This week's theme: There is a word for it. virga (VUHR-guh) noun
Rain or snow that evaporates before hitting the ground. [From Latin virga (rod, streak).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=virga See pictures of virga at http://weather-photography.com/album.php?cat=clouds&subcat=virga -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "Macduff [Everton]'s images are so physical and tactile, you can nearly feel the moisture in the virga." George W Stone; 25 All-Time Best Photo Books; National Geographic Traveler (Washington, DC); Jan/Feb 2005. Sponsored by: Ever wonder why we aren't just euphoric, we are on cloud nine? Derivation, a fun 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 ............................................................................ People like to imagine that because all our mechanical equipment moves so much faster, that we are thinking faster, too. -Christopher Morley, writer (1890-1957) Share the magic of words. Send a gift sub: http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Remove, change, or subscribe address: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/virga.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/virga.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/virga.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
