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wordie
[ wur-dee ]
/ ˈwɜr di /
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noun
a person with an enthusiastic interest in words and language; a logophile: a new board game that will appeal to wordies of all ages.
VIDEO FOR WORDIE
Why Are You A "Wordie"?
It's Dictionary Day on October 16! To honor the day, we've asked some of our favorite wordies (a person with an enthusiastic interest in words and language; a logophile) to tell us why they love language, words, and, of course, the dictionary!
QUIZ
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Test how much you really know about regular and irregular plural nouns with this quiz.
Question 1 of 9
Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?
Words nearby wordie
word deafness, Worde, word for word, word game, word-hoard, wordie, wording, wordless, word-lore, wordmonger, Word of God
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How to use wordie in a sentence
We pushed the ship against a small banded berg, from which Wordie secured several large lumps of biotite granite.
South!|Sir Ernest ShackletonHurley took some photographs and Wordie came back rejoicing with a little dust and some moss.
South!|Sir Ernest ShackletonHe was muttering something to himsel; but the elder could only hear a wordie noo an' then.
Clark and Wordie lived opposite in a room called “Auld Reekie.”
South!|Sir Ernest Shackleton