BLASPHEME, v.i. To utter blasphemy. 2. To arrogate the prerogatives of God. (1828) webstersdictionaryonline.com/1828/ai/00270

Nocent, Nocive, Nocuous, a. guity, hurtful, ob. (1806) webstersdictionaryonline.com/1806/az/00232

Unsuperfluous, a. not more than enough, proper webstersdictionaryonline.com/1806/az/00366

SPECTATRESS, SPECTATRIX, n. [L. spectatrix.] A female beholder or looker on. –Rowe. webstersdictionaryonline.com/1828/jz/01622

SPECTATOR, n. [L. whence Fr. spectateur; It. spettatore.] 1. One that looks on; one that sees or beholds; a beholder; as, the spectators of a show. 2. One personally present. The spectators were numerous. webstersdictionaryonline.com/1828/jz/01622

ARCHPOET, n. The principal poet. webstersdictionaryonline.com/1828/ai/00183

Excrement, n. useless matter discharged from animal bodies webstersdictionaryonline.com/1806/az/00138

HISTORIER, n. A historian. Obs. webstersdictionaryonline.com/1828/ai/00899

According to Google search trends and research conducted by Unscramblerer.com, each state has its own most-misspelled word, the term residents most frequently search for with the phrases "how to spell," and "how do you spell." www.mentalfloss.com/language/spe...

Soop, n. a food made of flesh and vegetables boiled webstersdictionaryonline.com/1806/az/00314

With the United States celebrating 250 years of independence, AARP looks back on Americans who accomplished great things when they were over 50 and, in doing so, helped shape the country. And it starts, fittingly, with the American Revolution. www.aarp.org/events-histo...

Congress, n. a meeting, assembly, combat, the legislature of the United States of America webstersdictionaryonline.com/1806/az/00092

The writer and resident lexicographer of Countdown said many of the words Britons view as “infestations of US English” originated in Britain. www.thetimes.com/article/amer...

BRIMSTONY, a. Full of brimstone, or containing it; resembling brimstone; sulphurous. webstersdictionaryonline.com/1828/ai/00301

It’s not as if spelling bees exist only in English. But there are plenty of languages in which it would be difficult or pointless to try to mount a serious spelling competition www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/m...

Pastern, n. a part of the leg, the heel of a horse webstersdictionaryonline.com/1806/az/00247

Washball, n. a ball of soap, &c. to wash with webstersdictionaryonline.com/1806/az/00377

AUNT, n. [L. amita, contracted. Qu. Fr. tante.] The sister of one’s father or mother, correlative to nephew or niece. webstersdictionaryonline.com/1828/ai/00209

Buckle, v. to fasten with a buckle, curl, bend, bow, condescend, apply, prepare for, engage webstersdictionaryonline.com/1806/az/00068

Dime, n. a silver coin of the U.S. of ten cents webstersdictionaryonline.com/1806/az/00116

‘The early press was like a great vertical vice, operated by a screw. This technology was centuries old, having been developed for the pressing of grapes to make wine.’ @tomlukejohnson.bsky.social on William Caxton and the story of the English printing press. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Is your weekend feeling a little monochrome? You should fix that by listening to my conversation with Maiken Scott on @thepulse.whyy.org about colors! www.npr.org/podcasts/510...

Disregard, v.t. to slight, neglect, despise, scorn www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2... webstersdictionaryonline.com/1806/az/00120

A Boston newspaper editor made a dumb joke in 1839. It became the world’s most popular word. www.upworthy.com/a-boston-new...

DOG, n. [Fr. dogue, a bull dog or mastiff; se doguer, to butt; Arm. dog or dogues; D. dog; probably, the runner or starter.] 1. A species of quadrupeds, belonging to the genus Canis, of many varieties, as the mastiff, the hound, the spaniel... webstersdictionaryonline.com/1828/ai/00610

NOULD, ne would, would not. Spenser. (1828) webstersdictionaryonline.com/1828/jz/01191

Anglicize, v.t. to render English webstersdictionaryonline.com/1806/az/00043

DAMPY. a. Dejected; gloomy. [Little used.] Hayward. webstersdictionaryonline.com/1828/ai/00521

To define what “an establishment of religion” meant in 1791, the Fifth Circuit reached for two founding-era dictionaries: Samuel Johnson’s A Dictionary of the English Language (4th ed. 1773) and Noah Webster’s American Dictionary of the English Language (1828) www.ammoland.com/2026/05/brue...

