Noah Webster was the patriot armed with a pen. He defined 12,000 new words in the wake of the American Revolution, using ...

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Wool - If you are labelled a wool, you are not considered a true Scouser. The dictionary says this one is an abbreviated form ...

Each examination room will have a clock that can be clearly viewed throughout the exam. Each exam venue has at least one standard English dictionary available to consult, provided the exam paper does ...

What does the o in o’clock stand for?The punctuation mark after the o and before the clock signifies that something is ...

Today Merriam-Webster announced the addition of 200 new words and definitions to its iconic dictionary – maybe not a beach read, but worthy of a For You page and nearly as irresistible as street corn.

We're blessed with a wonderful language but these words for animals, greetings, places and more are some of our absolute favourites ...

The Cambridge Dictionary defines companionship as “the enjoyment of spending time with other people.” There are so many ways ...

Now that you know why ghosts say “boo,” find out a few regional terms for spirits and haunts that you might want to work into ...

Around the world, people of Jamaican heritage are starting to reconnect with the island's powerful language – and its complex ...

A young Papua New Guinean is among an elite nine from around the world who were awarded the Hornby Educational Trust ...

Of the many attributes that one expects of academics in the practice of whatever subject they choose to study, curiosity is among the most important. In recent years in the UK, research that is ...