bask
/bæsk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.93 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A group of crocodiles.
Example Sentences
- "to bask in the sun"
- "She shivered until she got to the cozy fireplace, where she could bask in the heat coming off it."
- "The naked Negro, panting at the line, / Baſks in the glare, or ſtems the tepid wave, / And thanks his Gods for all the good they gave."
- "There will be no problems with visibility, or the highly changeable Highland weather, as Scotland basks in what is reported to be the country's hottest September day for more than a century."
- "My lizard likes to spend his days basking on the stone near the lamp."
- "to bask in someone’s favour"
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English basken, from Old Norse baðask (“to take a bath”, literally “to bathe oneself”), mediopassive form from underlying baða (“to bathe”) + sik (“oneself”), from Proto-Germanic *baþōną and *sek. Doublet of English bathe.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *bʰeh₁-, basken, baðask, *baþōną
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /bæsk/
- British English: /bɑːsk/