macédoine: noun a confused mixture : medley a mixture of fruits or vegetables served as a salad or cocktail or in a jellied dessert or used in a sauce or as a garnish Example Sentence: The focal point of the painting is a mesmerizing macédoine of warm colors. Did you...
inflammable; adjective flammable easily inflamed, excited, or angered : irascible Example Sentence: The messenger trembled as he stuttered out the news of the army’s defeat to the highly inflammable king. Did you know? “Combustible” and...
handsel; noun a gift made as a token of good wishes or luck money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a bargain Example Sentence: Having signed the papers and handed over the agreed-upon handsel of $200, Caroline was now the proud owner of a small sailing skiff. Did...
spindrift; noun sea spray; especially : spray blown from waves during a gale fine wind-borne snow or sand Example Sentence: “The winds around the mountain were fierce and a long white plume of spindrift trailed from the summit.” (Michael Palin, [London]...
holus-bolus; adverb all at once Example Sentence: Incredibly, the company shuttered its factory holus-bolus, with no regard for the livelihoods of the men and women working there. Did you know? The story of “holus-bolus” is not a hard one to swallow....
gallimaufry; noun hodgepodge Example Sentence: I was ready to leave the flea market, when, on one table, among a gallimaufry of undistinguished objects, I caught sight of an exquisite silver spoon engraved with my initials. Did you know? If the word...
