MULLET
A hairstyle cut short at the front and sides, with longer hair at the back.
Other meanings and uses
- A haircut with shorter hair at the front than at the back.
Definitions of the day · 2026-08-24
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PIKE
A long, sharply pointed weapon once used by foot soldiers.
Other meanings and uses
- A pointed mountain peak or steep hill, often appearing in a place name.
SOLE
The underside of a foot or the bottom surface of a shoe.
Other meanings and uses
- The only person or thing of its kind; exclusive.
- The bottom surface of an object, structure, or vessel.
TANG
A sharp, distinctive taste or smell that lingers.
Other meanings and uses
- A projecting part of a blade or tool that fits into its handle.
- A type of seaweed or sea plant in some regional usage.
ARCH
A curved structure that spans an opening and supports weight above it.
Other meanings and uses
- A curved shape or passage resembling such a structure.
- To form or bend into a curved shape.
- Mischievously playful or knowingly provocative in manner.
CHIEF
The person who holds the highest authority in a group or organization.
Other meanings and uses
- A head or leader of a community, department, or institution.
- A title used for a person in a position of command.
MAIN
Most important, central, or significant in a particular situation.
Other meanings and uses
- A principal pipe or cable carrying a supply or service.
- The open ocean, away from the shore, in nautical usage.
- Physical strength, as in the phrase with might and main.
PRIME
Of the highest quality, importance, or suitability for a purpose.
Other meanings and uses
- A number greater than one divisible only by itself and one.
- To prepare or make something ready for use or action.
- The period when someone or something is at peak condition.
FACE
The front part of the head, including the eyes, nose, and mouth.
Other meanings and uses
- The front or visible surface of an object or structure.
- To confront a person, problem, or direction directly.
- A facial expression or the appearance presented to others.
- The numbered or marked surface of a clock, card, or die.
HEEL
The rounded back part of the human foot below the ankle.
Other meanings and uses
- The raised back part of a shoe or boot.
- The end piece of a loaf of bread or similar food.
- A contemptible or untrustworthy person in informal speech.
- A command telling a dog to walk close beside its handler.
JOBBER
A person or business that buys goods in bulk and resells them.
Other meanings and uses
- A wholesale dealer who distributes merchandise to retailers.
- A person hired to perform occasional, short-term, or contract work.
- A worker who does a particular job or piece of work.
KAYFABE
The maintained pretense that a staged performance is genuine.
Other meanings and uses
- An agreed fictional reality preserved during a public show or event.
- The practice of staying in character instead of exposing the performance.
- A convention that keeps scripted roles and conflicts outwardly credible.
BESET
To trouble, surround, or attack someone persistently from several sides.
Other meanings and uses
- To be burdened or confronted by many difficulties.
- To stud, cover, or decorate something with repeated ornaments.
- To crowd around a person or place in a threatening way.
DESERVE
To be worthy of something because of one's actions or qualities.
Other meanings and uses
- To merit a reward, punishment, response, or consideration.
- To have a justified claim to a particular treatment or outcome.
- To be suitable for or entitled to something in context.
EX-LOVE
A former romantic attachment or a person once loved romantically.
Other meanings and uses
- A past partner in an ended romantic relationship.
- Affection associated with an earlier relationship.
- A former beloved person in informal usage.
EYELET
A small hole reinforced with metal, stitching, or another rim.
Other meanings and uses
- A small opening made to receive a cord, lace, or hook.
- A ring or grommet fitted around a hole in fabric or leather.
- An ornamental openwork design with small holes.