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head-to-head
7 January 2026 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (adjective) Involving two persons; intimately private.
Synonyms: tete-a-tete.
Usage: The quiet, uncrowded restaurant was the perfect setting for the couple's head-to-head conversation.
portend
6 January 2026 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (verb) Indicate by signs.
Synonyms: augur, auspicate, bode, foreshadow, omen, presage, prognosticate, predict, prefigure, betoken, forecast, foretell.
Usage: Comets, in Western tradition, always portend doom and gloom.
scavenger
5 January 2026 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (noun) Someone who collects things that have been discarded by others.
Synonyms: pack rat, magpie.
Usage: A devoted scavenger, Harold refused to buy a new sofa, opting instead to search for one that had been abandoned by its previous owner at the curb.