This week's theme: desserts used metaphorically. ambrosia (am-BROE-zhuhuh) noun
1. In classical mythology, the food of the gods. 2. Something very pleasing to taste or smell. 3. A dessert made of oranges and shredded coconut. [From Latin, from Greek ambrotos, from a- (not) + mbrotos (mortal). Ultimately from the Indo-European root mer- (to rub away or to harm) that is also the source of morse, mordant, amaranth, morbid, mortal, mortgage, and nightmare.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=ambrosia -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "Along with the celebrity eats, the volunteers have also collected some good stories about the ambrosia that fuels the gods of rock." Katie Menzer; More Than a Feeding; The Dallas Morning News (Texas); Nov 24, 2006. Sponsored by: Heard the fairy tale of Beeping Sleauty? Get this and 42 more, spoonerized by Col. Stoopnagle. A gerfect pift for wordlovers: http://StoneandScott.com Bounce it! Stretch it! Tear it! Mold it! Make Thinking Putty your super stocking stuffer. Huge handfuls. Awesome colors. http://puttyworld.com Increase typing speed and accuracy. For everyone using a computer. Quick and easy. Great stocking stuffer. HubKey Sensors(r). http://HerzogKeyboarding.com 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 ............................................................................ It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong. -Richard Feynman, physicist, Nobel laureate (1918-1988) Our privacy policy: AWAD mailing list addresses are never sold, rented, leased, traded, swapped, exchanged, or bartered. We hate junk mail. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/ambrosia.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/ambrosia.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/ambrosia.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
