Definitions
To enjoy warmth, light, or favorable attention.
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“to bask in the sun”
“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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Enjoy warmth”4 letters
02“Be exposed”4 letters
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