Bits of paper called "confetti" are often used at parties, so Hailey chose a festive word for her festive music.

VOA: special.2009.12.18

For example, the word circus is used to describe any noisy place with a lot of activities going on.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

In nineteen twenty-eight the Levi Strauss company registered the word "Levi's" as a trademark for their product.

VOA: special.2009.12.18

We have sought in word and deed for a new era of engagement with the world."

VOA: special.2009.09.26

Richard J. Daley led Chicago - ruled might be a better word - for 21 years.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

The word "safari" comes from the Swahili and Arabic words for a trip or journey.

VOA: special.2009.08.19

The word "philanthropy" comes from Latin and Greek terms for a love of people.

VOA: special.2009.11.02

That is a word used for any kind of wild animal.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

A kingpin is another word for an important person.

VOA: special.2009.11.29

I'm Doug Johnson. This week, we listen to music from young singer Jazmine Sullivan, answer a listener question about the word 'mosaic', and, head to Miami, Florida for a visit to an unusual museum.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

Working for a health care system, I just don't like that word."

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

"There seems to be a growing recognition that the Taliban and other miscreants, to use the Pakistanis' own word for this,are a threat to the entire country and are alien to the spirit of Mohammed Ali Jinnah and the founders of Pakistan."

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

"It is a fact,unfortunately, that the word democracy has become a code word in recent years for regime change and maybe for armed intervention regime change, but at the end of the day, there is a core value that Americans have stood for, that we have to continue stand for, and we can't allow that as well to become a fundamental impediment to improving the relations we are talking about."

VOA: standard.2009.04.24