WORDS

Those brightly wrapped packages we exchange around the holidays and other special occasions: Sometimes we call them “gifts,” sometimes “presents.” Is there a difference?

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

The six-sided tool helped make IKEA a household name. But did anyone named Allen have anything to do with it?

Use them while you're talking turkey.

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

You can binge Netflix in any room you like, but there are some key differences between these living areas.

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

See if you can spot the laudable lexicography of these famous writers.

It’s a compressing of an earlier phrase that also yielded variations like ‘nilling, willing’ and ‘william-nilliam.’

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

Some words, like ‘motel,’ ‘brunch,’ and ‘sitcom,’ are obvious portmanteaux. But the portmanteaux on this list are undercover.

As with many words, we have Latin to thank.