Word of the Day, July 20, 2023

July 20, 2023 [The Free Dictionary]( Word of the Day [airscrew]( [Discuss]( Definition: (noun) A propeller that rotates to push against air. Synonyms: [prop]( Usage: The model airplane had an airscrew powered by a rubber band. 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. Complete English Punctuation Rules [Complete English Punctuation Rules] An Amazon Best Seller! 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[More...]( Daily Grammar Lesson Defining the Question Mark [Discuss]( Question marks ( ? ) are used to identify sentences that ask a question (technically known as "interrogative sentences"). Where do question marks almost always appear in a sentence? [More...]( This Day in History Battle of Peachtree Creek (1864) [Discuss]( In the spring of 1864 during the American Civil War, Union General William T. Sherman began preparing his troops for their first major attack on the defenses of Atlanta, Georgia. Just days after taking command of a Confederate army in that area, General John Bell Hood unsuccessfully attacked Sherman's troops as they crossed the nearby Peachtree Creek. Most historians consider the attack a grave error, as the Union troops routed Hood's army. What went wrong for Hood? [More...]( Today's Birthday Gregor Mendel (1822) [Discuss]( Mendel was an Austrian monk who laid the mathematical foundation for the science of genetics. While working in his monastery's garden in 1854, he began planning the experiments that led him to identify the basic principles of heredity. By crossing different varieties of pea plants, he determined that each parent plant contributes a "factor"—now known as a gene—to its offspring for a particular trait. His findings went unrecognized until the 20th century, when they were rediscovered by whom? [More...]( Today's Holiday Moon Day [Discuss]( The first man to walk on the moon was American astronaut [Neil Armstrong](. On July 20, 1969, he and his fellow astronaut, [Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin]( left the command module and landed the lunar module Eagle on the moon's Sea of Tranquility. Armstrong's first words as he stepped out on the lunar surface were heard by an estimated 600 million viewers: "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind." The [Apollo 11]( mission was completed eight years after President John F. Kennedy told Congress he believed that the United States could put a man on the moon before the decade ended. [More...]( Quote of the Day [Discuss]( Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends. [Samuel Taylor Coleridge]( (1772-1834) 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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