Word of the Day archive

Every word we have featured on this site, most recent first, going back 182 days.

• 27 February 2026step onTo interrupt, overpower, or override (another transmission on the same frequency) with one's own transmission.
• 26 February 2026cobotA robot intended to interact physically with humans in a shared workspace.
• 25 February 2026self-centeringTending to walk toward the proper center of a hole when cutting.
• 24 February 2026greenwarePottery that has been shaped but not yet fired, especially while it is drying prior to being fireable.
• 23 February 2026couching fabrica sheet of fabric used to separate sheets of paper during pressing
• 22 February 2026soffiettaA tool consisting of a metal tube, often swan necked, attached to a conical nozzle. The nozzle is used to...
• 21 February 2026wipeTo make (a joint, as between pieces of lead pipe), by surrounding the junction with a mass of solder, applied...
• 20 February 2026holeA passing loop; a siding provided for trains traveling in opposite directions on a single-track line to pass...
• 19 February 2026metes and boundsA description of a piece of land consisting of both measurements (metes) of the land and owners of land which...
• 18 February 2026drunken trees(A stand of) trees displaced from their normal vertical alignment, especially due to thermokarst.
• 17 February 2026shaving horseA device that allows a woodworker to sit astride it while it clamps onto a piece of wood which is being...
• 16 February 2026bentA transverse frame of a framed structure; a subunit of framing.
• 15 February 2026backloadingThe transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for and used for the...
• 14 February 2026acoustoopticsThe science that studies the diffraction of light by ultrasonic sound.
• 13 February 2026rotoliningA process that lines the interior of metal objects with a polymer that involves heating and rotating the item.
• 12 February 2026counterfireA smaller fire lit at some distance from a wildfire, in order to develop a firebreak.
• 11 February 2026portThe left-hand side of a vessel, including aircraft, when one is facing the front. Used to unambiguously refer...
• 10 February 2026galvanic actionan electrochemical action that generates electrical current between two metals of dissimilar electrode...
• 9 February 2026rheostatAn electrical resistor with two terminals, the resistance of which can be varied continuously by moving a...
• 8 February 2026knockoffA device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles.
• 7 February 2026letterpressThe printing process in which ink is applied to the top surface of a raised image area, which is then pressed...
• 6 February 2026centre of liftThat point on an aircraft where all the various lifting forces act. If the centre or lift is not coincident...
• 5 February 2026cotterA pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine parts together.
• 4 February 2026wortAlso worts: a liquid extracted from mash (ground malt or some other grain soaked in hot water), which is then...
• 3 February 2026sequential logicA form of digital circuit logic where the current outputs depend not only on the current inputs, but also on...
• 2 February 2026malaxationThe process of slowly churning milled oil crops such as olives, allowing droplets of oil to aggregate for...
• 1 February 2026studded tireA tire with rubber that remains soft in subfreezing conditions, and equipped with metal studs (pins) to...
• 31 January 2026firesettingThe use of fire to soften or crack the working face of a lode, to facilitate excavation; later superseded by...
• 30 January 2026bed of nailsA device for testing a chip, consisting of an array of spring-loaded pins.
• 29 January 2026pylonA tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.