You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 3.

Today’s word is stomach, spelled s-t-o-m-a-c-h. The stress mark in this word falls on the first syllable.

stomach /ˈstʌmək/ verb [transitive usually in negatives]

to be able to accept an unpleasant idea or watch something unpleasant SYN endure

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

She found the violence in the film hard to stomach.

Vernon was simply too unreliable, and after awhile we couldn’t stomach his behavior.

By comparison, local restaurants have had to stomach a rollercoaster of ever-changing rules.

— San Diego Union-Tribune, "Diary of a recovery: A City Heights neighborhood braces for a grim winter," 20 Dec. 2020

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

Today’s word is collaboration, spelled c-o-l-l-a-b-o-r-a-t-i-o-n. The stress mark in this word falls on the fourth syllable.

col‧lab‧o‧ra‧tion /kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃən/ ●○○ noun

the situation of two or more people working together to create or achieve the same thing

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

The new airport is a collaboration between two of the best architects in the country.

The two playwrights worked in close collaboration (with each other) on the script.

col‧lab‧o‧rate /kəˈlæbəreɪt/ ●○○ verb [intransitive]

The two nations are collaborating on several satellite projects.

He was suspected of collaborating with the occupying army.

Getting groups like the NRA and ACLU to collaborate on governing a national gun registry may seem truly outlandish.

— Lily Hay Newman, Wired, "This Encrypted Gun Registry Might Bridge a Partisan Divide," 29 Jan. 2021

The Latin prefix com-, meaning "with, together, or jointly," is a bit of a chameleon - it has a tricky habit of changing its appearance depending on what it's next to. If the word it precedes begins with "l," "com-" becomes "col-." In the case of collaborate, com- teamed up with laborare ("to labor") to form Late Latin collaborare ("to labor together"). Colleague, collect, and collide are a few more examples of the "com-" to "col-" transformation. Other descendants of laborare in English include elaborate,- _laboratory, and labor itself.

—merriam-webster.com

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Today’s word is floor, spelled f-l-o-o-r.

floor /flɔː $ flɔːr/  verb [transitive]

to hit someone so hard that they fall down

to surprise or shock someone so much that they do not know what to say or do: FLABBERGAST, DUMBFOUND

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

I didn't know what to say - I was completely floored.

[Matthew Pottinger: Former Deputy National Security Advisor of the United States]

“Don’t think SARS 2003,” the expert replied. “Think influenza pandemic 1918.”

Pottinger said he had been floored. The so-called Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide with about 675,000 deaths in the United States.

— Bob Woodward, Rage

The judges are floored by Julia’s subtle yet intricate take on this Billy Joel classic, dedicated to New York City.

— Maggie Fremont, EW.com, "American Idol recap: Meet your Top 11," 4 May 2020

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Today’s word is morale, spelled m-o-r-a-l-e. The stress mark falls on the second syllable in this word. Don’t confuse it with moral.

mo‧rale /məˈrɑːl $ məˈræl/ noun [uncountable]

the level of confidence and positive feelings that people have, especially people who work together, who belong to the same team etc

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

The team is playing well and their morale is high.

The President's speech boosted the morale of the troops.

To the Kim regime, the nighttime military parades in Pyongyang, the capital, were demonstrations of power meant to boost domestic morale amid crippling economic sanctions.

— New York Times, "North Korea Unveils New Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile," 15 Jan. 2021

The crushing reality of the virus has taken a toll on staff, who have tried various ideas to keep up morale.

— Washington Post, "Inside a Florida hospital, coronavirus cases wane as strained staff brace for a fall surge," 7 Oct. 2020

When the elevator stops.

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You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for February 27.

Today’s word is double, spelled d-o-u-b-l-e.

double as somebody/something phrasal verb

to have a second use, job, or purpose as a particular thing

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

The school doubled as a hospital during the war.

On weekends, he doubles as a cab driver.

In the corner was an old sofa that doubled as Simon’s bed.

double down (on sth) — phrasal verb

1: to double the original bid in blackjack in exchange for only one more card

2: to continue to do something in an even more determined way than before

Development agencies should double down on efforts to encourage saving and investments in small businesses.

Why double down on these disastrous policies?

Instead of learning from his mistakes, he's doubling down.

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Today’s word is lead, spelled l-e-a-d.

Lead (Noun): (the narrow strip of) colored material, usually black and made of graphite, in the center of a pencil

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

Pencils do not contain real lead nowadays.

Lead can also mean, “a chemical element that is a very heavy, soft, dark grey, poisonous metal, used especially in the past on roofs and for pipes and also for protection against radiation.” (symbol Pb)

She was suffering from lead poisoning.

The window frames were made of lead.

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Today’s word is document, spelled d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t. The stress mark in this word falls on the first syllable.

Document (verb):

1. To write about something, film it, or take photographs of it, in order to record information about it

2. To support an opinion, argument etc with recorded facts

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

His research documents how the crisis occurred.

It is well documented that men die younger than women.

These journals document the cross-country travels and social unrest that fueled that book.

— New York Times, "New & Noteworthy, From Astrophysics to Reading Nabokov," 22 Dec. 2020

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Today’s word is smudge, spelled s-m-u-d-ge.

Smudge (verb): if ink, writing etc smudges, or if you smudge it, it becomes dirty and unclear because it has been touched or rubbed

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

Don’t touch it! You’ll smudge the ink.

On set, she has been inspired by small hacks: a face mask designed not to smudge her makeup, the know-how of an on-site Covid-19 compliance officer.

— New York Times, "Lilly Singh’s Week: Pixar’s ‘Soul’ and ’90s Bollywood," 5 Jan. 2021

Interesting Fact:

She was crying and her mascara had smudged.

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Today’s word is cursive, spelled c-u-r-s-i-v-e. The stress mark in this word falls on the first syllable.

Cursive (adjective): Cursive writing is written with rounded letters that are joined together.

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

He writes in cursive when he takes notes.

Should children even learn cursive writing (or printing, for that matter), or is keyboarding a more practical use of limited time and resources?

— Jim Triggs, Star Tribune, "Human touch endures in the handwritten word," 22 Jan. 2021

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Today’s word is pepper, spelled p-e-p-p-e-r. The stress mark in this word falls on the first syllable.

Pepper (verb) [Transitive]: to add pepper to food

Pepper the steak well.

Also, “if bullets pepper something, they hit it several times.”

Machine gun fire peppered the front of the building.

pepper somebody with questions [American English]

to ask someone a lot of questions, one after the other

Reporters peppered him with questions.

To pepper is also to add to something in many places:

He peppered his speech with jokes.

Interesting Fact:

salt-and-pepper (adjective)

Salt-and-pepper hair is a mixture of dark hairs and grey or white hairs.

George Clooney

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