Compiling a dictionary is a long trek: at every step, a pitfall, a furrow or a rock.” Thus Maurice Druon, the Perpetual ...

Lexus, Honda and Mercedes-Benz for example, have long been purveyors of physically yanking a steering wheel in the opposite ...

Oxford believed that his wife had been unfaithful to him while he was away on a European tour and (for a time, at least) seems to have doubted that he was the father of her first child. Hamlet says to ...

Experts on aging want to change how we talk about people who are growing older. They’ve gotten the Oxford English Dictionary ...

Oxford University Press has released its shortlist for the 2024 word of the year. Here's how to cast your vote.

Oxford University Press has announced its 2024 Word of the Year contenders, including demure, brain rot, lore, dynamic ...

A linguist explains how Turkey and turkey got their names—and whether the country or the bird came first. Here's what to know ...

I can help you with that. Fraught (adjective): causing or affected by anxiety or stress. “there was a fraught silence” ...

Each year, the lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) update the prestigious tome with new words. In 2022, over 650 new words were added, ranging from slang and tech terms to pop ...

According to Oxford University Press [OUP], which publishes the Oxford English Dictionary [OED], it is defined as style, charm, or attractiveness, and the ability to attract a romantic or sexual ...

Here are the top 5 free Dictionary & Thesaurus apps for Windows 11/10. One thing is knowing English and its grammar, and another is the choice of words. We cannot repeat the same word in a ...