Word of the Day

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 21. Today’s word is landscape, spelled l-a-n-d-s-c-a-p-e. The stress mark in this word falls on the first syllable. land‧scape1 /ˈlændskeɪp/ ●●● W3 noun a large area of countryside, especially in relation to its appearance Here’s the word used in a sentence: Her hobby was painting landscapes. The landscape is dotted with the tents of ca...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 20. Today’s word is silver lining, spelled s-i-l-v-e-r l-i-n-i-n-g. The stress mark in this word falls on the second syllable. silver lining  /sɪl.vər ˈlaɪ.nɪŋ / noun [C] an advantage that comes from a difficult or unpleasant situation It refers to the silvery, shining edges of a cloud backlit by the sun or the moon. Here’s the wor...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 18. Today’s word is sweet tooth, spelled s-w-e-e-t t-o-o-t-h. The stress mark in this word falls on the second syllable. sweet tooth /ˌswiːt ˈtuːθ/ noun [S] If you have a sweet tooth, you like eating sweet foods, especially sweets and chocolate. Here’s the word used in a sentence: Danny's always had a sweet tooth. Plus, the chocolate fl...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 17. Today’s word is doctor, spelled d-o-c-t-o-r. The stress mark in this word falls on the first syllable. doc‧tor /ˈdɒktə $ ˈdɑːktər/ verb [transitive] to dishonestly change something in order to gain an advantage or to change a document in order to deceive people Here’s the word used in a sentence: He had doctored his passport to pass...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 16. Today’s word is cuisine, spelled c-u-i-s-i-n-e. The stress mark in this word falls on the second syllable. cui‧sine /kwɪˈziːn/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] a particular style of cooking the food cooked in a particular restaurant or hotel, especially when it is very good Here’s the word used in a sentence: Enjoy the delicious cuisine creat...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 15. Today’s word is peter, spelled p-e-t-e-r. peter / ˈpiːtər / verb peter out phrasal verb to gradually become smaller, less, weaker etc and then come to an end Here’s the word used in a sentence: The protest campaign petered out after a few weeks. Some believe the protests will eventually peter out. The road became narrower and eventu...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 14. Today’s word is mouthwatering, spelled m-o-u-t-h-w-a-t-e-r-i-n-g. The stress mark in this word falls on the first syllable. ˈmouthwatering / ˈmaʊθwɔːtərɪŋ / adjective food that is mouthwatering looks or smells extremely good Here’s the word used in a sentence: a mouthwatering aroma the mouthwatering smell of freshly baked bread (lov...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 13. Today’s word is husband, spelled h-u-s-b-a-n-d. hus‧band /ˈhʌzbənd/ verb [transitive] formal to use something carefully so that you do not use all of it Here’s the word used in a sentence: The country has husbanded its resources well. husband our natural resources so that our children and grandchildren may benefit from them The defe...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 11. Today’s word is work, spelled w-o-r-k. work up phrasal verb work up an appetite/a thirst/a sweat: to make yourself hungry or thirsty, or make yourself sweat, especially by doing physical exercise Here’s the word used in a sentence: You can work up a really big thirst playing tennis. We worked up a real appetite climbing in the mount...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 10. Today’s word is nag, spelled n-a-g. nag /næɡ/ noun old-fashioned a horse, especially one th at is old or in bad condition Here’s the word used in a sentence: The town is full of horses no one wants - some of them perfectly healthy, but many of them starving, broken-down nags. For the next race he suggested a nag called My Delight. N...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 9. Today’s word is gulp, spelled g-u-l-p. gulp /ɡʌlp/ verb (also gulp down) [transitive] to swallow large quantities of food or drink quickly SYN bolt Here’s the word used in a sentence: She gulped down her breakfast and ran for the bus. She told him not to gulp his food. For the mom who gulps down smoothies: A reliable, hard-working bl...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 8. Today’s word is pen, spelled p-e-n. pen /pen/ verb (penned, penning) [transitive] literary to write something such as a letter, a book etc, especially using a pen Here’s the word used in a sentence: She penned (= wrote) a thank-you note. The piece was penned by Mozart when he was eight. pen a letter pen somebody/something ↔ up/in phr...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 7. Today’s word is tap, spelled t-a-p. tap /tæp/ ●●○ noun [countable] a piece of equipment for controlling the flow of water, gas etc from a pipe or container SYN faucet Here’s the word used in a sentence: Tap water (=water that comes out of a tap) is usually heavily treated with chemicals. She went into the bathroom and turned on the t...