Merriam-Webster"s Word of the Day

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 21, 2024 is: lampoon • \lam-POON\ • verb To lampoon someone or something is to ridicule that person or thing, especially through the use of harsh satire. // The exhibit chronicles the long history of lampooning public figures in cartoons. See the entry > Examples: "'An exciting element of this to me was the opportunity to completely lampoon entitled Hollywood celebrities. Those

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 20, 2024 is: buttress • \BUTT-russ\ • noun A buttress is a structure built against a wall in order to support or strengthen it. More broadly, buttress may refer to anything that supports or strengthens. Buttress may also refer to something that resembles a buttress, such as a projecting part of a mountain or hill, a horny protuberance on a horse's hoof at the heel, or the broadened base of a tree trunk or a