Every year, editors for publications ranging from the Oxford English Dictionary to the Macquarie Dictionary of Australian ...

Some holiday words have more than one meaning, like "trim" the tree. And some meanings have more than one word, like "gift" ...

The word “festoon” is a noun defined as a chain or garland of flowers, leaves or ribbons, hung in a curve as a decoration. It ...

The word “yuletide” is a noun that is defined as Christmas and the surrounding days, including all of its festivities. The ...

The print edition of Merriam-Webster was once a touchstone of authority and stability. Then the internet brought about a ...

69. Cullen — An Irish surname meaning "holly tree," this name gained popularity as a given name thanks to the family of ...

A single English verb carries more definitions than any other in the language. Lexicographers have confirmed that the word ...

Our modern English word "Noel" is derived from the Middle English word nowel and means "a shout of joy or Christmas song." ...

House”, reveals that a clewner is a high-ranking villain, and the dance is a hanging. Bouse makes an appearance—another of ...

The word describes the onslaught of "digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of ...

Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the ...

For us linguists, the flurry of "word of the year" announcements from dictionaries and publishers is a holiday tradition as ...