A Victoria-born word is among the latest additions to A Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles. Created in 1967, ...

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary provides several definitions for the word “rush,” depending on how it’s used (as a verb, noun or adjective) ...

Freedom… according to Webster’s Dictionary, has several meanings: 1. the state of being free from constraints; 2-a. political independence; 2-b. possession of political and civil rights; and 3. free ...

As a wise man once said, "There are no two finer words than 'encased meats,' my friend." Here are the differences between hot ...

Three disappearing words popped up recently when I treated a couple of my oldest friends from Texas to a visit to the fabulous (as in Webster’s definition: “resembling or suggesting a fable: of an ...

Rival. Merriam-Webster dictionary succinctly defines a rival as 'one of two or more striving to reach or obtain something that only one can possess.' Rivals an ...

Somehow, a team that stood three wins from the World Series eight months ago is trending toward a summer of retooling. What's ...

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines it as a hand tool consisting of a solid head set crosswise on a handle and used for ...

The NBA playoffs, of course, were greatly affected by Achilles injuries. Damian Lillard of the Bucks ruptured his in Game 4 ...

Chace Hauschilt, development specialist at Kading Properties of Urbandale, was the only person from the company most people ...

These days when we hear “dog days of summer,” we immediately think of miserably hot and sticky days. Meriam-Webster ...