Word of the Day archive

Every word we have featured on this site, most recent first, going back 284 days.

• 7 October 2026bubble cara single-car multiple unit
• 6 October 2026jacked upDescribes a 4x4 automobile that has a "lift kit", raising the body and/or frame higher than stock.
• 5 October 2026bakeheadA fireman (person who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler on a railroad locomotive).
• 4 October 2026weldlessMade or done without welding.
• 3 October 2026girthweldA circumferential weld that joins two cylindrical sections, such as pipes or pressure vessels, by welding...
• 2 October 2026firedHeated in a furnace, kiln, etc., to become permanently hardened.
• 1 October 2026blowoffThe removal of excess foam and carbon dioxide from the fermentation vessel during the active fermentation...
• 30 September 2026spruce tipThe new spring growth at the ends of spruce branches. For some species of spruce, these are edible and a...
• 29 September 2026bifoldA door, window, shutter, or divider consisting of two equal panels hinged together so that it opens by...
• 28 September 2026upsetterA kind of forging machine that moves horizontally.
• 27 September 2026boneyardAn area scraped down to the mineral soil, so that smouldering material can be placed there without starting...
• 26 September 2026deadmanA long object, often a timber or log, buried to serve as an anchor for a wall or for stays.
• 25 September 2026snozzleA reinforced firefighting nozzle used to pierce the exterior skin of an aircraft and spray water or...
• 24 September 2026point presserAn object with a free-standing point for use in ironing collars, corners and facings.
• 23 September 2026presser footThe part of a sewing machine which rests on the fabric and presses it down upon the table of the machine and...
• 22 September 2026foot stickA bevelled piece of furniture placed against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place.
• 21 September 2026departureThe difference in easting between the two ends of a line or curve.
• 20 September 2026resectionA method of determining a position by using a map and compass bearings for two additional points.
• 19 September 2026topsideThe structure and assembly of modules on the deck of any floating installation.
• 18 September 2026apron flashingA flashing located at the juncture of the top of a sloped roof and a vertical wall, chimney or steeper-sloped...
• 17 September 2026design loadThe total load on a structural system for the most severe combination of loads and forces which it is...
• 16 September 2026stirrupA bent rebar wrapped around the main rebars to reinforce against shear stress.
• 15 September 2026sprueA channel through which molten metal is poured into the mold during the casting process.
• 14 September 2026quenchingThe rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.
• 13 September 2026cold workAny of several plastic deformations of metal (or other material) at relatively low temperatures.
• 12 September 2026case hardeningThe process of imparting greater hardness to the surface of a piece of metal.
• 11 September 2026skipA transportation container in a mine, usually for ore or mullock.
• 10 September 2026cross-courseA vein or lode that crosses the main lode, sometimes accompanied by a change of course in the main lode.
• 9 September 2026putterOne who pushes the small wagons in a coal mine, to transport the coal mined by the getter.
• 8 September 2026tailingsThe waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; the waste from...