Dint

Dint is a noun that refers to power or force. The Old English word dynt — D-Y-N-T — meant ‘stroke with a weapon.’ The word later evolved into its modern English equivalent. It is frequently used in the phrase ‘by dint of’ which means ‘by means of.’ Here’s an example of our word of the day used in this capacity. Henry didn’t only win all those hot dog eating contests by dint of being good friends with the judges. It also helped that had the appetite of a dinosaur.