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Word games. Expand your vocabulary! WordSquared - a massively multiplayer online word game. Spinner's Luck. Instructions: Try to solve each word puzzle before you run out of turns.

Spinner's Luck

You are given four turns at the start of each round. To begin your turn you must click on the board with different prizes and misfortunes. If the "selector" lands on a prize value ($100, $250, $1000, etc.), you will receive the prize multiplied by the number of times a letter appears in the puzzle. If the block you land on has FREE TURN on it, you will get one free turn, even if you don't guess a letter that appears in the puzzle. After you guess a letter that is part of the puzzle, you will have the option to solve the puzzle or "spin" the board again. DeepLeap: The Fast-Paced Time-Wasting Word Game! Digital Dialects language learning games.

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75 Free Language Learning Resources Online

Luckily, there are tons of free online resources out there. Here are 75 to get you started … 1. 101Languages.net – Learn basics like vowels, consonants, phrases and vocabulary for various languages like Arabic, Bambara, Cebuano, Estonian, Icelandic, Latvian and Serbian. 2. 123TeachMe.com – 123TeachMe offers free learning materials, including games, quizzes, vocabulary builders, mp3 study lists, RSS vocabulary lists and more for adults and children. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. eLanguage.com – While the site isn’t completely free, it does offer free resources for various languages, including grammar guides. 17. eLanguageSchool.net – A huge resource for learning multiple languages, including Dutch, French, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Korean and German. Welcome to the Polyglot Project. Duolingo.

Dutch flashcard sets and study tools. Introduction. English to French, Italian, German & Spanish Dictionary. Online Etymology Dictionary. Depression (n.) late 14c. as a term in astronomy, from Old French depression (14c.) or directly from Latin depressionem (nominative depressio), noun of action from past participle stem of deprimere "to press down, depress" (see depress).

Online Etymology Dictionary

Attested from 1650s in the literal sense; meaning "dejection, depression of spirits" is from early 15c. (as a clinical term in psychology, from 1905); meteorological sense is from 1881 (in reference to barometric pressure); meaning "a lowering or reduction in economic activity" was in use by 1826; given a specific application (with capital D-) by 1934 to the one that began worldwide in 1929.

For "melancholy, depression" an Old English word was grevoushede. groin (n.) 1590s, earlier grine (1530s), from Middle English grynde "groin" (c.1400), originally "depression in the ground," from Old English grynde "abyss," perhaps also "depression, hollow," from Proto-Germanic *grundus (see ground). Timbuktu blues (n.) blah (n.) funk (n.1) Hooverville hypo (n.) manic (adj.) Translation Telephone. Atlas of True Names.

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