Epicurious
means
a person who appreciates fine food and drink
It is a digital brand for consumers interested in food and cooking-related topics. The website was created by Condé Nast in 1995 and is now part of the publisher’s Food Innovation Group. Epicurious also serves mobile content through apps available across multiple platforms, including Android, Windows, and iOS phones and tablets, as well as the Apple Watch.
Shtick means comedy routine. A good comedian has a well- honed shtick.
Word for today Thug means a cheat or rogue. It is derived from the Hindi word- thag. Words do not exist in a vacuum. They are shaped in a context surrounding their evolving use. What was once innocuous might now carry offensive connotations. So, is the case with today’s word “Thug”.
Velodrome means A sports arena that has steeply banked curves for cycling events. The Manchester Velodrome in England is believed to be one of the finest indoor cycling tracks in the world.
Faculties means Powers or a group of university departments concerned with a major division of knowledge. The prosecution set out to test the full faculties of the defence team.
“Black box” means The “black box” isn’t black. It is orange. Before airlines made that color standard for their flight recorders, some Boeings used a yellow sphere, and the British had a gizmo called the Red Egg. So, why is it called “black”? One explanation goes this way: In 1939, an aviation engineer named Francois…
Today’s word is Gambol means to dance and skip about in play; to frolic Gambol originated from French term gambade meaning “a leap or spring”.
