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segunda-feira, 1 de julho de 2013

Word of the day: PINE

Pine:  pinheiro, pinha,definhar, ansiar, anelar, lamentar
Synonyms: to lose vigor, health, or flesh, languish, any of 10 genera of coniferous trees of the family Pinaceae

“Whole baby squid stuffed with pine nuts.”  (www.wordhippo.com)

“They pine for an elusive, halcyon vision of a bygone America, remembered through the golden lens of lost childhood—an America which of course...”   (www.thedailybeast.com)

sábado, 25 de fevereiro de 2012

Word of the Day: Covet


Covet:  desejar, ansiar, cobiçar
Synonyms: ache for, desire, crave, desiderate, die for, hanker for or after, hunger for, itch for, long for (www.merriam-webster.com)
“Over 100 police are called to a Florida mall after a throng hoping to score coveted Nikes gets unruly.”(www.yahoo.com, February 15, 2012)