Wassail — from a greeting meaning “be in good health” — evokes some kind of ancient holiday tradition. But its particulars, like the spiced beverage, can be cloudy.

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

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

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

Yuletide, on the other hand, dates back to the ancient roots of our language. Tide in this context just means "time," while ...

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

On the day England needed a miracle, they got the off-spin of Will Jacks and Joe Root. Australian minds will know that the ...

Arabic is spoken by more than 400 million people. Can you recognise these Arabic words that made their way into English?

As England go into the third Ashes Test in Adelaide 2-0 down in the series, Stephan Shemilt examines what it will take for ...

With 'ragebait' the Oxford English Dictionary word of the year, here's a look at what footballing equivalents might have been ...

Lugubrious, derived from the Latin \"lugere\" meaning \"to mourn,\" describes an exaggerated or theatrical sadness. This word ...

The original definition of the word “bias,” when it entered the English language in the 16th century, was a diagonal line, and specifically one that cut across the warp or weft of a woven fabric. It ...