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4 weeks ago

The Macmillan Dictionary team are taking a well-deserved break over the holidays and will be back...

3 months ago

We all know that language changes all the time. It can be hard to keep up with all the new words...

4 months ago

If you are reading this post you are almost certainly a regular dictionary user. Most of us are...

5 months ago

Definition someone who is very intelligent and knows a lot about a particular subject View the full...

6 months ago

A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but do you know your poppies from your petunias and...

6 months ago

Definition a small vehicle used by astronauts for travelling on the surface of a planet View the...

7 months ago

Do you know your ash from your elder? Or the difference between timber and lumber? Are you familiar...

8 months ago

Did you know that the name of the TV show Big Brother was taken from George Orwell’s...

8 months ago

Definition 1. to make a short high sound like the sound of a small bell 2. to move quickly and...

8 months ago

Definition 1. a grey bird that leaves its eggs in other birds’ nests and makes a loud call that...