This week's theme: words related to archery. bull's-eye (bulz eye) noun
1. The center of a target. 2. A direct hit. 3. A convex lens or a lantern with such a lens in it. [Why bull's eye? Why not a cat's eye or a dog's eye? Nobody knows. Perhaps it's an indication of the earlier agro-economy and the importance of bovine animals in it. It was probably suggested by the similarity of a bull's round eye with that of a target.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=bull's+eye -Anu Garg (gargATwordsmith.org) "For the first time, there are four debates and for every one of them, the three opposition leaders will be looking at Mr. Martin as a man with a bull's-eye on his forehead." Greg McArthur; On Deck; Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada); Dec 2, 2005. Sponsors' Messages: A cure for brain flab! One brain-building, at-a-glance email a day helps keep unsightly ignorance away. http://knowledgenews.net/s?s=aw032906 Ever wonder why we aren't just happy, we're happy as a clam? Derivation, a fascinating game about word & phrase origins. A great gift! http://entspire.com ............................................................................ Tell all the Truth but tell it slant-- / The Truth must dazzle gradually / Or every man be blind. -Emily Dickinson, poet (1830-1886) Send your comments to (words AT wordsmith.org). To unsubscribe, update address send gift subscription, etc., visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/bulls-eye.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/bulls-eye.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/bulls-eye.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
