Word of the Day

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for October 23. Boston Cream Pie Day Today’s word is chair, spelled c-h-a-i-r. chair / tʃeə $ tʃer/ noun the position of being a university professor holds a university chair a new Chair of Medicine [singular] the position of being in charge of a meeting or committee, or the person who is in charge of it He was appointed chair of the committee. H...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for October 17. Spreadsheet Day Today’s word is juice, spelled j-u-i-c-e. juice /dʒuːs/ noun [uncountable] informal something that produces power, such as petrol or electricity His camera ran out of juice because he forgot to replace the battery. juice something ↔ up phrasal verb American English informal to make something more interesting or exc...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for October 16. Bridge Day Today’s word is down, spelled d-o-w-n. down /daʊn/ verb [transitive] to drink or eat something quickly He downed the coffee in one gulp. They were downing beers and watching the game on TV. to knock or force someone to the ground The storm downed power lines throughout the city. He claimed the rebels downed 35 governmen...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for October 14. Be Bald And Free Day Today’s word is term, spelled t-e-r-m. term /tɜːm $ tɜːrm/ ●○○ verb [transitive] to use a particular word or expression to name or describe something: CALL, NAME Roosevelt termed himself and his policies “liberal.” These developments are loosely termed “advanced manufacturing techniques.” To put it mildly, thi...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for October 13. No Bra Day Today’s word is fly, spelled f-l-y. fly / flaɪ/ verb time flies (also the hours/the days etc fly) used to say that a period of time seems to pass very quickly ‘Is it midnight already?’ ‘Well, you know what they say – time flies when you’re having fun!’ Your son is in high school already? My, how time flies! fly in the f...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for October 10. International Day of the Girl Child Today’s word is fork, spelled f-o-r-k. fork /fɔːk $ fɔːrk/ verb (also fork off) [intransitive] if a road, river etc forks, it divides into two parts The path forked off in two directions. transitive verb : PAY, CONTRIBUTE —used with over, out, or up had to fork over $5000 I had to fork out $ 600...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for October 9. Hug A Drummer Day Today’s word is spritz, spelled s-p-r-i-t-z. spritz /sprɪts/ verb [transitive] : SPRAY She spritzed perfume on the insides of her wrists. Make sure to spritz the plants with water every day. She spritzed her hair with hairspray. Just spritz a few squirts of nasal spray up each nostril. Starting today, the brand is...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for October 9. Beer and Pizza Day Today’s word is towel, spelled t-o-w-e-l. towel /ˈtaʊəl/ noun [countable] throw in the towel idiom to stop trying to do something because you have realized that you cannot succeed: GIVE UP Three of the original five candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination have now thrown in the towel. Some local man...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for October 7. Bring Your Bible to School Day Today’s word is hand, spelled h-a-n-d. hand /hænd/ ●●○ verb [transitive] to give something to someone else with your hand also: to present or provide with He lit a cigarette and handed it to her. This form must be handed to all employees. He handed the teacher a slip of paper. She was happy to hand he...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for October 6. Random Acts of Poetry Day Today’s word is power, spelled p-o-w-e-r. power adjective [only before noun] driven by an electric motor Does this car have power windows? The car comes equipped with power windows. power /ˈpaʊə $ paʊr/ ●○○ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move with a lot of force and speed His strong bod...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for October 4. Taco Day Today’s word is butter, spelled b-u-t-t-e-r. butter /ˈbʌtə $ -ər/ verb [transitive] to spread butter on something buttered toast butter a piece of bread butter somebody ↔ up phrasal verb informal to say nice things to someone so that they will do what you want Don’t think you can butter me up that easily. You'll have to bu...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for October 3. Change A Light Day Today’s word is shoulder, spelled s-h-o-u-l-d-e-r. shoulder /ˈʃəʊldə $ ˈʃoʊldər/ verb shoulder the responsibility/duty/cost/burden to accept a difficult or unpleasant responsibility, duty etc The residents are being asked to shoulder the costs of the repairs. He shouldered the blame for the project's failure. The...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for October 2. Pizza Month Today’s word is offset, spelled o-f-f-s-e-t. offset /ˈɒfset, ˌɒfˈset $ ˈɒːfset, ˌɒːfˈset/ ●○○ verb  [transitive] Merriam-Webster: : to cancel or reduce the effect of (something) : to create an equal balance between two things Gains in one area offset losses in another. The limited storage space in the house is offs...