The dictionary isn’t forever. Here’s the lowdown on why certain words are not in the dictionary and how they got removed.

Which word has the most definitions in the English language? Here's a hint: the word is only three letters long, can be a ...

Canadian slang contains terms Americans find totally baffling — here ... Corrupt derives from the Latin word corumpere, meaning to destroy or spoil. It was thus used as an adjective meaning ...

Taking on new meaning To celebrate its 30th birthday, Dictionary.com is looking back at how far words have come—in technology ...

Kelly said the company uses four criteria to determine whether a word should be added to its dictionary: “Is it widely used, does it have shared meaning, does it demonstrate staying power and is ...

There are many who love solving different brain teasers and optical illusons. In fact, social media is filled with posts of interesting brain teasers that often leave people scratching their heads.

DEAR RICHARD: The word buck has nine different definitions as presented in dictionary.com. This set me to wondering “Is there a definition of words with many definitions? What words in the ...

The central point is this: The fit between words and meanings is much fuzzier and more unstable than we are led to suppose by the static majesty of the dictionary and its tidy definitions.

Through Mabel and Lizzie, she can find more words without needing ... memorising their definitions, but saying very little. The Dictionary of Lost Words is playing at Arts Centre Melbourne until ...