The Word of the Day comes from "MY FATHER AND OTHER ANMIMALS" by Sam Vincent. Published by Black Inc with a release date of August 2022....

The Word of the Day comes from "THE CHANGE" by Kirsten miller. SCHADENFREUDE noun pleasure derived by someone from another person's...

DERACINATE verb uproot (someone) from their natural geographical, social, or cultural environment, especially : to remove the racial or...

The Word of the Day comes from David Mitchell's masterpiece "CLOUD ATLAS", which Nat and I have just about finished. QUIXOTISM Quixotism...

ODALISQUE An odalisque (Ottoman Turkish: اوطه‌لق, Turkish: odalık) was a chambermaid or a female attendant in a Turkish seraglio,...

The Word of the Day comes from "A CARING LIFE" by Keith Cox, which will be published by Macmillan in May. CARDIOVERSION Cardioversion is...

The Word of the Day comes from "CLOUD ATLAS" by David Mitchell. DENDROGLYPH NOUN the art of carving in the bark of a living tree, esp as...

The Word of the Day comes from "WAKE" by Shelly Burr. PETRICHOR Petrichor is the term coined by Australian scientists in 1964 to describe...

The Word of the Day comes from Tom Watson's debut novel "METRONOME" TESSELLATE verb decorate or cover (a surface) with a pattern of...

The word of the day comes from "NUMBER9DREAM" by David Mitchell. THEOPNEUST Adjective given by inspiration of the Spirit of God :...

The Word of the Day comes again from "THE KEEPERS" by Al Campbell. Which is a stellar novel halfway through. VESTIBULAR adjective ANATOMY...

The Word of the Day comes from "THE KEEPERS" by Al Campbell. MATRYOSHKA I have only ever heard of these dolls being called Babushka...

PYROPHYTE The Word of the Day comes from "THE SECRECT LIFE OF MR ROOS" by Hakan Nesser. Pyrophytes are plants which have adapted to...

The Word of the Day comes from "Ghostwritten" by David Mitchell. AMANUENSIS noun a literary or artistic assistant, in particular one who...

The Word of the Day comes from "Returning to Carthage" by Ben Sharafski. KAMMAVACA Kammavaca is a Pali term describing an assemblage of...

The Word of the Day comes from "AUE" by Becky Manawatu. ATUA Atua are the gods and spirits of the Polynesian peoples such as the Māori or...

The Word of the Day comes from "the stranger in the lifeboat" by Mitch Albom DINOFLAGELLATES The dinoflagellates (Greek δῖνος dinos...

The Word of the Day comes from "Great Circle" by Maggie Shipstead. It was shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize. BENTHIC Adjective of,...

Well actually two words, but this is just so bizarre I had to add it. COTARD'S SYNDROME People with Cotard's syndrome (also called...

The Word of the Day comes from "The Promise" by Damon Galgut. UBUNTU noun SOUTH AFRICAN a quality that includes the essential human...