Word of the Day is a free service of TheFreeDictionary.com http://www.thefreedictionary.com en-us Farlex, Inc. Sun, 3 Jun 2012 05:00:00 GMT 360 http://www.thefreedictionary.com http://img.tfd.com/modules/thm_wod.png 120 60 Sun, 3 Jun 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.thefreedictionary.com/postnatal http://www.thefreedictionary.com/postnatal Synonyms: postpartum.
Usage: Premature babies often spend the postnatal period in the neonatal intensive care unit, where they receive specialized care.
Discuss ]]> Sat, 2 Jun 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lustrous http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lustrous Synonyms: glistening, shiny, glossy.
Usage: There arrived through the post a small card-board box addressed to me, which I found to contain a very large and lustrous pearl. ]]> Fri, 1 Jun 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.thefreedictionary.com/befuddle http://www.thefreedictionary.com/befuddle Synonyms: confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, throw.
Usage: The question befuddled even the teacher, who promised to research the subject that night and have an answer for her students the next day in class. ]]>