Word of the Day, September 27, 2022

[ ] September 27, 2022 Word of the Day [nutriment]( [Discuss]( Definition: (noun) A source of nourishment; food. Synonyms: [sustenance]( [victuals]( [aliment]( [nourishment]( [nutrition]( Usage: The animals' habitat was destroyed in the storm, and they wandered the ravaged plains searching for nutriment. 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 Grammar Rules [Complete English Grammar Rules] An Amazon Best Seller! 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[More...]( Daily Grammar Lesson Gerunds as Objects of Prepositions [Discuss]( Gerunds are used as the objects of prepositions to describe an action that modifies another action, thus creating adverbial prepositional phrases. These can occur at the beginning, middle, or end of the sentence. What is the adverbial prepositional phrase in the following sentence? "After sneezing, I always get the hiccups." [More...]( This Day in History The Taliban Captures Kabul (1996) [Discuss]( During the chaotic period that followed the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, a militia of Islamic fundamentalist students known as the Taliban became increasingly powerful. In 1996, the Taliban captured the capital city of Kabul and declared itself the legitimate government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, establishing a strict Islamic regime that became a haven for extremists. Whose assassination two days before the 9/11 attacks of 2001 dealt a blow to the anti-Taliban resistance? [More...]( Today's Birthday Thomas Nast (1840) [Discuss]( Nast was a US caricaturist and cartoonist who defined the genre of the American political cartoon. During the American Civil War, Harper's Weekly published the first of Nast's serious political cartoons, which earned praise from President Lincoln. His stylized, clever, and forceful cartoons were instrumental in breaking up the corrupt New York City political machine of William Tweed. Nast popularized the use of what symbols in his depictions of the US Democratic and Republican parties? [More...]( Today's Holiday Feast Day of the French Community [Discuss]( Each of the [autonomous regions of Belgium]( observes its own feast day. [Feast Day of the French Community]( (La fête de la Communauté française de Belgique) is a celebration of linguistic heritage and national independence. It largely takes place in the [Walloon]( cities of Namur, Liege, Huy, and Charleroi, and is a public assertion of the linguistic and ethnic rights of French speakers. All schools and administrative buildings are closed for the feast day. [More...]( Quote of the Day [Discuss]( There is no remedy for love but to love more. [Henry David Thoreau]( (1817-1862) 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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