Noah Webster's Dictionary Online - 1806, 1828
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SPIRAL, a. [It. spirale; Fr. spiral; from L. spira, a spire.] Winding round a cylinder or other round body, or in a circular form, and at the same time rising or advancing forward; winding like a [screw]. The magnificent column in the Place Vendome... webstersdictionaryonline.com/1828/jz/01626
Or take Noah Webster, who was even more explicit than Jay, writing that “The Christian religion, in its purity, is the basis, or rather the source of all genuine freedom in government … ” thefederalist.com/2026/07/29/g...
Gorsuch Believes America Is Merely A Set Of Ideas
The Founders did codify "ideas" -- but those ideas came from somewhere, and that somewhere was Christianity.
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LONG-SUFFERING, n. Long endurance; patience of offense. Despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering? Rom. ii. webstersdictionaryonline.com/1828/jz/01076
That is exactly what is happening with Merriam-Webster’s Time Traveler, an online tool that first hit the scene around 2018 but is now getting a fresh burst of attention from curious language lovers. wdhafm.com/2026/07/31/r...
The Internet Is Rediscovering Merriam-Webster's Time Traveler Tool
Every now and then, the internet finds an old favorite and makes it feel brand new again. That is exactly what is happening with Merriam-Webster’s Time Traveler, an online tool...
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We dig into a 2008 study showing that students with the highest biblical literacy also carried the highest GPAs, why textbook pioneer Noah Webster insisted “education is useless without the Bible,"... www.themainewire.com/2026/07/noah...
Noah Webster Warned Us: Education Without the Bible Is Useless
Noah Webster Warned Us: Education Without the Bible Is Useless | The Pastor’s Office ft. Steve Robinson Maine ranks 41st in the nation in education, 43rd in reading — and it’s the least religious…
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Unsweat, v.t. unsweat, unsweated, pret. and pa. to cool or ease after fatigue webstersdictionaryonline.com
INMATE, n. [in or inn, and mate.] A person who lodges or dwells in the same house with another, occupying different rooms, but using the same door for passing in and out of the house. Cowel. 2. A lodger; one who lives with a family... webstersdictionaryonline.com/1828/ai/00975
WORKWOMAN, n. A woman who performs any work; or one skilled in needle work. Spenser.
Telegraph, n. a machine for communicating intelligence with signals for letters webstersdictionaryonline.com/1806/az/00336
DISCONNECTED, pp. Separated; disunited. This word is not synonymous with unconnected, though often confounded with it. Disconnected implies a previous connection; unconnected does not necessarily imply any previous union. webstersdictionaryonline.com/1828/ai/00582
NEAP, BENEAPED, a. Left aground. A ship is said to be neaped, when left aground, particularly on the highth of a spring tide, so that she will not float till the return of the next spring tide. Mar. Dict. webstersdictionaryonline.com/1828/jz/01173
Other notable works - “An American Dictionary of the English Language,” Noah Webster, 1828 www.washingtonpost.com/style/intera...
Dr. Samuel Johnson, a well-known 18th century English writer, asked in his work “Taxation, No Tyranny,” “How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes?” www.thecolumbiapaper.com/sections/edu...
Reckoning, n. a computation, shot, estimation, account of a ships course webstersdictionaryonline.com/1806/az/00279
It’s a real word, listed right in the dictionary. It means “regardless.” So we can hate it because it’s unnecessary. We can hate it because it’s likely some users are conflating “regardless” with “irrespective.” But we can’t say it’s not legitimate. www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
INOCULATE, v.t. [L. inoculo; in and oculus, the eye.] 1. To bud; to insert the bud of a tree or plant in another tree or plant, for the purpose of growth on the new stock. All sorts of stone fruit, apples, pears, &c. may be inoculated... webstersdictionaryonline.com/1828/ai/00976
Big congratulations to Webster's Dictionary Online on their new NEH grant, announced today as part of $41.4 million in humanities funding. Proud of our colleagues working to make Webster's dictionaries accessible online. www.neh.gov/news/neh-ann...
NEH Announces $41.4 Million for 81 Humanities Projects
Grant awards support the preservation of foundational documents, museum exhibitions and historic sites, humanities initiatives, and collaborative research
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The study, which was timed to coincide with the 250th anniversary of US independence this year, parsed Noah Webster’s original dictionary of American English, published in 1828, and compared it with the latest iteration. www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
NEW NEH GRANTS! NEH awards $41.4 million for 81 humanities projects nationwide. Grants will support planning and implementation of exhibitions, the preservation and digitization of written works and records documenting American history, collaborative scholarly research, and more! buff.ly/gu0TM5b
NEH has awarded funding to support our project bringing Noah Webster's 1806 and 1828 dictionaries online, part of $41.4 million announced this week for 81 humanities projects. More here:
NEH Announces $41.4 Million for 81 Humanities Projects
Grant awards support the preservation of foundational documents, museum exhibitions and historic sites, humanities initiatives, and collaborative research
neh.gov
Honor, n. reputation, the esteem due to worth, a nice regard to reputation, bravery, chastity, virtue, rank or dignity, reverence webstersdictionaryonline.com/1806/az/00175
A full-time English tutor posted on social media last Friday (Jul 10), sharing a story about her father, who barely spoke English but spent the equivalent of three months’ school fees on an electronic dictionary for her in the 1990s. www.thestandard.com.hk/social-buzz/...
‘He gave me the key to the world’: English tutor recalls father’s e-dictionary gift
A full-time English tutor posted on social media last Friday (Jul 10), sharing a story about her father, who barely spoke English but spent the equivalent of three months’ school fees on an…
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INOFFICIAL, a. [in and official.] Not official; not proceeding from the proper officer; not clothed with the usual forms of authority, or not done in an official character; as an inofficial communication; inofficial intelligence. webstersdictionaryonline.com/1828/ai/00976
Featured stops along the tour include the graves of Noah Webster’s parents, Revolutionary War figures and early church leaders, as well as Bristow, a formerly enslaved African man whose story is commemorated on the Connecticut Freedom Trail... www.courant.com/2026/07/05/c...
CT town celebrates America’s 250th anniversary by digging into colonial past with new walking tour
The town historian has paired up with an Eagle Scout to create new self-guided tours of a historic cemetery.
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