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remodel
18 May 2026 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (verb) Do over, as of (part of) a house.
Synonyms: redo, reconstruct.
Usage: We were on a tight budget and bought the fixer-upper knowing that it would take us years to completely remodel the house.
calque
17 May 2026 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (noun) An expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language.
Synonyms: loan translation.
Usage: "Superman" is a calque for the German "Ubermensch."
cogwheel
16 May 2026 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (noun) A toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion.
Synonyms: gear.
Usage: Wheels began to revolve faster and faster, levers and cogwheels to work, chimes to play, figures to pop out, and the hands to advance with regular motion.