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==1==
{{WOTD|mansplain|v|{{lb|en|informal}} To [[explain]] (something) [[condescendingly]] (to a female listener), especially to explain something the listener already knows, presuming that she has an inferior understanding of it because she is a woman.|June|1}}

==2==
{{WOTD|couch|v|To [[lie down]]; to [[recline]] (upon a [[couch#Noun|couch]] or other place of [[repose]]).
# {{lb|en|archaic}} To lie down for [[concealment]]; to [[conceal]], to [[hide]]; to be concealed; to be included or involved [[darkly]] or [[secretly]].
# To [[bend]] the body, as in [[reverence]], pain, labor, etc.; to [[stoop]]; to [[crouch]].
# {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[lay#Verb|lay]] something upon a bed or other resting place.
# {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[arrange]] or [[dispose]] as if in a bed.
# {{lb|en|transitive}} To lay or [[deposit]] in a bed or layer; to [[bed#Verb|bed]].
# {{lb|en|transitive}} To lower (a [[spear]] or [[lance]]) to the position of [[attack]].
# {{lb|en|ophthalmology|transitive}} In the treatment of a [[cataract]] in the [[eye]], to [[displace]] the [[opaque]] [[lens]] with a sharp object such as a [[needle]]. The technique is regarded as largely [[obsolete]].
# {{lb|en|paper-making|transitive}} To transfer (for example, sheets of partly dried [[pulp]]) from the wire [[mould]] to a [[felt#Noun|felt]] [[blanket]] for further drying.
# {{lb|en|sewing|transitive}} To attach a [[thread]] onto {{l|en|fabric}} with small [[stitch]]es in order to add {{l|en|texture}}.
# To [[phrase#Verb|phrase]] in a particular style; to use specific [[wording]] for.|June|2}}

==3==
{{WOTD|grapple|v|{{lb|en|transitive}} To [[seize]] something and [[hold]] it [[firmly]].
# {{lb|en|transitive|figuratively}} Normally used with ''[[with]]'': to [[ponder]] and [[intensely]] [[evaluate]] a problem.
# {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[fasten]], as with a [[grapple#Noun|grapple]]; to [[fix]]; to [[join]] [[indissolubly]].
# {{lb|en|intransitive}} To use a grapple.
# {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[wrestle]] or [[tussle]].|June|3}}

==4==
{{WOTD|gastronomy|n|The [[art]] of [[prepare|preparing]] and [[eat]]ing good [[food]].
# The study of the [[relationship]] between [[food]] and [[culture]].|June|4}}

==5==
{{WOTD|geocide|n|The [[destruction]] of the [[earth]], its [[ecosystem]]s, or some part thereof, due to human activity.|comment=Today is {{w|World Environment Day}}.|June|5}}

==6==
{{WOTD|bisque|n|A [[thick]] [[creamy]] [[soup]] made from [[fish]], [[shellfish]], [[meat]] or [[vegetable]]s.
# A pale [[pink]]ish [[brown]] [[colour]].
# {{lb|en|ceramics}} A form of [[unglazed]] [[earthenware]]; [[biscuit]]. {{...}}
# {{lb|en|sports}} An [[extra]] [[turn]], [[free]] [[point]] or some other [[advantage]] [[allowed]]. {{...}}|June|6}}

==7==
{{WOTD|quagmire|n|A [[swampy]], [[soggy]] area of [[ground]].
# {{lb|en|figuratively}} A [[perilous]], [[mixed up]] and [[troubled]] situation; a hopeless [[tangle]]; a [[predicament]].|June|7}}

==8==
{{WOTD|newspeak|n|A mode of [[talk]] by [[politician]]s and [[official]]s using [[ambiguous]] words to [[deceive]] the [[listener]].|June|8|comment={{w|George Orwell}}'s [[dystopian]] novel ''{{w|Nineteen Eighty-Four}}'' was published in London on this day in 1949.}}

==9==
{{WOTD|eggcorn|n|{{lb|en|linguistics}} An [[idiosyncratic]] but [[semantically]] [[motivate]]d [[substitution]] of a word or phrase for a word or words that sound identical, or nearly so, at least in the dialect the speaker uses.|June|9}}

==10==
{{WOTD|corpus|n|{{lb|en|uncommon}} A [[body]].
# {{lb|en|linguistics}} A [[collection]] of [[writings]], often on a specific [[topic]], of a specific [[genre]], from a specific [[demographic]] or a particular [[author]], etc.|June|10}}

==11==
{{WOTD|grit|n|[[strength|Strength]] of mind; great [[courage]] or [[fearlessness]]; [[fortitude]]. {{...}}|June|11|comment=On this day in 1969, the film ''[[w:True Grit (1969 film)|True Grit]]'' was released.}}

==12==
{{WOTD|drama llama|n|{{lb|en|slang}} A [[histrionic]] [[person]].|comment=The annual {{w|Tony Awards}}, which recognize achievement in [[w:Broadway theatre|Broadway]] productions, are being held today in 2016.|June|12}}

==13==
{{WOTD|tribulation|n|Any [[adversity]]; a [[try]]ing [[period]] or [[event]].|June|13}}

==14==
{{WOTD|dark horse|n|{{lb|en|idiomatic}} Someone who possesses [[talent]]s or [[favorable]] [[characteristic]]s that are not [[known]] or [[expected]] by others.
# {{lb|en|idiomatic|politics}} A [[candidate]] for an [[election]] who is [[nominate]]d unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice.|comment=The [[w:Ascot Racecourse|Royal Ascot]] begins on this day in 2016.|June|14}}

