English word of the day

Definition: (verb) Give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility. Synonyms: gentle. Usage: It would be interesting to see how brave he was; besides, the King would have good reason to ennoble him if he overcame them.

Definition: (noun) A woman's shoe with a very high thick sole. Synonyms: platform. Usage: In centuries past, some women wore chopines so large that they had difficulty maintaining their balance without assistance.

Definition: (noun) A set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program. Synonyms: procedure, function. Usage: Apparently, the program was crashing because there were careless typos in the code for a pivotal subroutine.