Word of the Day

Ivory

November 15, 2025

i-vo-ry / ˈīv(ə)rē/

Adjective/Noun

 1. a creamy-white color "Yet the ivory gods, And the ebony gods, And the gods of diamond-jade, Are only silly puppet gods That people themselves Have made." Langston Hughes (1901-1967) 2. hard, white substance taken from the tusks of elephants "The world is changed because you are made of ivory and gold." Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
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