Word of the Day, February 10, 2023

February 10, 2023 [The Free Dictionary]( Word of the Day [shogunate]( [Discuss]( Definition: (noun) A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.). Synonyms: [monocracy]( [dictatorship]( Usage: The people had philosophical problems with the shogunate, but they had to admit that trade and commerce were flourishing under its rule. Missing Idiom Contest The Free Dictionary has the largest collection of English idioms in the world. But we are 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. 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Each star contains a bronze emblem representing one of five categories for which an honoree can receive a star—such as a camera denoting achievement in film. Who received the walk's first star? [More...]( Daily Grammar Lesson Using the Future Perfect Continuous [Discuss]( The future perfect continuous tense is used in a very similar way to the future perfect to describe the duration of a completed future action. They both carry the same meaning when used in this way, but the future perfect continuous emphasizes what? [More...]( This Day in History General Tom Thumb Marries Lavinia Warren (1863) [Discuss]( General Tom Thumb, born Charles Sherwood Stratton, began touring with circus pioneer P.T. Barnum in 1843 at the tender age of four. Stratton's short stature—he was a mere 3 feet, 4 inches (102 cm) tall when he died—and his comedic impersonations made him an international hit. His courtship of Lavinia Warren, another one of Barnum's performers, led to a fashionable New York City wedding in 1863, and the pair was later received at the White House. Stratton died in 1883. What marks his grave? [More...]( Today's Birthday Mark Spitz (1950) [Discuss]( During the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich, Germany, Jewish-American swimmer Mark Spitz shot to sporting fame when he captured seven gold medals, a feat unequaled by any other athlete in a single Olympiad until 2008. Spitz also set new world records for each of the events in which he took the gold. Having thus brought his total Olympic medal count up to 11—he had won two gold, one silver, and one bronze in 1968—Spitz retired from competition. What other historic event marked the 1972 Games? [More...]( Today's Holiday Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck [Discuss]( This feast is a commemoration in Malta of the shipwreck of [St. Paul]( on the island in 60 CE, an event told about in the [New Testament](. When storms drove the ship aground, Paul was welcomed by the "barbarous people" (meaning they were not [Greco-Romans](. According to legend, he got their attention when a snake bit him on the hand but did him no harm, and he then healed people of diseases. Paul is the patron saint of Malta and snakebite victims. The day is a public holiday, and is observed with family gatherings and religious ceremonies and processions. [More...]( Quote of the Day [Discuss]( We must have ideals and try to live up to them, even if we never quite succeed. Life would be a sorry business without them. With them it's grand and great. 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