English word of the day

Definition: (verb) Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues). Synonyms: evade, hedge, skirt, parry, fudge, circumvent, dodge, elude, duck, put off. Usage: The candidate tried to sidestep the issue during the debate, but eventually he had to make his position clear.

Definition: (adjective) Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis. Synonyms: cross, thwartwise. Usage: The transversal beams of the building's frame were to be made of steel, not wood.

Definition: (adjective) Of minor importance. Synonyms: small-time. Usage: He ran his nickel-and-dime operation out of the back of a pickup truck and dreamed of the day when he would own his own storefront.