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gullet
12 March 2026 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (noun) The passage between the pharynx and the stomach.
Synonyms: esophagus, gorge.
Usage: The bird gave a gulp, and I felt the stone pass along its gullet and down into its crop.
elusion
11 March 2026 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (noun) The act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning).
Synonyms: slip.
Usage: There was not much time, however, for thought or elusion, and she yielded as calmly as she could to the necessity of letting him overtake her.
housebound
10 March 2026 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (adjective) Confined to one's home, as by illness.
Synonyms: shut-in.
Usage: My mom says that I am housebound for as long as I have the chickenpox.