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 6. Today’s word is rail, spelled r-a-i-l. rail1 /reɪl/ verb [intransitive, transitive] formal to complain angrily about something, especially something that you think is very unfair Here’s the word used in a sentence: He railed against/at the injustices of the system. Consumers rail against the way companies fix prices. Merriam-Webster’...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 4. Today’s word is visionary, spelled v-i-s-i-o-n-a-r-y. The stress mark in this word falls on the first syllable. vi‧sion‧a‧ry /ˈvɪʒənəri $ -neri/ adjective with the ability to imagine how a country, society, industry, etc. will develop in the future (ABLE TO IMAGINE THE FUTURE) Here’s the word used in a sentence: She is known as a vis...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 3. Today’s word is stomach, spelled s-t-o-m-a-c-h. The stress mark in this word falls on the first syllable. stomach /ˈstʌmək/ verb [transitive usually in negatives] to be able to accept an unpleasant idea or watch something unpleasant SYN endure Here’s the word used in a sentence: She found the violence in the film hard to stomach. Ver...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 2. Today’s word is collaboration, spelled c-o-l-l-a-b-o-r-a-t-i-o-n. The stress mark in this word falls on the fourth syllable. col‧lab‧o‧ra‧tion /kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃən/ ●○○ noun the situation of two or more people working together to create or achieve the same thing Here’s the word used in a sentence: The new airport is a collaboration betwee...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 1. Today’s word is floor, spelled f-l-o-o-r. floor /flɔː $ flɔːr/  verb [transitive] to hit someone so hard that they fall down to surprise or shock someone so much that they do not know what to say or do: FLABBERGAST, DUMBFOUND Here’s the word used in a sentence: I didn't know what to say - I was completely floored. [Matthew Potti...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for February 28. Today’s word is morale, spelled m-o-r-a-l-e. The stress mark falls on the second syllable in this word. Don’t confuse it with moral . mo‧rale /məˈrɑːl $ məˈræl/ noun [uncountable] the level of confidence and positive feelings that people have, especially people who work together, who belong to the same team etc Here’s the word us...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for February 27. Today’s word is double, spelled d-o-u-b-l-e. double as somebody/something phrasal verb to have a second use, job, or purpose as a particular thing Here’s the word used in a sentence: The school doubled as a hospital during the war. On weekends, he doubles as a cab driver. In the corner was an old sofa that doubled as Simon’s bed....

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for February 25. Today’s word is lead, spelled l-e-a-d. Lead (Noun): (the narrow strip of) colored material, usually black and made of graphite, in the center of a pencil Here’s the word used in a sentence: Pencils do not contain real lead nowadays. Lead can also mean, “a chemical element that is a very heavy, soft, dark grey, poisonous metal, us...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for February 24. Today’s word is document, spelled d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t. The stress mark in this word falls on the first syllable. Document (verb): 1. To write about something, film it, or take photographs of it, in order to record information about it 2. To support an opinion, argument etc with recorded facts Here’s the word used in a sentence: His r...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for February 23. Today’s word is smudge, spelled s-m-u-d-ge. Smudge (verb): if ink, writing etc smudges, or if you smudge it, it becomes dirty and unclear because it has been touched or rubbed Here’s the word used in a sentence: Don’t touch it! You’ll smudge the ink. On set, she has been inspired by small hacks: a face mask designed not to smudge...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for February 21. Today’s word is cursive, spelled c-u-r-s-i-v-e. The stress mark in this word falls on the first syllable. Cursive (adjective): Cursive writing is written with rounded letters that are joined together. Here’s the word used in a sentence: He writes in cursive when he takes notes. Should children even learn cursive writing (or print...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for February 20. Today’s word is pepper, spelled p-e-p-p-e-r. The stress mark in this word falls on the first syllable. Pepper (verb) [Transitive]: to add pepper to food Pepper the steak well. Also, “if bullets pepper something, they hit it several times.” Machine gun fire peppered the front of the building. pepper somebody with questions [Americ...