Heavy rain often sends everyone running indoors to stay dry—but centuries ago, there was an even more pressing reason to avoid the streets. “Back when public sanitation was practically nonexistent, a ...

Many people believe that peruse means to read something quickly. In fact, the opposite is true: Peruse means to “read with thoroughness or care.” Used correctly, you would say, “I spent at least an ...

The Oxford University Press, which publishes among other things the Oxford English Dictionary, again has announced its word ...

The dad-of-three who drove his car into crowds of fans back in May appeared a broken man today as he admitted all 31 charges against him ...

What’s the opposite of disgruntled? Chances are you’re thinking the answer should rightly be gruntled—but is that really a word you recognize? The problem here is that disgruntled, alongside the likes ...

Your mom asked you to pick up shelled pistachios at the store, but you’d better ask whether she wants nuts still in their shells or those with their shells already removed. Because the word shelled ...

The final episodes of the animated series will premiere in the fall. By Rick Porter Television Business Editor The aliens of Solar Opposites are set for their last mission. The show has also lined up ...

The Solar Opposites are closing up shop at Hulu. As the Shlorpian family prepares to return for their previously announced sixth season, the streamer has revealed that their latest round of sci-fi ...

Do you think English is hard? We do. There are 1.5 billion English language learners and 527 million native English speakers worldwide, meaning that approximately a quarter of the global population ...

A government panel in South Korea is charged with coming up with Korean equivalents for foreign terms that keep slipping into the language. Among the challenges: Finding ways to say things like ...

How To Improve Vocabulary Words With Meaning And Sentence Formation? Reading Newspaper Editorials and Magazines along with following Bankersadda’s daily vocabulary can help aspirants a long way in ...