Monday, May 15, 2017

Today's words

From a couple of Dictionary Devil puzzles:

barranca /bə-ˈraŋ-kə/ - 1.  a deep gully or arroyo with steep sides 2.  a steep bank or bluff

sternutation /ˌstər-nyə-ˈtā-shən/ - the act or sound of sneezing

winze /ˈwinz/ - a steeply inclined passageway in a mine

And a familiar, to me, WOTD today:

peregrinate /PAIR-uh-gruh-nayt/ - 1. to travel especially on foot : walk  2. to walk or travel over : traverse
I wrote a poem once, that I can't seem to find right now, which included the line, "Strong chains do bind this peregrine heart." 

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