...Henry Ford’s birthplace home, a courthouse where Abraham Lincoln practiced law, the home of Noah Webster, the Wright brothers’ bicycle shop and home, the birthplace of Thomas Edison’s father, one of the oldest wind mills in the US, and more. themanchestermirror.com/2026/05/18/m...

Diswitted, a. mad, distracted, ob. webstersdictionaryonline.com/1806/az/00121

Kory Stamper, a dictionary person herself, sets out to remind readers that every definition in a dictionary is a creative interpretation that was once written and frequently revised by ordinary, fallible humans. spectrumculture.com/2026/05/10/t...

The publication of dictionaries has been associated with the Webster name since Noah Webster’s first dictionary in 1806 and his ground breaking "American Dictionary of English" in 1828. www.nepm.org/2026-05-06/m...

Lordane, Lordant, n. a haughty lazy person, ob. webstersdictionaryonline.com/1806/az/00209

English teacher Jared Towler's spellbinding and humorous talk gives an historical exploration of the book found in almost every household. www.nyvtmedia.com/articles/two...

Most famously, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay published the Federalist Papers under the pseudonym “Publius,” but literally dozens of other important authors, from Patrick Henry to Noah Webster, did the same. www.techpolicy.press/americans-ha...

Imponderable, a. having no sensible weight webstersdictionaryonline.com/1806/az/00182

MARRIAGE, n... 1. The act of uniting a man and woman for life; wedlock; the legal union of a man and woman for life. Marriage is a contract both civil and religious, by which the parties engage to live together in mutual affection and fidelity, till... webstersdictionaryonline.com/1828/jz/01105

"Yes, a good originalist always needs to have a copy of a first edition of Noah Webster's dictionary in order to make sure we have all the terms correct." www.wsj.com/podcasts/opi...

Isabel, a. of a brownish yellow with a shade of brownish red webstersdictionaryonline.com/1806/az/00196

As America approaches its 250th birthday, the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society is highlighting the legacy of the man often considered the father of American scholarship. www.wfsb.com/2026/02/16/w...

Guzzler, a great drinker, toper, drunkard webstersdictionaryonline.com/1806/az/00167

...by definition, “barbecue” means to roast or broil (food such as meat) on a rack or revolving spit on or before a heat source (such as hot coals or gas flame). Don’t blame me. Blame both the Merriam Brothers and Noah Webster. www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefiv...

Freeman, n. one at liberty or free of a corporation webstersdictionaryonline.com/1806/az/00154

Across the Atlantic, Noah Webster reshaped language itself through A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language (1806) and An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828), simplifying spellings and forging an American linguistic identity. www.newindianexpress.com/cities/benga...

Hypercritic, Hyper, n. a critic exact beyond reason webstersdictionaryonline.com/1806/az/00178

Thomas, by contrast, argued that the words of this clause contain a different meaning.... See N. Webster, A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language 75, 152 (1806) lawliberty.org/thomass-conf...

IMMODEST, adj. [Fr. immodeste; L. immodestus; in and modestus, modest. See the latter.] 1. Literally, not limited to due bounds. Hence, in a general sense, immoderate; exorbitant; unreasonable; arrogant.... webstersdictionaryonline.com/1828/ai/00934

The 1865 edition of Noah Webster's popular An American Dictionary of the English Language defined "jurisdiction," when applied to a government, as meaning the "power of governing or legislating," "the right of making or enforcing laws," and... reason.com/2026/03/31/t...

Americanism, n. love of America and preference of her interest. webstersdictionaryonline.com/1806/az/00041