Word library
Every word Newspoken has pulled from the news, with a plain definition, how to say it, and the story it came from.
In today’s news
The words we picked out of the latest headlines.
pureplay
A company that focuses its business activities on a single specific industry or service…
Businessgeotargeted
Referring to advertising or content delivered specifically to users in a predetermined…
Businessoenologist
A professional expert or scientist who specializes in the study and practice of…
Businessbioidentical
Refers to substances that are chemically and structurally equivalent to those found…
Businessaeroderivative
Refers to a type of gas turbine engine that is adapted or derived from aircraft jet…
Businessdemocratiser
In a marketing and business context, a product or brand designed to be affordable and…
Businessbyssal
Relating to the strong, silky protein threads secreted by certain bivalve mollusks that…
Climateveligers
The free-swimming, planktonic larval stage of certain mollusks, including mussels, which…
Climatestomata
Tiny pores or openings on the surface of a plant leaf or stem that allow for gas…
Climatecesium
A highly reactive, radioactive metal element that serves as a common byproduct of nuclear…
Healthdownwinders
People who lived downwind from the Nevada Test Site and were exposed to radioactive…
Healthgallstone
A small, hard mass made of digestive fluid that forms in the gallbladder.
Healthoesophageal
Relating to the esophagus, the muscular tube that carries food and liquid from the throat…
Healthtransactive
Relating to a system where individuals on a team collectively store and access…
Psychologyaquaponics
A sustainable food production system that combines conventional aquaculture (raising…
Sciencebarramundi
A large, edible fish found in the Indo-Pacific region, often farmed for food in…
Sciencedimorphism
The condition of having two distinct forms, specifically referring to physical…
Sciencecounterpressing
A tactical maneuver in soccer where a team immediately attempts to regain possession of…
Sportssuperapp
A single mobile application that integrates a wide variety of services and functions,…
Technologyautogenous
Refers to a welding process that joins metal parts by melting them together without the…
Technologyservomotor
An electric motor used in robotics and automation that allows for precise control of…
Technologytomans
An unofficial but widely used monetary unit in Iran, equivalent to 10 Iranian rials.
Businessinvocable
Able to be called upon, triggered, or executed by a system or process to perform a…
Businessconformances
Instances of adhering to established standards, rules, or requirements.
Business