Master English one word at a time. World of Words provides a daily English word with its precise meaning, pronunciation, and practical usage examples to help you build a powerful vocabulary.
A bellyache can be more than an upset stomach; as a verb, it refers to complaining. Kids might bellyache about doing their homework, while adults might bellyache about having to remind their kids to do their homework. No matter your age, there's always something to bellyache about.
Example: He began to bellyache about the long line at the grocery store.
Native speakers of English know a lot of invisible rules and guidelines about how English works, and one of them is the order in which we place adjectives.
Have you ever come up with a new word and tried to get your friends to use it? That's neologizing! Every language needs new words to keep up with new ideas, inventions, and trends. So go ahead and neologize. Who knows — your word might catch on and end up in the dictionary someday!
Example: Writers may neologize to describe new technology that lacks existing terms in the dictionary.
