praziquantel , n :
An anthelmintic medication used to treat a number of types of parasitic worm infections, including clonorchiasis, cysticercosis, opisthorchiasis, schistosomiasis, and tapeworm infections.

Picture of the day for July 24, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 24, 2017: Oxyopes javanus is a spider in the family Oxyopidae, commonly known as Lynx spiders. http://ift.tt/2unYTk3

schlep: Word of the day for July 24, 2017

schlep , v :
(transitive, informal) To carry, drag, or lug. (intransitive, informal) To go, as on an errand or task. (intransitive, informal) To act in a slovenly, lazy, or sloppy manner. Isaac Bashevis Singer, the Polish-born Jewish author in Yiddish who was awarded the 1978 Nobel Prize in Literature, died on this day in 1991.

bon mot: Word of the day for July 23, 2017

bon mot , n :
A clever saying, phrase or witticism; often, a witty riposte in dialogue.

Picture of the day for July 23, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 23, 2017: Summer Evening at Skagen beach (1899) by the Danish painter P.S. Krøyer, is a double portrait of the artist and his wife Marie. In the 1890s, P.S. Krøyer painted a number of evocative scenes of people walking along the shore. The painting was probably commissioned by Heinrich Hirschsprung and included in what later would come to be known as the Hirschsprung Collection. http://ift.tt/2vwKMYl

pave the way: Word of the day for July 22, 2017

pave the way , v :
(idiomatic, often followed by for) To make future development easier.

Picture of the day for July 22, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 22, 2017: Organ of the church of Mary Magdalene in Eberswalde, Brandenburg, Germany. http://ift.tt/2vu9QPQ

imbroglio: Word of the day for July 21, 2017

imbroglio , n :
A complicated situation; an entanglement.

Picture of the day for July 21, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 21, 2017: Skógafoss is a waterfall situated on the Skógá River in the south of Iceland at the cliffs of the former coastline. After the coastline had receded seaward (it is now at a distance of about 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) from Skógar), the former sea cliffs remained, parallel to the coast over hundreds of kilometres, creating together with some mountains a clear border between the coastal lowlands and the Highlands of Iceland. http://ift.tt/2vpc5DU

Picture of the day for July 20, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 20, 2017: Cruise ship Celebrity Summit towed by the tugboat Vanna C leaving Venice. In the background the basilica Santa Maria della Salute. http://ift.tt/2tIIT8R

moon shot: Word of the day for July 20, 2017

moon shot , n :
The launching of a spacecraft or an object to orbit or land on the Moon. (sports) An act of throwing or hitting a ball with a high trajectory. (figuratively) An expensive, hard, or unlikely task of great potential impact. On this day in 1969, the Apollo 11 spaceflight landed the first two humans on the Moon.

flerd: Word of the day for July 19, 2017

flerd , n :
A mixed group of ruminants, such as sheep and cattle.

Picture of the day for July 19, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 19, 2017: Tulum is the site of a Pre-Columbian Maya walled city serving as a major port for Cobá. The ruins are situated on 12-meter (39 ft) tall cliffs, along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya; it was at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries and managed to survive about 70 years after the Spanish began occupying Mexico. http://ift.tt/2vzZRrb

hostis humani generis: Word of the day for July 18, 2017

hostis humani generis , n :
(international law) A person who has committed a criminal act so grave – originally maritime piracy and slave-trading, and now torture as well – that any nation may put on trial and, upon conviction, punish him or her.

Picture of the day for July 18, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 18, 2017: LCAC-55, a Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), maneuvers to enter the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3). Kearsarge and the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are conducting Maritime Security Operations in the Persian Gulf. The Landing Craft Air Cushion, more commonly known as an LCAC, is assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 from Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek in Norfolk, Va. http://ift.tt/2vbtpw3

Picture of the day for July 17, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 17, 2017: Bottom view of the iwan of the main entrance to the Jameh Mosque of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran. The mosque, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is one of the oldest still standing buildings in Iran and it has been continuously changed its architecture since it was erected in 771 until the 20th century. http://ift.tt/2utyTEx

unused: Word of the day for July 17, 2017

unused , adj :
(not comparable) Not used. Not accustomed (to), unfamiliar with.