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for September 26. Lumberjack Day Today’s word is fragrance, spelled f-r-a-g-r-a-n-c-e. fragrance /ˈfreɪɡrəns/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] a pleasant smell SYN scent the rich fragrance of a garden flower a flower with a lovely fragrance the fragrance of lilac trees in full bloom Our testers also appreciated the fragrance-free formula, lightw...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for September 24. Binge Day Today’s word is dart, spelled d-a-r-t. dart /dɑːt $ dɑːrt/ ●○○ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction Jill darted forward and pulled him away from the fire. As the rain began to fall harder, I darted into the first shop I could find. I darted behind the so...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for September 22. International Day of Sign Languages Today’s word is disseminate, spelled d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-e. disseminate /dɪˈseməneɪt/ verb [transitive] formal to spread information or ideas to as many people as possible Her findings have been widely disseminated. After someone placed it on the Internet it was quickly disseminated around the...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for September 21. Doodle Day Today’s word is bus, spelled b-u-s. bus /bʌs/ verb [transitive] to take a person or a group of people somewhere in a bus Casey was bussed to the school. busing kids to school Students were bused in for the game. The university this week helped bus students to Houston, where the school planned to provide food and accom...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for September 20. Pecan Cookie Day Today’s word is broadcast, spelled b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t. broadcast /ˈbrɔːdkɑːst $ ˈbrɒːdkæst / ●●○ verb [intransitive, transitive] to send out radio or television programmes The interview was broadcast live across Europe. to scatter or sow (seed or something similar) over a broad area broadcasting seed broadcasting...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for September 20. Pepperoni Pizza Day Today’s word is shave, spelled s-h-a-v-e. shave /ʃeɪv/ ●●● verb [transitive] to remove very thin pieces from the surface of something Shave thin strips of cheese over the pasta. Garnish with basil sprigs and shaved cheese. Shave some fresh Parmesan cheese over the salad before serving. shave something ↔ off p...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for September 19. Batman Day Today’s word is headline, spelled h-e-a-d-l-i-n-e. headline /ˈhedlaɪn/ ●●○ noun [countable] make/grab (the) headlines (also be in/hit the headlines) to be reported in many newspapers and on radio and television Woods' success has made headlines nationwide. The story made headlines around the world and researchers beli...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for September 18. Cheeseburger Day Today’s word is reason, spelled r-e-a-s-o-n. reason /ˈriːzən/ ●○○ verb [transitive] to form a particular judgment about a situation after carefully considering the facts Newton reasoned (that) there must be a force such as gravity He reasoned that both statements couldn't be true. She reasoned that something mus...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for September 16. Guacamole Day Today’s word is plaything, spelled p-l-a-y-t-h-i-n-g. plaything /ˈpleɪˌθɪŋ/ noun [countable] formal a toy The best playthings teach kids that anything can become a source of adventure and inquiry. The trouble is, they treat their pets and playthings very badly. VCRs were once the expensive, high-tech playthings of...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for September 15. Butterscotch Cinnamon Pie Day Today’s word is sweat, spelled s-w-e-a-t. sweat /swet/ ●●○ verb WORK [intransitive, transitive] informal to work hard They sweated and saved for ten years to buy a house. sweat over He’d sweated over the plans for six months. sweat blood/sweat your guts out (=work very hard) I sweated blood to get t...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for September 14. Cream Filled Donut Day Today’s word is play, spelled p-l-a-y. play /pleɪ/ verb PRETEND [linking verb] to behave as if you are a particular kind of person or have a particular feeling or quality, even though it is not true the accusation that scientists are playing God Some snakes fool predators by playing dead. ‘What do you mean...

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for September 13. Peanut Day Today’s word is ground, spelled g-r-o-u-n-d. ground /ɡraʊnd/ ●○○ verb [transitive] to stop an aircraft or pilot from flying All planes are grounded until the fog clears. The snowstorm meant that all planes were grounded. The plane was grounded by mechanical problems. Bad weather grounded his flight. [transitive] infor...