Thursday, January 10, 2013

fisher, fissure

Fisher or fisher means a person or animal who catches fish--
He wanted to be a fisher of men, as described in scripture.
Fisher also means a small animal something like a weasel--
The fisher chased a squirrel, but he couldn't catch it.

Fissure or fissure ( rhymes with fisher ) means a crevice or crack made by two parts separating--
A fissure opened up in the road, too wide for a car to pass over.
Fissure may also mean the action of separating to form a crack--
The next earthquake may cause that crack to fissure into a deep cleft.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"The fisher ran into the fissure in the bank, and disappeared."

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