Picture of the day for July 16, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 16, 2017: Großhadern is a Munich U-Bahn station on the U6, opened in 1993. http://ift.tt/2tf7SFl

massasauga: Word of the day for July 16, 2017

massasauga , n :
The rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus, syn. Crotalus catenatus) in the family Viperidae, found in three subspecies. Today is recognized by some people as World Snake Day.

Picture of the day for July 15, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 15, 2017: Neorthacris simulans mating pair http://ift.tt/2toHHaC

dollop: Word of the day for July 15, 2017

dollop , v :
(transitive) To apply haphazardly in generous lumps or scoops. (intransitive) To drip in a viscous form.

Picture of the day for July 14, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 14, 2017: Hermitage of the Lady of Mencalilla embedded in a typical winter landscape in the center of Spain, more precisely near Almazul, a tiny village in the Province of Soria, Castile and León. http://ift.tt/2t8WdHZ

galette: Word of the day for July 14, 2017

galette , n :
A type of flat, round cake from France. Short for Breton galette: a crêpe or pancake made with buckwheat flour, and often with a savoury filling, originally from Upper Brittany in France. Happy Bastille Day from all of us at the Wiktionary!

Picture of the day for July 13, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 13, 2017: A PZL W-3 Sokół helicopter used by the Search and Rescue unit of the Czech Air Force. http://ift.tt/2ug2jWF

assassinatrix: Word of the day for July 13, 2017

assassinatrix , n :
(rare) A female assassin. On this day in 1793, Charlotte Corday stabbed Jean-Paul Marat to death in his bath. Marat was a leader of the radical Jacobin Club which had played a key role in the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.

haptic: Word of the day for July 12, 2017

haptic , adj :
Of or relating to the sense of touch; tactile. (computing) Of or relating to haptics (“the study of user interfaces that use the sense of touch”).

Picture of the day for July 12, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 12, 2017: Sand lizard female (Lacerta agilis ssp. argus), Ukraine. http://ift.tt/2ubui9M

Picture of the day for July 11, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 11, 2017: The Space Shuttle Atlantis begins the slow journey to Launch Pad 39A from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) in preparation for the launch of STS-79 in 16 September 1996. This dramatic view looking directly down onto the shuttle stack atop the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) and crawler-transporter was taken from the VAB roof approximately 525 feet (160 meters) above the ground. In view are the Orbiter, orange External Tank and twin white Solid Rocket Boosters. http://ift.tt/2ubWxpu

russet: Word of the day for July 11, 2017

russet , adj :
Having a reddish-brown color. (archaic) Gray or ash-colored. (botany) Having a rough skin that is reddish-brown or greyish; russeted. Rustic, homespun, coarse, plain. The condition of leather when its treatment is complete, but it is not yet colored (stained) and polished.

exonerate: Word of the day for July 10, 2017

exonerate , v :
(transitive, now rare) To relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load). (obsolete, reflexive) Of a body of water: to discharge or empty (itself). (transitive) To free from an obligation, responsibility or task. (transitive) To free from accusation or blame.

Picture of the day for July 10, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 10, 2017: A Small heath butterfly (Coenonympha pamphilus) in Kampinos Forest, Poland. Kampinos National Park was established in 1959. http://ift.tt/2uGjLRE

on like Donkey Kong: Word of the day for July 9, 2017

on like Donkey Kong , phrase :
(chiefly US) An intensifier used in the same contexts as it's on, go on, and other expressions using the word on, but to express greater emphasis. The Nintendo video game Donkey Kong was released on this date in 1981.

Picture of the day for July 9, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 9, 2017: Typical landscape of the Atacama Desert, the most arid place in the world, precisely 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Calama, Chile. http://ift.tt/2tCdy9w

demiurge: Word of the day for July 8, 2017

demiurge , n :
(Platonic philosophy) The (usually benevolent) being that created the universe out of primal matter. (Gnosticism) A (usually jealous or outright malevolent) being who is inferior to the supreme being, and sometimes seen as the creator of evil. (figuratively) Something (such as an idea, individual or institution) conceived as an autonomous creative force or decisive power. (historical, Ancient Greece) The title of a magistrate in a number of states of Ancient Greece, and in the city states (poleis) of the Achaean League.

Picture of the day for July 8, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 8, 2017: Old World swallowtail (Papilio machaon) near Mitterbach am Erlaufsee, Lower Austria http://ift.tt/2uAE4QL

floof: Word of the day for July 7, 2017

floof , v :
(transitive, informal, often humorous) To make something fluffy, to fluff (up). (intransitive) To move in a floofy or fluffy manner.

