Word of the day Syzygy explains a scientific term used in astronomy. It describes a straight-line arrangement of celestial ...

Irksome, a word originating from Middle English, captures mild, persistent frustrations of daily life. It describes annoying ...

Casagrande writes that using the correct adverb to modify a verb can often be a swing and miss — just like in baseball.

In conversation with Hannah Abraham, Kim Seon Ho and Go Youn Jung talk about learning new languages, playing against type, ...

It's not just the quintessential corporate jargon word. "Synergy" goes back hundreds of years, with history in Christianity, ...

Culture and chemistry were a challenge when defensive coordinator Robert Saleh left the 49ers to become head coach of the New ...

Wayne State University in Detroit presents 10 words to revive into everyday usage, "once again celebrating the joy and ...

Typical family dogs can understand action words such as ‘sit’, but not words that describe objects. Shany Dror at the ...

As Americans across the country demonstrate their opposition to Donald Trump’s immigration offensive, the president and his administration aren’t classifying them as protesters. Instead, they’re ...

Lady London asked Newton to describe his style using one word, and, as expected, he did not disappoint in his answer.