Noun – Pillar This word, and its meaning, come straight from Latin. A pillar is a tall post or column that’s used for support, decoration, or both. So, figuratively speaking, pillars are people or things that remind you of strong, Read More …
Noun – Pillar This word, and its meaning, come straight from Latin. A pillar is a tall post or column that’s used for support, decoration, or both. So, figuratively speaking, pillars are people or things that remind you of strong, Read More …
Noun – Flight 1 (noncount) a : the act of flying : the act of moving through the air by the use of wings the flight of a bee bird in flight (=a bird that is flying) b : the Read More …
Verb – Mollify This word has Latin roots that mean “to make soft.” We hardly ever use the literal sense of this word: “to make soft,” as in “to mollify rough hair.” Here’s Sylvia Plath: “Water mollifies the flint lip, Read More …
Verb – Instill This word has Latin roots that mean “to drop in.” Literally speaking, to instill something is to put it in one drop at a time. “Instill two drops of this medicine into each eye.” And figuratively speaking, Read More …
Verb – Blaze (no object) 1 : to burn very brightly and intensely A fire blazed in the stove. 2 a : to shine very brightly The sun blazed down on us. 2 b : to be extremely bright or Read More …
Noun – Etiquette (noncount) the rules indicating the proper and polite way to behave Her failure to respond to the invitation was a serious breach of etiquette. a book of etiquette telephone etiquette (=the proper way to behave when speaking Read More …