Word of the Day, September 15, 2022

[ ] September 15, 2022 Word of the Day [aviary]( [Discuss]( Definition: (noun) A large enclosure for holding birds in confinement. Synonyms: [volary]( [bird sanctuary]( Usage: We visited the aviary to see the exotic birds advertised in the brochure. 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. The Farlex Idioms & Slang Dictionary [The Farlex Idioms Slang Dictionary] New! The most complete collection of idioms and slang in the English language. 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[More...]( Daily Grammar Lesson Writing Compound Nouns [Discuss]( Writing compound nouns is a bit complicated due to the fact that they can take three different forms. What are "open compound nouns"? [More...]( This Day in History USA Today Founded (1982) [Discuss]( USA Today was founded as an alternative to the typical newspaper. Initially considered gimmicky, it gradually improved its reputation and increased its circulation and advertising revenues, a particularly impressive feat as few papers were experiencing growth at the time. The features that originally set it apart—colorful graphics, brief stories, and a focus on sports and celebrity—have been adopted by various other papers. With what newspaper does it vie for widest circulation in the US? [More...]( Today's Birthday James Fenimore Cooper (1789) [Discuss]( Raised in a prosperous family in his father's frontier settlement of Cooperstown, New York, Cooper was the first important American writer to create a vivid myth of frontier life by drawing on the subjects and landscape of his native land. His best-known novels, the Leatherstocking Tales books, feature the frontier adventures of Natty Bumppo and skillfully portray the clash between the frontier wilderness and the encroaching civilization. A bet with whom led Cooper to pen his first novel? [More...]( Today's Holiday Guatemala Independence Day [Discuss]( This is the day on which Guatemala won its independence from Spain in 1821. It is a public holiday during which the buildings in [Guatemala City]( are draped in blue-and-white bunting, and there are parades with schoolchildren marching to the music of military bands. A popular holiday pastime is watching La Conquista (The Conquest), a traditional dance where the dancers, in wooden masks and red wigs, reenact the conquest of the [Mayan Indians]( by the Spanish soldier [Pedro de Alvarado](. [More...]( Quote of the Day [Discuss]( There is a wisdom of the head, and... a wisdom of the heart. [Charles Dickens]( (1812-1870) Mobile apps from TheFreeDictionary.com [The Free Dictionary Classic Free App] The classic free version, downloaded more than 6 million times! - Multiple dictionaries, encyclopedias, and thesauruses in one place. - 14 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch, Norwegian, Greek, Arabic, Polish, Turkish, and Russian. - Online translations of English into more than 40 languages, plus dozens of other translation options. 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