Word of the Day, September 2, 2023

September 2, 2023 [The Free Dictionary]( Word of the Day [compeer]( [Discuss]( Definition: (noun) A person who is of equal standing with another in a group. Synonyms: [equal]( [peer]( [match]( Usage: He was a motivated and slightly competitive student who worked hard to distinguish himself from his compeers. 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 Grammar Rules [Complete English Grammar Rules] An Amazon Best Seller! Finally, all the rules of English grammar, all in one book, explained in simple terms. ✔ 500+ pages of proper grammar instruction—2X more information than the leading grammar book! ✔ Hundreds of quizzes and thousands of example sentences. [Buy now]( Idiom of the Day [have a fable for (something)]( — To have a strong or particular preference, affinity, or weakness for something. ["More...]( [Idiom video]( Article of the Day Lou Gehrig's Disease [Discuss]( Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a degenerative disease that affects motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, preventing them from sending impulses to the muscles. Though the intellect remains intact, the muscles soon atrophy, causing weakness, paralysis, and eventual death. National attention was brought to the disease when Lou Gehrig died of it in 1941. What percentage of ALS cases is hereditary? [More...]( Daily Grammar Lesson Semi-Modal Auxiliary Verbs [Discuss]( Semi-modal auxiliary verbs, often simply called semi-modal verbs, are verbs that sometimes behave like modal auxiliary verbs. What four verbs are widely considered the standard set of semi-modal verbs? [More...]( This Day in History September Massacres Break Out in Paris (1792) [Discuss]( After an abortive insurrection in June 1792, French revolutionaries followed it with a decisive one in August. Under pressure from the insurrection, the Assembly suspended Louis XVI and ordered elections for a National Convention to draw up a new constitution. Mass arrests of royalist sympathizers were followed by the September massacres, in which frenzied mobs entered jails throughout Paris and killed approximately 2,000 prisoners, many in grisly fashion. Who was targeted during the massacres? [More...]( Today's Birthday Romare Bearden (1911) [Discuss]( Regarded as one of the most important African-American artists of the 20th century, Bearden first achieved recognition for his complex, semiabstract collages of photographs and painted paper on canvas in Europe following WWII. By the 1960s, he was the preeminent collagist in the US. A prolific artist, he created some 2,000 works, many of which focus on aspects of African-American culture, including music and family. A Bearden mural in a subway station in what city was once valued at $15 million? [More...]( Today's Holiday Vietnam National Day [Discuss]( The Socialist Republic of [Vietnam]( observes its declaration of independence from France as a national holiday. On this day in 1945, [Ho Chi Minh]( (1890-1969) proclaimed the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. To celebrate Vietnam's national holiday, people gather in major cities, including [Hanoi]( for speeches, parades, fireworks, and other festivities. 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