Crossword puzzles flex one very specific piece of cognition--the ability to find words, which is also known as fluency. Fluency is a type of process based in the speech and language centers of the brain. So doing crosswords might help you get better at word finding, but that's the sum total of their positive benefits to your brain.
misnomer. n. 1. an incorrect or unsuitable name or term for a person or thing. 2. the act of referring to a person by the wrong name.
Misogynist /mÉËsÃ¤jÉnÉst/. noun - (when called by a woman) - Anyone no longer naive enough to be exploited by women. (Alternatively, when called by another man) - Anyone in competition for the same women. I wore the skimpiest thing I own, and he still didn't beg me to let him buy me dinner.