This week's theme: short words. heft (heft) noun
1. Weight; heaviness. 2. Importance. verb tr. 1. To test the weight of something by lifting. 2. To heave or hoist. [After heave, on the pattern of cleave/cleft, leave/left, thieve/theft, weave/weft, etc. From Middle English heven (to lift, take).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=heft -Anu Garg (gargATwordsmith.org) "Turning 40 once meant winding down, but for thousands of Canadian women, it means winding up: hefting barbells, hitting the books, embracing whole new lives." Deborah Jones; Middle-aged? Who, Me?; Chatelaine (Toronto, Canada); Apr 1, 1998. Sponsors' Messages: What could spike gasoline prices even higher? To find out, read Thirteen Days: The Pythagoras Conspiracy. At bookstores and online. http://lastarksbooks.com Get new grads & old dads the perfect size: Trivia Why's! Select from Fab Four books that tell you more. Free bonuses are da bomb at http://triviawhys.com ............................................................................ Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. -Joseph Addison, essayist and poet (1672-1719) 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/heft.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/heft.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/heft.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
