Word of the Day

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for June 16. Fudge Day Today’s word is home, spelled h-o-m-e. home /həʊm $ hoʊm/ ●○○ verb home in on something phrasal verb to direct your efforts or attention towards a particular fault or problem Researchers are homing in on the cause of the disease. The report homed in on the weaknesses in the management structure. He homed in on the one weak...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for June 15. Lobster Day Today’s word is forgiveness, spelled f-o-r-g-i-v-e-n-e-s-s. forgiveness /fəˈɡɪvnəs $ fər-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] the act of forgiving or the willingness to forgive ask/beg/pray etc for (somebody’s) forgiveness He never admitted his guilt or asked for forgiveness. I ask for your forgiveness. She treats us with kindness an...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for June 14. Cupcake Day Today’s word is box, spelled b-o-x. box /bɒks $ bɑːks/ verb to fight someone in the sport of boxing He used to box every weekend. I've boxed (against) some of the best. (also box up) [transitive] to put things in boxes I boxed up some clothes and books to donate to charity. Someone from the nursing home must have boxed up...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for June 13. International Axe Throwing Day Today’s word is adamant, spelled a-d-a-m-a-n-t. adamant /ˈædəmənt/ adjective determined not to change your opinion or a decision that you have made SYN UNYIELDING She begged me to change my mind, but I remained adamant. Madonna is adamant that she will not tour this year. Nicolson was always adamant in...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for June 12. International Falafel Day Today’s word is cave, spelled c-a-v-e. cave /keɪv/ verb cave in phrasal verb (AGREE TO) to agree to demands that you originally opposed because you have become tired or frightened She accused the university of caving in to political pressures. The chairman is expected to cave in to pressure from shareholders...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for June 10. Farm Workers Day Today’s word is struggle, spelled s-t-r-u-g-g-l-e. struggle /ˈstrʌɡəl/ ●●○ W3 verb [intransitive] to experience difficulty and make a very great effort in order to do something Millions of people are struggling for survival. I've been struggling to understand this article all afternoon. She’s struggling to bring up a...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for June 9. Rosé Day Today’s word is electioneer, spelled e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n-e-e-r-i-n-g. electioneering /ɪˌlekʃəˈnɪərɪŋ $ -ˈnɪr-/ noun [uncountable] mainly disapproving the activity of trying to persuade people to vote for a particular political party Critics have dismissed his visit to a shelter for the homeless as an obvious piece of electioneeri...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for June 8. Upsy Daisy Day Today’s word is arduous, spelled a-r-d-u-o-u-s. arduous /ˈɑːdjuəs $ ˈɑːrdʒuəs / adjective difficult, needing a lot of effort and energy an arduous climb/task/journey In those days, a trip to the West was an arduous journey. In those days, long-distance travel was slow and arduous. The original reason for early retiremen...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for June 7. Chocolate Ice Cream Day Today’s word is mirror, spelled m-i-r-r-o-r. mirror /ˈmɪrə $ -ər/ ●○○ verb [transitive] if one thing mirrors another, it is very similar to it and may seem to copy or represent it Our newspaper aims to mirror the opinions of ordinary people. Her on-screen romances seem to mirror her experiences in her private l...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for June 6. Yo-Yo Day Today’s word is pressure, spelled p-r-e-s-s-u-r-e. pressure /ˈpreʃə $ -ər/ noun [countable, uncountable] a way of working or living that causes you a lot of anxiety, especially because you feel you have too many things to do I feel I’m not able to cope well with the pressures of life. The pressures of work can make you ill....

