quarry: Word of the day for December 5, 2017

quarry , n :
[…] (uncountable) A part of the entrails of a hunted animal, given to the hounds as a reward. (uncountable) An animal, often a bird or mammal, which is hunted. (countable) An object of search or pursuit.

Picture of the day for December 4, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 4, 2017: "Umschreibung" is an art installation by Olafur Eliasson in Munich. Here the spiral stairs are seen from below at night. http://ift.tt/2iIgVL3

froth at the mouth: Word of the day for December 4, 2017

froth at the mouth , v :
To spew saliva as froth. (figuratively) To rage, to vent one's anger.

Picture of the day for December 3, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 3, 2017: Phacelia tanacetifolia in Kirchspiel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany http://ift.tt/2AqNhOz

telemark: Word of the day for December 3, 2017

telemark , n :
(uncountable, skiing) Telemark skiing, a method of skiing using the telemark turn and a binding that only connects the boot to the ski at the toes. (countable, skiing) A telemark turn.

Picture of the day for December 2, 2017

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 2, 2017: Wire-tailed swallow, Hirundo smithii, feeding the offspring. http://ift.tt/2i8cRzG

bardo: Word of the day for December 2, 2017

bardo , n :
(Tibetan Buddhism) The state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation. American author George Saunders, whose novel Lincoln in the Bardo won the 2017 Man Booker Prize, was born on this day in 1958.