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How to Use a Dictionary

Dictionaries are overflowing with interesting information! Here's how to get the most out of your dictionary.

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How to Use a Dictionary

 

The best way to find information in the dictionary

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'Nip it in the butt' or 'Nip it in the bud'?

 

We're gonna stop you right there

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Further vs. Farther

 

They started as same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.

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Why did Yankee Doodle call a feather 'macaroni'?

 

What's with his feathered cap?

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Is singular 'they' a better choice?

 

The awkward case of 'his or her'

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Drive Safe: In Praise of Flat Adverbs

 

You don't have to end all your adverbs in -ly to talk right.

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Is 'none' singular or plural?

 

Or both? Or neither?

Games & Quizzes

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Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
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Hangman Lightning Round Figure out which word fits in the blanks.
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