Merriam-Webster is using voice search within its iPhone dictionary application that lets users look up any word by simply speaking into their device. Users can search for words without having to spell ...

Noah Webster had a vision for his dictionary, which would be published ... some didn’t catch on ― like his proposed American spelling of “tongue” as “tung.” Another non-starter was ...

In Merriam-Webster’s tenth edition, the dictionary defines the noun female ... given their nod to “gender identity” in defining the word “female,” it is most likely another way to ...

The American dictionary Merriam-Webster is to change its definition of the word racism after receiving an email from a young black woman. Kennedy Mitchum, a recent graduate of Drake University in ...

US dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster has acquired a hit Wordle-style game. The original Wordle, created by Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle, challenges players to find a five-letter word in ...

Context and references mean more than what the almighty dictionary says a word means. Merriam-Webster’s fun little awards touch on an important change in our culture. Since we are often living ...

If there was one word that described the year you just had, what would it be? Maybe it's one of the 690 new words and phrases ...

A little motivation from retired NFL player Rob "Gronk" Gronkowski to actor Sam Elliott in a USAA advertisement inspired the ...

Being a parent is difficult, but the role is fairly clear. Being a grandparent is anything but clear. It is both wonderful ...

Indeed, even whether the word itself applies to a given controversy ... esp : censorial control exercised repressively. --Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Censorship: The use of the state ...

Webster’s Dictionary defines the word “retirement” as the “withdrawal from one’s position or occupation or from active ...

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word “strange” as “different from usual.” Its definition of “fauna” is “animal ...