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

VOA: special.2009.01.11

We give the last word to Jamar, the high school student from New Jersey, and his hopes for two thousand ten.

VOA: special.2009.12.28

Some experts believe the word for chocolate came from the Aztec word "xocolatl" which in the Nahuatl language means "bitter water."

VOA: special.2010.02.17

They are depressed. Word expert Charles Funk says people have been feeling down in the dumps for more than four-hundred years.

VOA: special.2011.08.07

For example, one word in the native language Carrier spoken in British Colombia means "he gives me an object like the fruit blueberries."

VOA: special.2009.12.02

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

On the final day, as he waited for word, he drank glass after glass of wine.

VOA: special.2009.01.22

The word became alive for her. It awakened her spirit, gave it light and hope.

VOA: special.2009.11.08

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

VOA: special.2009.08.19

It started when Louisiana printed notes with the French word for "ten" on them.

VOA: special.2009.08.02

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

VOA: special.2009.11.02

He seemed a part of the darkness and silence of the forest, for no one had ever known him to smile or speak an unnecessary word.

VOA: special.2011.02.26

"Petit" -- p-e-t-i-t comes from the French word for small.

VOA: special.2009.08.31