This week's theme: words that are homophones of everyday words. boll (pronounced the same as bowl) noun
The pod of a plant, as that of flax or cotton. [From Middle English bolle, from Middle Dutch bolle (round). Ultimately from the Indo-European root bhel- (to thrive or bloom) that gave us flower, bleed, bless, foliage, blossom, and blade.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=boll -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "No precise data are yet available for maize, but early results suggest that each bat near a cotton plantation saves about ten bolls." Fear Vandals, Not Vampires; The Economist (London, UK); Jan 4, 2007. Sponsored by: Ever wonder why we don't just talk, we chew the fat? Derivation, a hilarious game about word and phrase origins. A great gift! http://entspire.com Monthly French, German, Italian and Spanish cultural audio magazines for intermediate-to-advanced learners. http://web.champs-elysees.com/wsmith1 ............................................................................ The world is a skirt I want to lift up. -Hanif Kureishi, author (1954- ) 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/boll.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/boll.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/boll.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