==15==
{{WOTD|dung beetle|n|A type of [[beetle]] of the family [[Scarabaeidae]] noted for [[roll#Verb|rolling]] [[dung]] into balls for use as food or as [[brooding]] chambers.|June|15}}

==16==
{{WOTD|zany|adj|[[unusual|Unusual]] and [[bizarre]] in a funny, [[comical]] way; [[outlandish]]; [[clown|clownish]].
# [[ludicrous|Ludicrously]] or [[incongruous|incongruously]] comical.|June|16}}

==17==
{{WOTD|chyron|n|{{lb|en|television}} A set of [[graphics]] or [[word]]s at the [[bottom]] of a [[television]] screen, sometimes unrelated to the current viewing content.|June|17}}

==18==
{{WOTD|mandilion|n|A loose outer [[garment]] resembling a [[cassock]] or [[coat]], often [[sleeveless]], worn by [[soldier]]s over [[armour]] or by [[manservant|menservants]] as a type of [[overcoat]].|comment={{w|Milan Fashion Week}} for [[menswear]] begins today in 2016.|June|18}}

==19==
{{WOTD|dad dancing|n|The making of [[embarrassing]] [[flamboyant]] [[dance]] [[move]]s to [[pop music]] by [[middle-aged]] [[men]].|comment=In many countries, [[Father's Day]] is celebrated today in 2016 (the third [[Sunday]] in [[June]]).|June|19}}

==20==
{{WOTD|economical with the truth|adj|{{lb|en|idiomatic|euphemistic}} Not [[telling]] the [[whole]] truth, especially in order to present a [[false]] [[image]] of a situation; [[untruthful]]; [[lying]]. {{n-g|Often used with [[sarcasm]] or [[satire]].}}|June|20}}

==21==
{{WOTD|contumacy|n|{{lb|en|chiefly|_|Christianity|_|and|_|law}} [[disobedience|Disobedience]], [[resistance]] to [[authority]].|comment={{w|Edward Snowden}}, an American former government contractor who leaked classified information from the U.S. {{w|National Security Agency}}, was born on this day in 1983.|June|21}}

==22==
{{WOTD|hoon|n|(''[[Australia]], [[New Zealand]]'') One who drives excessively quickly, loudly or irresponsibly; a street [[drag racer]] often driving heavily [[customize]]d cars. {{...}}|June|22|comment=On this day in 2001, ''[[w:The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)|The Fast and the Furious]]'', the first film in the ''[[w:The Fast and the Furious|Fast and the Furious]]'' [[franchise]], went on general release in the USA.}}

==23==
{{WOTD|sexuality|n|That which is [[characterized]] or [[distinguished]] by [[sex]]. {{...}}
# [[sexual|Sexual]] [[orientation]].
# [[sexual|Sexual]] [[identity]], [[gender]].|June|23|comment=American [[sexologist]] {{w|Alfred Kinsey}} was born on this day in 1894.}}

==24==
{{WOTD|arborescent|adj|Like a [[tree]]; having a structure or appearance similar to that of a tree; [[branching]].
# {{lb|en|philosophy}} Marked by [[insistence]] on [[totalize|totalizing]] [[principle]]s, [[binarism]] and [[dualism]] (as opposed to the [[rhizome]] theory).|June|24}}

==25==
{{WOTD|Brexit|n|{{lb|en|Britain|politics}} The [[withdrawal]] of the [[United Kingdom]] from the [[European Union]].|comment=On 23 June 2016 at the [[w:United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016|United Kingdom European Union membership referendum]], British voters opted to take their nation out of the [[European Union]].|June|25}}

==26==
{{WOTD|shark bait|n|{{lb|en|jocular}} One who has been or is likely to be [[attack#Verb|attacked]] by a [[shark]].
# {{lb|en|humorous|by extension}} One who is in a [[precarious]] or [[vulnerable]] position; a [[dead duck]].
# {{lb|en|Australia|colloquial}} A lone [[swimmer]] or [[surfer]] far from [[shore]], a [[shark baiter]]. {{...}}|comment={{w|Shark Week}}, a annual series of TV programmes about [[shark]]s on the {{w|Discovery Channel}}, starts today in 2016.|June|26}}

==27==
{{WOTD|from pillar to post|adv|{{lb|en|idiomatic}} From one [[place]] (or person, or task) to [[another]]; [[hither and thither]].|comment=Today marks the start of [[w:The Championships, Wimbledon|The Championships]] at [[Wimbledon]], UK, in 2016.|June|27}}

==28==
{{WOTD|night-biter|n|An [[animal]], especially an [[insect]] such as a [[mosquito]], that [[bite]]s during the [[night]].|June|28}}

==29==
{{WOTD|bentwood|n|{{lb|en|woodworking|countable|_|and|_|uncountable}} ''Also [[attributive noun|attributive]].'' [[length#Noun|Lengths]] of [[wood]] that have been made [[pliable]] by heating with [[steam]] and then [[bent]] into the appropriate shape (to make [[furniture]], ships' [[hull]]s, etc.).
# {{lb|en|countable}} An object, especially a piece of [[furniture]], made from bentwood.|June|29}}

==30==
{{WOTD|coop|n|A [[basket]], [[pen]] or [[enclosure]] for [[bird]]s.
# A [[wickerwork]] basket ([[kipe]]) or other enclosure for [[catch#Verb|catching]] [[fish]].
# {{lb|en|figuratively|slang}} A [[narrow]] place of [[confinement]], a [[cage]]; a [[jail]], a [[prison]]. {{...}}|comment=The animated comedy film ''{{w|Chicken Run}}'' was released in the UK on this day in 2000.|June|30}}