INGROWN

ingrowing, ingrown

(adjective) growing abnormally into the flesh; “an ingrown toenail”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

ingrown (comparative more ingrown, superlative most ingrown)

That has grown inwards or abnormally towards (a part of the body)

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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