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Discuss Email this Feedback RSS/XML Permalink A.Word.A.Day--strait This week's theme: a medley of words. strait (strayt) noun, usually used in plural 1. A narrow channel connecting two larger bodies of water. 2. A position of distress. adjective 1. Narrow. 2. Strict. [From Middle English streit (narrow), from Old French estreit, from Latin strictus, past particle of stringere (to bind, draw tight). Ultimately from Indo-European root streig- (to stroke or press) that's also the source of strike, streak, strict, stress, and strain.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus. -Anu Garg (garg AT wordsmith.org) "Given its budget straits, the city is unlikely to afford residents any more than an opportunity to go on the air, producing shows at their own expense." Voice of the People Deserves Air Time; Indianapolis Star (Indiana); Jun 14, 2006. X-Bonus From my close observation of writers... they fall into two groups: those who bleed copiously and visibly at any bad review, and those who bleed copiously and secretly at any bad review. -Isaac Asimov, scientist and writer (1920-1992)

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