#dictionary.com

[saywhat-politics]

By Julia Conley — February 17, 2024

Several of the 1,700 new or updated definitions Dictionary.com added to its online catalogue of terms on Thursday were inspired by recent news events.

"Climate breakdown" was identified by the website as "the collective effects of harmful and potentially irreversible trends in climate, specifically those resulting from unchecked global warming," while "energy poverty" is "a lack of adequate access to safe, affordable sources of electricity or fuel for warmth, light, cooking, etc."

Another, "greedflation," was informed by growing evidence that has shown in recent years how rising prices are not always the result of supply chain woes or other market pressures, but can be "caused by corporate executives or boards of directors, property owners, etc., solely to increase profits that are already healthy or excessive."

The dictionary's addition of the word, said economic justice think tank Groundwork Collaborative, solidifies "its place in how we understand" recent inflation.

#dictionary.com #climate breakdown #greedflation

[eralen]

#barbie movie 2023 #barbie movie #barbie #ken #kenough #kenspeckle #dictionary.com #word of the day #ryan gosling #dictionary

[thefirsthogokage]

I live for Dictionary.com's Twitter and their commentary on social situations.

MAY

THEY

FUCKING

ROT

#dictionary.com #fuck mark meadows #fuck trump #trump mugshot

[greyennui]

I don't mean to be that autistic but dictionary dot com changed their fucking website and I am peeved

most notably: they've removed all the hyperlinks in the definitions so clicking on words won't take you to those definition pages anymore

and for my own interests: they've removed the reading level indicator so I can no longer see at a glance whether I'm using an accessible word or not

#peeved i tell you #why would they remove these features i'm cry #dictionary.com #writer problems #grey gabs

[big-ope-vibes]

What is the coven that you’re always talking about

It’s a group of witches. We’re looking for human sacrifices if you’re interested… 👀

#dictionary.com #Webster’s dictionary defines coven as….

[acollectionofcuriousreblogs]

This quite literally the best word I could’ve been given, heck yeah, this is awesome

#Word love day #dictionary.com

[allianettemie5]

Spaghettification — the theoretical stretching of an object as it encounters extreme differences in gravitational forces, especially those associated with a black hole

— Dictionary.com

*Interstellar Theme starts playing in the background*

#allianettemie5 original #science stuff #dictionary.com #spaghettification #i love this definition so much #i've heard this word before and i knew what it meant #but the dictionary definition is amazing

[fiyaerrigan]

that's the name of the storybook bat innit?

#Dictionary.com #word of the day #stellaluna #mezzaluna

[clarity2electricboogaloo]

Dictionary.com email

#clarity speaks #dictionary.com #dictionary #email #funny #shitpost #meme #tumblr fyp #fyp #fypシ #forgive me for these tags 😭🙏🏽 #funny shit #funny post #babygirl #so babygirl

[parksoorok]

Which type of dictionary is better for language learning? English-Your Language? English-English? Paper dictionary? Online dictionary?

A dictionary, which compiles pronunciation, meanings, origins, and usage of words, is an indispensable and crucial tool as we study language. There are various types of dictionaries, including the traditional paper-based ones, electronic dictionaries that have evolved from paper but are not commonly used nowadays, and online dictionaries like dictionary,com, which offer the convenience of use…

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#dictionary #dictionary.com #englishenglishdictionary #howtostudyEnglish #howtousedictionary #onlinedictionary #paperdictionary #vocabulary

[threeawfulfruits]

YO HILL HOUSE FANS!!!

Y’all seen dictionary.com’s word of the day today? 😁😁😁 (Oct 18 2023)

#haunting of hill house #words #dictionary.com #topical for spooky season too wheee #mike flanagan #Flanagan-verse

[justapillowpetpanda]

My Wishlist

#contest #dictionary #dictionary.com #fiction #halloween #halloween2023 #halloweencontest #halloweenwritingcontest #Horror #r.l.stine #rlstine #scary #writing #writingcontest

[jessie-writes-fantea-sy]

I feel like Dictionary.com is getting more and more minimalistic everytime I go to use it.

#it looks so blank #like someone hadn’t finished making their website yet #dictionary #dictionary.com

[caffeineheroes]

Just lying in bed when I was brutally attacked for checking email on my phone.

#dictionary.com #slugabed #morning bird #saturday #lying in bed #just decompressing from the work week and BAM #personally attacked #some of those old english words smack though #old english #middle english #words #language

[crotchety-old-blogger]

Modern-day Speak:

Where are all the smart people?

Do they even exist anymore?

Shakespeare Translation:

Where, from 'mongst the filth and fur, doth I find noble-minded ones?

I have been near and abroad. And I confess, but—alas—they all have troglodytes.

#funny #quotes #me quotes #I made it myself #shakespeare #troglodytes #smart people #morons #modern-day speak #modern #olde english #old english #If you don't understand a word #look it up #dictionary.com

[thehumoredhost]

self-control (n.): control or restraint of oneself or one's actions, feelings, etc. free (adv.): Nautical. away from the wind, so that a sailing vessel need not be close-hauled

#dictionary.com