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OP Since we are all enjoying this lovely thread, I thought I would give it another chance.
Well, this thread is ready to go on out to sea, and I've found a lovely ocean word I don't believe we have here:
spendrift
It's defined in Random House Word Menu:
spray swept by wind from waves during storm at sea...
and then an equally lovely term is given as a synonym:
spoondrift
...I can go to sleep on those two words, stormy though they may be. What do you call a word that sounds as though its one thing (e.g., spendrift and spoondrift sound laidback and easy), but is actually quite something else? Spoondrift just doesn't sound stormy at all to my ear.
Beach regards,
WordWave
WW has found two lovely words to add to our ocean-going interest. Is there a word that describes spendrift on a lake or on the beach?
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Coriolis Effect, cont-Spendrift consuelo 04/27/02 12:46 AM Re: Spendrift moss 04/27/02 04:00 AM Re: Spendrift WhitmanO'Neill 04/27/02 05:00 AM Re: Spindrift wwh 04/27/02 12:40 PM Re: Spindthrift Wordwind 04/27/02 12:47 PM Spendthrift wofahulicodoc 04/27/02 12:53 PM Re: Spendthrift wwh 04/27/02 01:06 PM Re: Spendthrift search wofahulicodoc 04/27/02 01:20 PM Re: Spendthrift search wwh 04/27/02 01:39 PM Re: Spendrift- a continuation of the Coriolis consuelo 04/29/02 09:35 PM
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