A word that becomes a filler in conversation, or is used for verbal emphasis, without adding any meaning to an utterance.

plural of crutch word

The nematode Synhimantus spiralis / Wad hook

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of work the oracle

Lineus longissimus, a proboscis worm with highly toxic mucus; it is one of the longest animals known.

(obsolete) Deserving of being hanged.

Synonym of good as one's word

Do what one has said one will do.

Said of a conversation which suddenly develops in a way that was not planned or anticipated by any of the people involved, sometimes in a positive context, but especially of an escalating argument.

Alternative form of have one's work cut out for one