Book clubs and language lessons are two great ways to combine reading new words and sharing them with others, Prof. Wright said. So is playing social word games. For example, expanding your vocabulary ...

iOS 11 and later include a neat built-in dictionary feature that lets you quickly look up the definition of words on your iPhone or iPad, even if an internet connection is unavailable. It's a handy ...

Today's word contains six letters and can be a verb or noun. It's a common word, but some rules associated with its application are not easy to understand. The first known English use of today's word ...

Nobody's vocabulary is perfect, and Google's dictionary function — in which you Google a word followed by "definition" and your wish is instantly granted — can be a lovely resource. But a pair of ...

While some of them might be enough to make you say "oof," the over 300 new words and definitions added to Dictionary.com during its most recent round of updates reflect the realities of our rapidly ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Newscasts bring word of “hot zones” and “lockdowns.” Conversations are littered with talk of “quarantines” and “isolation.” Leaders urge “social distancing” and “sheltering in ...

Earlier this year, Oxford University Press changed its entry for "woman" in its dictionaries to include more positive ways to describe a female. Shutterstock (CNN) -- Even the dictionary can be sexist ...

Let's play a game of Obfuscation. Your job is to spot the common word that fulfills these definitions. My job is to state the definitions in a way that makes you doubt your answer. Today's word ...

While Google’s word definitions may literally be a little odd at times, the “define word” search command is incredibly convenient—and it’s now got a whole ...

Earlier this year, Oxford University Press changed its entry for "woman" in its dictionaries to include more positive ways to describe a female. Shutterstock (CNN) -- Even the dictionary can be sexist ...