Word of the Day

You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for September 6.

Mouthguard Day

Today’s word is sound, spelled s-o-u-n-d.

sound /saʊnd/ verb

[transitive] to publicly give a warning or tell people to be careful

Several earlier studies had sounded similar warnings.

I would, however, sound a note of caution.

Now it is an American economist who is sounding the alarm.

Several health officials began sounding the alarm about the hazards of the sun's rays.

sound ●●○ adjective

sensible or good, and likely to produce the right results OPP poor

She gave me some very sound advice.

She is a sound judge of character.

The book is full of sound advice.

He was a man of great integrity and sound judgement.

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for September 5.

Cheese Pizza Day

Today’s word is collection, spelled c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n.

collection /kəˈlekʃən/ noun

: the act or process of collecting

a system of tax collection

The technology makes data collection easier.

There will be a trash collection this week.

: something collected

especially: an accumulation of objects gathered for study, comparison, or exhibition or as a hobby

a collection of poems

a collection of photographs

a baseball card collection

The museum's collection is one of the best in the country.

The park is home to the state’s largest collection of Gold Rush-era buildings, including saloons, a museum, a gold-panning operation and stagecoach rides.

— Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2021

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for September 4.

World Samosa Day

Today’s word is shelf, spelled shelf.

shelf /ʃelf/ noun

ˌoff-the-ˈshelf adjective

already made and available in shops rather than being designed especially for a customer

Merriam-Webster: available as a stock item: not specially designed or custom-made

off-the-shelf software

off-the-shelf database software

It's often cheaper if you buy wallpaper off the shelf, rather than having to order it.

shelve /ʃelv/ verb

to place on a shelf

shelve books

The books were shelved according to category.

[transitive] to decide not to continue with a plan, idea etc, although you might continue with it at a later time

Let's shelve the project for now.

Plans to reopen the school have been shelved.

Intriguer a few years prior to that was such a fiasco that Finn decided to shelve the entire project.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2021

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for September 2.

Blueberry Popsicle Day

Today’s word is get, spelled g-e-t.

get /ɡet/ verb

get across phrasal verb

to succeed in communicating an idea or piece of information to someone, or to be communicated successfully

Merriam-Webster: to make clear or convincing

It took him ages to get his point across.

We must get across the simple fact that drugs are dangerous.

It is important that we get this message across to voters.

We couldn't get our point across.

What I'm trying to get across is that there simply is no money for the project.

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for September 1.

Letter Writing Day

Today’s word is dish, spelled d-i-s-h.

dish /dɪʃ/ verb

informal to give a lot of information about something or someone, especially something that would usually be secret or private

She’s ready to dish on boys, beauty, and break-ups in her new column.

She agreed to dish the dirt on her ex-husband for a large fee.

dish something ↔ out phrasal verb

to give something to various people in a careless way

Paul tends to dish out unwanted advice.

A good doctor listens to the patient rather than just dishing out drugs.

He's very keen to dish out criticism.

dish it out idiom

to criticize other people

He can dish it out, but he can't take it when others do the same to him.

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for August 31.

Love Litigating Lawyers Day

Today’s word is chatter, spelled c-h-a-t-t-e-r.

chatter /ˈtʃætə $ -ər/ ●●○ verb [intransitive]

to talk for a long time about things that are not important

She spent the morning chattering away to her friends.

He chattered happily about nothing in particular.

Fashion fans frequently congregate on forums and Facebook groups to chatter about their favorite brands.

— Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2021

She’s not one to chatter on about her woes to a customer.

— Liz Balmaseda, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Mar. 2021

If your teeth chatter, they knock together repeatedly because you are very cold or frightened

I could hardly talk, my teeth were chattering so much.

My teeth were chattering from the cold.

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for August 30.

Frankenstein Day

Today’s word is screen, spelled s-c-r-e-e-n.

screen /skriːn/ ●●○ verb [transitive]

TEST FOR ILLNESS to do tests on a lot of people to find out whether they have a particular illness

All women over 50 will be regularly screened.

Because breast cancer is common in older women, we screen all women over 50.

Doctors recommend that women over 50 be screened for breast cancer.

patients were screened for hepatitis

TEST EMPLOYEES ETC to find out information about people in order to decide whether you can trust them

Police are very careful when screening politicians’ bodyguards.

Applicants are screened for security.

A committee will screen candidates for the job, but the final hiring decision will be made by Ms. Brown.

FILM/TELEVISION to show a film or television program

The film is being screened around the country.

We'll be screening his latest film in two weeks.

Altogether, 160 films — 45 of which are feature-length entries — have been selected for the 52nd annual festival, a little more than 50 of which will screen in-person at venues throughout Nashville.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2020

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for August 29.

Lemon Juice Day

Today’s word is line, spelled l-i-n-e.

line /laɪn/ ●●○ verb [transitive]

to form rows along the sides of something

The street was lined with small shops.

a tree-lined avenue

country lanes lined with trees

line up phrasal verb

if people line up, or if you line them up, they stand in a row or line, or you make them do this

Line up, everybody!

He lined us all up in the corridor.

drop somebody a line idiom

to send (someone) a brief note or message

Drop me a line and let me know how you’re getting on.

Drop me a line when you get a chance.

Drop me a line while you're away.

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

We love feedback. If you want to email us, our address is [email protected], or you can find me directly on Twitter and message me there. My handle is @MoeGolpayegani.

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You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for August 28.

Race Your Mouse Around The Icons Day

Today’s word is lecture, spelled l-e-c-t-u-r-e.

lecture /ˈlektʃə $ -ər/ ●●○ verb

[transitive] to talk angrily or seriously to someone in order to criticize or warn them, in a way that they think is unfair or unnecessary

I wish you’d stop lecturing me!

He began to lecture us about making too much noise.

His parents used to lecture him on his table manners.

They lectured their children about the importance of honesty.

I lectured her about doing better in school.

Investigators shouldn’t lecture but instead ask questions, listen to answers, follow the evidence and present findings.

— WSJ, 6 Aug. 2021

Meyer delivers the message carefully, so as not to lecture.

— Mary Lynn Smith, Star Tribune, 10 July 2021

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

We love feedback. If you want to email us, our address is [email protected], or you can find me directly on Twitter and message me there. My handle is @MoeGolpayegani.

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You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for August 26.

Burger Day

Today’s word is marketing, spelled m-a-r-k-e-t-i-n-g.

marketing /ˈmɑːkətɪŋ $ ˈmɑːr-/ noun [uncountable]

the process or technique of promoting, selling, and distributing a product or service

The company will increase its budget for marketing.

She has a job in marketing.

She runs the company's marketing department.

Our marketing people have come up with a great idea for the launch of the new model.

But Jennifer Hellman, the marketing director for the fair, said in a statement that the changes were justified.

— Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2021

Winters says that’s primarily because cities have a higher concentration of jobs in fields that often demand workers have four-year degrees, such as tech, finance and marketing.

— cleveland, 14 Aug. 2021

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

We love feedback. If you want to email us, our address is [email protected], or you can find me directly on Twitter and message me there. My handle is @MoeGolpayegani.

Thanks for listening, stay safe, and we’ll see you back here next Saturday with a new word.