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for June 5. Hot Air Balloon Day Today’s word is people, spelled p-e-o-p-l-e. people /ˈpiːpəl/ verb [transitive] formal if a country or area is peopled by people of a particular type, they live there SYN inhabit Honolulu is peopled by native Hawaiians, Japanese, Chinese, Filipinos, white Americans, and others. The region has traditionally been peo...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for June 3. World Bicycle Day Today’s word is shot, spelled s-h-o-t. shot /ʃɒt $ ʃɑːt/ noun PHOTOGRAPH [countable] a photograph SYN picture I managed to get some good shots of the carnival. I got/took some really good shots of the harbour at sunset. I got a wonderful shot of the kids on the boat. give something your best shot to make as much effo...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for June 2. Leave The Office Earlier Day Today’s word is engineer, spelled e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r. engineer / ˌendʒəˈnɪə $ -ˈnɪr/ verb [transitive] to arrange cleverly and often secretly for something to happen, especially something that is to your advantage powerful enemies who engineered his downfall I'm trying to engineer a meeting between them. Befo...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for June 1. Go Barefoot Day Today’s word is pose, spelled p-o-s-e. pose /pəʊz $ poʊz/ verb [intransitive] to sit or stand in a particular position in order to be photographed or painted, or to make someone do this We posed for photographs. We all posed for our photographs next to the Statue of Liberty. to cause something, especially a problem or...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for May 31. No Tobacco Day Today’s word is chicken, spelled c-h-i-c-k-e-n. chicken /ˈtʃɪkɪn/ verb chicken out phrasal verb informal to decide at the last moment not to do something you said you would do, because you are afraid He was going to ask her on a date, but he chickened out at the last minute. We were going to go bungee jumping, but Sandr...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for May 30. Water a Flower Day Today’s word is snap, spelled s-n-a-p. snap /snæp/ ●●● verb (snapped, snapping) snap your fingers to make a noise by pushing your second finger hard against your thumb and then releasing it suddenly so that it hits the base of your thumb He was snapping his fingers in time with the music. People snapped to the beat....

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for May 29. Mount Everest Day Today’s word is dog, spelled d-o-g. dog /dɒɡ $ dɒːɡ/ ●○○ verb (dogged, dogging) [transitive] if a problem or bad luck dogs you, it causes trouble for a long time : to worry as if by pursuit with dogs : PLAGUE He has been dogged by injury all season. Persistent colds, coughs and a temperature have dogged her for the l...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for May 27. Sun Screen Day Today’s word is plot, spelled p-l-o-t. plot /plɒt $ plɑːt/ noun [countable] the story of a book, film, play, etc. The movie has a very simple plot. The plots of his books are basically all the same. It takes a fair amount of concentration to follow the movie's labyrinthine plot. We discover that Jack isn’t as innocent a...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for May 26. Paper Airplane Day Today’s word is bottle, spelled b-o-t-t-l-e. bottle /ˈbɒtl $ ˈbɑːtl/ verb [transitive] bottle something ↔ up phrasal verb : to keep (a feeling or emotion) inside instead of expressing it : to hide (a feeling or emotion) She's kept her feelings about the accident bottled up for too long. I know he's angry, but he bot...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for May 25. Wine Day Today’s word is genre, spelled g-e-n-r-e. genre /ˈʒɒnrə $ ˈʒɑːnrə/ ●○○ noun [countable] formal a particular type of art, writing, music etc, which has certain features that all examples of this type share What genre does the book fall into - comedy or tragedy? Science fiction as a genre is relatively new. This book is a class...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for May 24. Tiara Day Today’s word is trumpet, spelled t-r-u-m-p-e-t. trumpet /ˈtrʌmpɪt/ verb [transitive] to tell everyone about something that you are proud of, especially in an annoying way He likes to trumpet his own achievements. The museum has been loudly trumpeting its reputation as one of the finest. Their much-trumpeted "low, low prices"...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for May 23. Turtle Day Today’s word is rating, spelled r-a-t-i-n-g. rating /ˈreɪtɪŋ/ ●●○ noun a measurement of how good or popular someone or something is The government's approval/popularity rating sank to an all-time low. By the end of the year the prime minister’s approval rating (=how many people agreed with his policies) had fallen as low as...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for May 22. Sherlock Holmes Day Today’s word is man, spelled m-a-n. man /mæn/ ●○○ verb (manned, manning) [transitive] To man something such as a machine or vehicle is to be present in order to operate it The phones are manned 24 hours a day. He stocked shelves while I manned the cash register. School system leaders later clarified that principals...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for May 20. Pick Strawberries Day Today’s word is dusky, spelled d-u-s-k-y. dusky /ˈdʌski/ adjective dark in color In autumn, the leaves turn a dusky red. The room was filled with dusky shadows. dusky pink/orange/blue etc a dusky pink room She looked so beautiful in a dusky pink outfit. The final wine certainly looks like a white wine, but there’...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for May 19. Numeracy Day Today’s word is clock, spelled c-l-o-c-k. clock /klɒk $ klɑːk/  verb [transitive] clock in phrasal verb to begin work, especially by recording the time you arrive at work on a special machine What time did you clock in this morning? We are supposed to clock in before 9.00 a.m. clock out phrasal verb to leave work, es...