# Wordhurst

> Wordhurst explains English words in plain language: synonyms, meanings, slang, confusing words, spelling and grammar, with real examples and dictionary sources.

Every page gives a quick answer first, then examples written by our editors, common mistakes, an FAQ and the dictionary sources it was checked against.

## Text and Slang

- [Text and Slang](https://www.wordhurst.com/slang/): What text abbreviations and internet slang mean, where they come from and how people actually use them.
- [Huzz Meaning: What Does Huzz Mean in Slang?](https://www.wordhurst.com/slang/huzz-meaning/): Huzz is slang for girls or women, usually as a group. It is a respelling of hoes with the -uzz ending made popular by rizz, so the huzz are here means the girls have arrived. It is jokey online, but it carries the same rude root as hoes.
- [OD Meaning: What Does OD Mean in Slang?](https://www.wordhurst.com/slang/od-meaning/): In slang OD means very, extremely or too much. That's OD funny means it is really funny, and you're OD means you are overdoing it. It comes from OD, short for overdose, and the meaning shifted from too much of a drug to too much of anything.
- [Unc Meaning: What Does Unc Mean in Slang?](https://www.wordhurst.com/slang/unc-meaning/): Unc is short for uncle. In slang it means a person, usually a man, who is getting old or acts older than his age, often said with affection. Unc status means you have reached the age where young people see you as old.

## Writing tools (run in the browser on open-source engines: LanguageTool, Hunspell, write-good, Datamuse)

- [Writing tools](https://www.wordhurst.com/tools/): all tools on one page
- [Writing editor](https://www.wordhurst.com/tools/editor/): Online writing editor that checks grammar, spelling, style and readability in one place. Paste your text, see every problem underlined and fix it with one click.
- [Grammar checker](https://www.wordhurst.com/tools/grammar-checker/): Check grammar and spelling online. Paste your text, see every mistake underlined with a suggested fix, and correct it in one click. Built on the open-source LanguageTool engine.
- [Spell checker](https://www.wordhurst.com/tools/spell-checker/): Online spell checker for American English. Misspelled words are underlined as you type, with the correct spelling one click away. Runs in your browser.
- [Readability checker](https://www.wordhurst.com/tools/readability-checker/): Check how easy your text is to read: Flesch reading ease, Flesch-Kincaid grade level, long sentences, passive voice, weak adverbs and wordy phrases.
- [Word counter](https://www.wordhurst.com/tools/word-counter/): Word counter that counts words, characters with and without spaces, sentences and paragraphs, and shows reading time, speaking time, reading ease and keyword density as you type.
- [Synonym finder](https://www.wordhurst.com/tools/synonym-finder/): Find synonyms, antonyms and related words for any English word. Click any result to look it up in turn.
- [Rhyme finder](https://www.wordhurst.com/tools/rhyme-finder/): Find words that rhyme with any word, grouped by number of syllables, plus near rhymes for songs and poems.
- [Word meaning lookup](https://www.wordhurst.com/tools/word-meaning/): Look up what any English word means: definitions by part of speech, pronunciation you can hear, example sentences, synonyms and origin.
- [Text slang decoder](https://www.wordhurst.com/tools/text-slang-decoder/): Paste any text message and see what every abbreviation means: wbu, ftw, ngl, hru, lfg and hundreds more, with a searchable list checked by our editors.
- [Case converter](https://www.wordhurst.com/tools/case-converter/): Convert text to Title Case, Sentence case, UPPER CASE, lower case, Capitalized Words, snake_case, kebab-case or camelCase in one click.
- [Word of the day](https://www.wordhurst.com/tools/word-of-the-day/): A new English word every day with its meaning, pronunciation, example sentence and links to synonyms and rhymes.

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