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13 Words You've Probably Never Heard

Out of all the words in the dictionary, you haven't heard these.

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13 Words You've Probably Never Heard

There are many words in the dictionary, and it's impossible to know them all. Here are some that might be useful to you, even though you would have never thought they existed.

1. Aglet

The plastic at the end of a show lace.

2. Overmorrow

The day after tomorrow.

3. Barm

The foam on top of beer.

4. Aphthongs

Aphthongs are the silent letters in words.

5. Box Tent

The "table" in the middle of a pizza that helps the cardboard from touching the pizza.

6. Petrichor

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The smell of earth after it rains.

7. Interrobang

The combination of both an exclamation mark and a question mark.

8. Nurdle

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A tiny dab of toothpaste.

9. Leminiscate

Another word for the infinity symbol.

10. Desire Path

A path created by natural means simply because it is the shortest distance traveled.

11. Dysania

The state of finding it hard to get out of bed.

12. Collywobbles

The feeling of having butterflies in your stomach.

13. Muntin

The strip separating window panes.


It doesn't hurt to enhance your vocabulary! You'd be surprised what you can learn just from looking at Dictionary.com for a while.

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