English word of the day

Definition: (noun) Teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford). Synonyms: don. Usage: Dessalles, the tutor he had brought from Switzerland, was wearing a coat of Russian cut and talking broken Russian to the servants, but was still the same narrowly intelligent, conscientious, and pedantic preceptor. Discuss

Definition: (verb) Become bubbly or frothy or foaming. Synonyms: fizz, foam, froth, sparkle. Usage: The champagne effervesced in the glasses.

Definition: (noun) The upper part of a column that supports the entablature. Synonyms: capital, cap. Usage: Scattered throughout the ruins were ornately carved chapiters that had once supported a soaring coliseum.