Showing posts with label bask. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bask. Show all posts

Monday, November 11, 2013

bask, Basque

Bask or bask means to lie or relax in, or to soak up the sun, literally or figuratively--
Our lizard likes to bask in the sun.
See how the performers bask in the glow of the applause.

Basque ( a proper noun, always capitalized, rhymes with bask ) means a set of people who live in the part of France that borders the Pyrenees and Spain--
He says he is a Basque, and doesn't speak French.
Basque may also be an adjective ( describes a person, place, or thing--still always capitalized )--
There are still people in France and Spain who speak the Basque language.
Biarritz is a well-known city in the Basque region.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"On our next vacation, we'd like to visit the Basque country and bask in the sun."

Note--"Basque" may also mean a sort of corset, with or without sleeves--
Her dress had a basque top and a long skirt.