Ubique means “everywhere” in Latin, so the verb ubiquit literally means “to become ubiquitous”—or in other words, to seem to appear everywhere. Ever needed the perfect word to describe a neighbor ...

Commonly Confused Words: Have you ever used the word access where you should have used excess? Or Have you got confused about which to use-affect or effect? Well, don’t worry as this is not unusual.

“Lit,” “yeet,” “vibes” – these are the words I hear walking across campus on any given day, and I’m curious: What meaning do these words convey anymore, and more importantly, where did they come from?

Only a true Definition Detective can spot a word’s actual meaning in a sea of fake ones. But fair warning: These are pretty tough terms.

At the point that children utter their first words, a complex set of conceptual, social and linguistic mental capacities are at work, Yale researcher Paul Bloom reports in his new book, “How Children ...

The word "piqued" has more meanings than you might think! “If you need me, I’ll be scrolling through Netflix, looking for something that piques my interest.” While the last three words of this ...