This week's theme: verbs. debouch (di-BOUCH, di-BOOSH) verb intr.
1. To march out from a narrow or confined place into an open area. 2. To emerge or issue from a narrow area into the open. [From French deboucher, from de- (out of) + boucher, from bouche (mouth), from Latin bucca (mouth or cheek). The word buckle (as in a belt) derives from the same Latin root.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=debouch -Anu Garg (garg AT wordsmith.org) "Russia, the world's second-largest oil exporter, wants Central Asian resources to be transported across its territory. Iran, also an oil producer, wants the energy pipelines to debouch at its ports, the shortest route." Eric S. Margolis; Russia Checkmated Its New Best Friend; The Los Angeles Times; Nov 28, 2001. Sponsored by: Monthly French, German, Italian and Spanish cultural audio magazines for intermediate-to-advanced learners. http://web.champs-elysees.com/wsmith1 A.Word.A.Day Premium: http://wordsmith.org/awad/premium.html Subscribe yourself or send a gift subscription. ............................................................................ All wholesome food is caught without a net or trap. -William Blake, poet, engraver, and painter (1757-1827) Looking for word/quotation archives: http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives.html Unsubscribe, change address, etc: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/debouch.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/debouch.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/debouch.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
