Learn about the origins and meanings of words like 'widow', 'spinster', 'debut', and 'put your thumb on the scale'.

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Which word has the most definitions in the English language? Here's a hint: the word is only three letters long, can be a ...

The dictionary isn’t forever. Here’s the lowdown on why certain words are not in the dictionary and how they got removed.

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Just when you thought you’d seen it all, let me hit you with a fact. There’s a word in the English language that has 189,819 ...

While the origin of the word "bee" is still disputed, according to Merriam-Webster — which has been involved with the ...

Test your word skills! Can you rearrange the letters of 'NOTE' to form a new word in just 10 seconds? This fun anagram puzzle ...

According to a study, a dog's ability to understand human words is roughly equivalent to that of a 12-to-18-month-old human ...

The polar regions are cold, remote and off-putting, but there are thousands of polar words in English – and not just words for snow and ice.

It’s official: Adolescence is now Netflix ‘s No. 2 most popular English-language series of all time.