Word of the Day, June 3, 2023

June 3, 2023 [The Free Dictionary]( Word of the Day [crotchet]( [Discuss]( Definition: (noun) An odd, whimsical, or stubborn notion. Synonyms: [oddity]( [queerness]( [quirk]( Usage: He is perhaps the sanest man and has the fewest crotchets of any I chance to know. 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. The Farlex Financial Dictionary [The Farlex Financial Dictionary] New! Define your success with the essential financial and business dictionary. ✔ 19,000+ entries covering both basic and advanced concepts—nearly 4X more than the leading financial dictionary! ✔ Cut through the jargon with clear, in-depth definitions backed by industry expertise. [Buy now]( Idiom of the Day [go out with a bang]( — To finish or cease doing something in a spectacular, great, or exciting manner. ["More...]( [Idiom video]( Article of the Day Life Savers [Discuss]( Life Savers is an American brand of ring-shaped mints and fruit-flavored hard candy known for its colorful packaging. It was created in 1912 by the father of the poet Hart Crane, Clarence Crane, who was in search of a new summer candy. The pill manufacturer he contracted to press his new line of hard mints found that production improved when the mints were stamped with a hole in the middle. What flavor of the candy exhibits "triboluminescence?" [More...]( Daily Grammar Lesson Joining Items in a List [Discuss]( Coordinating conjunctions can join two people or things in a sentence. When we are listing more than two people or things in a row, we separate each item with a comma, using a coordinating conjunction between the last and second-to-last item. What type of comma is used before the coordinating conjunction in a list? [More...]( This Day in History Edward White Becomes First American to Conduct a Spacewalk (1965) [Discuss]( The first spacewalk by an American astronaut was conducted by Edward White during NASA's Gemini IV mission, which was itself the first multi-day space flight undertaken by the US. Assisted and photographed by fellow astronaut James McDivitt and tethered to the spacecraft for safety, White floated in space for 22 minutes. His spacewalk occurred just months after Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov executed the first ever extravehicular activity. How did White describe his reentry of the craft? [More...]( Today's Birthday Ransom E. Olds (1864) [Discuss]( Olds was a pioneer of the American automobile industry and the namesake of the Oldsmobile and Reo car brands. After developing an internal combustion engine and incorporating it into a car, he opened the Olds Gasoline Engine Works. In 1899, he moved to Detroit, formed the Olds Motor Works, and designed and produced the popular Oldsmobile. With its low price and stylish curved dashboard, it was the first car to be produced in quantity. When was the Oldsmobile brand discontinued? [More...]( Today's Holiday Kazanlak Rose Festival [Discuss]( Bulgaria supplies 90 percent of the world's [rose attar]( and roses are raised for food and medicinal purposes as well. The 10-day festival that celebrates Bulgaria's cultivation and export of roses is held in [Kazanlak]( a small town in what is known as the [Valley of the Roses](. It begins with a procession of farmers and young people dressed in native costume and carrying baskets for the ritual picking of the rose petals. Rose-decorated floats, costumed paraders, and folk dancers follow a route through all the nearby towns. Folk dance and song programs complete the festival activities. [More...]( Quote of the Day [Discuss]( Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure. [George Eliot]( (1819-1880) 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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