Word of the Day, July 15, 2022

[ ] July 15, 2022 Word of the Day [abscission]( [Discuss]( Definition: (noun) The act of cutting off. Synonyms: [cutting off]( Usage: He had surgery for the abscission of a malignancy. Missing Idiom Contest The Free Dictionary has the largest collection of English idioms in the world. But we're always looking for more to add, and we want your help! Every so often we hear from users who have looked up an idiom on The Free Dictionary that it was not found in the database. Maybe it was some expression they heard at work, or some phrase they grew up hearing their grandmother say. If you know an idiom that isn't already defined on The Free Dictionary, [send it to us]( and you might win $150 USD. Complete English Punctuation Rules [Complete English Punctuation Rules] An Amazon Best Seller! 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[More...]( Daily Grammar Lesson Converting the Active Voice into the Passive Voice [Discuss]( The passive voice is a type of grammatical voice in which the subject is acted upon by the verb. What must be present for a sentence to be converted from the active voice into the passive voice? [More...]( This Day in History Teutonic Knights Defeated at Battle of Grunwald (1410) [Discuss]( Early in the 15th century, the Teutonic Order, a German military religious order founded during the Third Crusade, sought to expand its influence over Lithuania and Poland. Though its purported mission was to spread Christianity, it invaded the already Christian nations and was defeated at the Battle of Grunwald. Afterward, the Order's strength waned, and today it exists only as a clerical organization. How was the memory of the Battle of Grunwald used as propaganda during World War I? [More...]( Today's Birthday Rembrandt van Rijn (1606) [Discuss]( Rembrandt is considered one of the greatest European painters. Early on, he displayed an interest in the "spotlight effects" of light and shadow that dominate his later paintings and began the studies of his own face and the more formal self-portraits that make up much of his painted and etched work. After moving to Amsterdam around 1631, he quickly became the city's most fashionable portrait painter and a popular teacher. However, he went bankrupt in 1656. What had happened to his money? [More...]( Today's Holiday St. Swithin's Day [Discuss]( When [Swithin]( the [bishop of Winchester]( England, died in 862, he was buried according to his wish, outside the cathedral in the churchyard, in a place where the rain from the eaves poured down. This request was reversed after his [canonization]( when clerical authorities tried to move his remains to a site within the church. According to legend, the heavens opened and there was a heavy rainfall—a show of the saint's displeasure. This led to the popular belief that if it rains on St. Swithin's Day, it will rain for 40 days; but if it is fair, it will be dry for 40 days. [More...]( Quote of the Day [Discuss]( The reading of all good books is indeed like a conversation with the noblest men of past centuries who were the authors of them, nay a carefully studied conversation, in which they reveal to us none but the best of their thoughts. 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