This week's theme: words borrowed from other languages. catamaran (kat-uh-muh-RAN) noun
1. A boat with two parallel hulls, joined by a frame. 2. A quarrelsome person, especially a woman. [From Tamil kattumaram, from kattu (to tie) + maram (tree, wood). Tamil is spoken in Tamilnadu, a state in southern India and in Sri Lanka. It has about 70 million speakers.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=catamaran -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "'I'm convinced my catamaran, which is larger than Ellen MacArthur's, can complete the course in 70 days,' [Tony] Bullimore said." British Yachtsman Bullimore Sets Out on World Record Attempt; dpa German Press Agency; May 1, 2007. "No, madam, it was your turn to bully me once -- now it's mine, and I use it. No, you old catamaran, though you pretend you never read novels." William Makepeace Thackeray; Lovel the Widower; Harper's; 1860. Sponsors' messages: Try an awesome stress reliever: Crazy Aaron's Thinking Putty! In adult-sized handfuls and amazing colors, http://puttyworld.com/?a=awad Free! Extra issue of any of Champs-Elysees Audio Magazines in French, German, Italian and Spanish. Subscribe at: http://web.champs-elysees.com/wsmith7 Studies show size matters. When you need a great idea, the longer your list of ideas, the better. "Think Better" = more ideas. http://tenkaizen.com ............................................................................ The man who can make others laugh secures more votes for a measure than the man who forces them to think. -Malcolm De Chazal, writer and painter (1902-1981) 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/catamaran.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/catamaran.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/catamaran.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".