weatherbound: Word of the day for April 30, 2016

weatherbound , adj :
Prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.

scrape the bottom of the barrel: Word of the day for April 29, 2016

scrape the bottom of the barrel , v :
(idiomatic) To use the least desirable parts of something.

Boreas: Word of the day for April 28, 2016

Boreas , proper noun :
(Greek mythology) The god of the North Wind. (poetic) The north wind personified.

proot: Word of the day for April 27, 2016

proot , interj :
A command to a donkey or mule to move faster.

culturicide: Word of the day for April 26, 2016

culturicide , n :
The systematic destruction of a culture.

total football: Word of the day for April 25, 2016

total football , n :
(soccer) A football (soccer) tactic in which the outfield players assume different roles during a game, while keeping an organised structure. Dutch footballer and coach Johan Cruyff, a noted exponent of total football, was born on this day in 1947.

have legs: Word of the day for April 24, 2016

have legs , v :
(idiomatic) To have endurance; to have prospects to exist or go on for a long time. (nautical) To have speed. In 2016, the London Marathon takes place today.