Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : run someone ragged , v :
(originally US, idiomatic) To exhaust; to demand excessive effort or work from somebody.

Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : lotologist , n :
A person who collects lottery tickets. The Spanish Christmas Lottery, often called “El Gordo” (the Big One) is usually drawn on this day each year.

Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : Sherman necktie , n :
(US, rail transport, historical, chiefly plural) A segment of rail that has been heated and twisted into a loop, as a means of destroying a railway. Major General William Tecumseh Sherman’s campaign during the American Civil War known as Sherman’s March to the Sea ended with the capture of the port of Savannah, Georgia, on this day 155 years ago in 1864.

Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : bewilder , v :
(transitive) To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.

Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : scut , n :
(obsolete) A hare; (hunting, also figuratively) a hare as the game in a hunt. A short, erect tail, as of a hare, rabbit, or deer. (by extension) The buttocks or rump; also, the female pudenda, the vulva. […] (chiefly Ireland, colloquial) A contemptible person. […] (also attributively) Distasteful work; drudgery; specifically (medicine, slang) some menial procedure left for a doctor or medical student to complete, sometimes for training purposes.

Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : primum mobile , n :
(astronomy, historical) The outermost celestial sphere of the heavens in Ptolemaic astronomy, which was believed to cause all the inner spheres to rotate. (chiefly philosophy, theology) The prime mover or first cause (“an initial cause from which all other causes and effects follow”). (by extension) The person or thing that is the main impetus for some action; a driving force. Today is UN Arabic Language Day, one of six such days established by UNESCO to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity and to promote the equal use of its working languages. The term primum mobile is a calque of Arabic مُحَرِّك أَوَّل‎ (muḥarrik ʾawwal, literally “first mover”).

Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : nithing , n :
(archaic) A coward, a dastard; a wretch. (archaic) A wicked person; also, one who has acted immorally or unlawfully. nithing adj (archaic) Cowardly, dastardly. (archaic) Notoriously evil or wicked; infamous.

Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : prototype , n :
An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models. An early sample or model built to test a concept or process. (computing) A declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters, but none of the body or actual code. (semantics) An instance of a category or a concept that combines its most representative attributes.

Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : Groom of the Stool , proper n :
(Britain, monarchy, historical) Originally an official responsible for helping the English monarch use the toilet; later a senior official who was allowed access to the monarch's privy chamber and served as a personal secretary.

Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : by virtue of , prep :
(idiomatic) (originally) by the authority or power of; (now) because of; on the grounds of; by reason of.

Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : bastard strangles , n :
(veterinary medicine) A form of strangles, a bacterial upper respiratory tract infection of horses potentially causing airway obstruction, that has spread to other parts of the body and caused abscesses. Today is celebrated by some people in the United States as National Day of the Horse, which recognizes the contribution of horses to the economy, history, and character of the country.

Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : oximeter , n :
(chemistry) A device that measures the quantity of oxygen in something, particularly air in the atmosphere. (medicine, specifically) A device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood. Today is International Universal Health Coverage Day, which is recognized by the United Nations to emphasize that everybody should have access to good quality, affordable health care.

Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : for the taking , adj :
Available; able to be taken without difficulty.

Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : gylany , n :
(sociology) A social system based on equality of women and men. Today is Human Rights Day, which is recognized by the United Nations to emphasize the importance of human rights and to commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the first global enunciation of such rights, on this day in 1948.

Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : out of kilter , prepositional phrase :
(idiomatic) Askew, disturbed; not adjusted or working properly; out of order.

Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : Mariolatry , n :
(Protestantism, derogatory) Adoration or veneration of the Virgin Mary to an extent regarded as inappropriate or even idolatrous. Mary, Queen of Scots, regarded by many English Roman Catholics of her time as the legitimate sovereign of England, was born on this day in 1542.

Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : Lessepsian , adj :
(obsolete, rare) Pertaining to the French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps, who designed the Suez Canal. (marine biology) Of or relating to organisms that migrate from the Red Sea to the eastern Mediterranean Sea by means of the Suez Canal. Ferdinand de Lesseps, whose name gave rise to this word, died on this day 125 years ago in 1894.

Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : picaresque , adj :
Of or pertaining to adventurers or rogues. (literature) Characteristic of a genre of Spanish satiric novel dealing with the adventures of a roguish hero. Today is Día de la Constitución, the Constitution Day of Spain.

Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : agribusiness , n :
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do. (countable) A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process. Today is declared by the United Nations to be World Soil Day to recognize the importance of soil as a vital part of nature and a contributor to human well-being.

Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : status symbol , n :
A visible possession that is a sign of one's personal wealth or social status.