Zork
/zȯrk/
n. “the classic text adventure that made fantasy underground and puzzles legendary.”
The second of the great early experiments in computer fantasy gaming; see ADVENT. Originally written on MIT-DM during the late 1970s, later distributed with BSD UNIX and commercialized as The Zork Trilogy by Infocom.
Contraction
/kənˈtræk.ʃən/
noun — “the linguistic equivalent of folding a long word into a cozy little sleeping bag.”
Denotation
/ˌdiː.nəˈteɪ.ʃən/
noun — “the dictionary’s official handshake — the literal meaning without all the flair.”
Connotation
/ˌkɒn.əˈteɪ.ʃən/
noun — “the subtle whisper behind words that tells you if ‘cheap’ is a bargain or an insult.”
Antonym
/ˈæn.tə.nɪm/
noun — “the polite way words argue with each other — ‘yes’ versus ‘no’ at the dictionary debate club.”
Synonym
/ˈsɪn.ə.nɪm/
noun — “the polite way words throw a costume party to avoid repeating themselves.”
Initialism
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl.ɪ.zəm/
noun — “the cousin of acronyms that refuses to be spoken as a word — it insists on spelling itself out, letter by letter.”
Acronym
/ˈæk.rə.nɪm/
noun — “the lazy typist’s dream: squeezing a mouthful of words into a handful of letters.”
Abbrev
/ˈæb.rəv/
noun — “a shortcut for when typing the full thing feels like running a marathon in molasses.”