Picture of the day for July 7, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 7, 2017: Saab JAS-39 Gripen of the Czech Air Force taking off from AFB in Čáslav. http://ift.tt/2uQ1DEl

blee: Word of the day for July 6, 2017

blee , n :
(rare, chiefly poetic) Colour, hue. (archaic) Colour of the face, complexion. Consistency, form, texture. (East Anglia) General resemblance, likeness; appearance, aspect, look.

Picture of the day for July 6, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 6, 2017: The Kobe Port Tower is one of the landmarks in the city of Kobe, Japan. The sightseeing tower was completed in 1963. The Kobe Maritime Museum is focusing on the history of Japanese shipping in general and Kobe harbor in particular. http://ift.tt/2sI1vdg

suspension: Word of the day for July 5, 2017

suspension , n :
The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended. A temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation. The state of a solid or substance produced when its particles are mixed with, but not dissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining. The act of keeping a person who is listening in doubt and expectation of what is to follow. (education) The process of barring a student from school grounds as a form of punishment. (music) The act of or discord produced by prolonging one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects. […] (vehicles) The system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile or car, which allows the vehicle to move smoothly with reduced shock to its occupants.

vegetable lamb: Word of the day for July 4, 2017

vegetable lamb , n :
(mythology) A legendary plant believed to grow sheep from its branches.

coupist: Word of the day for July 3, 2017

coupist , n :
One who takes part in a coup d'état. General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the sixth President of Egypt, led a coup d’état against the fifth President, Mohamed Morsi, on this day in 2013.

malapert: Word of the day for July 2, 2017

malapert , adj :
(archaic) Cheeky, impudent, saucy.

blame Canada: Word of the day for July 1, 2017

blame Canada , v :
(US, idiomatic, humorous) A catch phrase for shifting attention away from a problem or serious social issue by humorously laying responsibility on Canada. Happy Canada Day!

kohl: Word of the day for June 30, 2017

kohl , n :
A dark powder (usually powdered antimony) used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries; stibnite.

Picture of the day for July 5, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 5, 2017: Hypogeum of the Amphitheatre of El Jem, an archeological site in the city of El Djem, Tunisia. This spot of the hypogeum is the place where the gladiators went up to the gate of the arena when the games started. The amphitheatre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979, was built around 238 AD, when the modern Tunisia belonged to the Roman province of Africa. It is the third biggest amphiteatre and one of the best preserved Roman ruins in the world with capacity for 35,000 spectators within 148 metres (486 ft) and 122 metres (400 ft) long axes and a unique in Africa. http://ift.tt/2thgSZa

Picture of the day for July 4, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 4, 2017: The rough chameleon (Trioceros rudis) is 10cm long and lives in the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda; 2600m above sea level. Rwanda celebrates Liberation Day on 4 July. http://ift.tt/2tgZvrp

Picture of the day for July 3, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 3, 2017: Euploea core caterpillar feeding on Carissa carandas. http://ift.tt/2th65y2

Picture of the day for July 2, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 2, 2017: St Gregory church of the Tatev monastery during sunset, Syunik Province in southeastern Armenia. The Armenian Apostolic monastery, built in the 9th century, hosted in the 14th and 15th centuries one of the most important Armenian medieval universities, the University of Tatev, which contributed to the advancement of science, religion and philosophy, reproduction of books and development of miniature painting. http://ift.tt/2th2Jex

Picture of the day for July 1, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on July 1, 2017: Goðafoss (waterfall of the gods or waterfall of the goði) is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Iceland. It is located in the Bárðardalur district of North-Central Iceland. The water of the river Skjálfandafljót falls from a height of 12 meters over a width of 30 meters. http://ift.tt/2tgD0Tc

Picture of the day for June 30, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on June 30, 2017: Dōtonbori is one of the principal tourist destinations in Osaka, Japan, running along the Dōtonbori canal from Dōtonboribashi Bridge to Nipponbashi Bridge in the Namba district of the city's Chuo ward. Historically a theater district, it is now a popular nightlife and entertainment area characterized by its eccentric atmosphere and large illuminated signboards. One of the area's most prominent features, a billboard for confectionery company Glico displaying the image of a runner crossing a finishing line, is seen as an icon of Osaka within Japan. http://ift.tt/2th3kgd