Word of the day: KINK

Kink: torção, dobra, nó, enroscamento, cãibra, torcicolo, excentricidade, esquisitice, mania, veneta, capricho, preferência sexual incomum

Synonyms: charley horse, crick, cramp, spasm

“…got a kink in my neck from lying in that awkward position for too long…”

“The boss's fondness for nicknames is one of those kinks that staffers just have to put up with.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Balk

Balk:  obstáculo, impedimento, tropeço, erro, fracasso, margem, faixa de terra não-lavrada, viga, decepção, empacar, recusar-se a andar, impedir,  falhar, deixar escapar, frustar, evitar, enjeitar

Synonyms: encumbrance, bar, block, chain, clog, cramp, crimp, deterrent, drag, embarrassment, handicap, hindrance, holdback, hurdle, impediment, inhibition, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, baffle, frustrate, beat, checkmate, foil, thwart

“The extravagant centerpiece proved to be a balk to the flow of conversation.”

“The horse balked and would not jump the fence.”

“The runner on third base tried to make the pitcher balk.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the Day: Hurdle

Hurdle:  barreira( no esporte), obstáculo, dificuldade/  faxina, cerca, sebe / cercar, fechar/disputar corrida sobre barreiras/ passar sobre um obstáculo.

Synonyms: balk, bar, block, chain, clog, cramp, crimp, deterrent, drag, embarrassment, fetter, handicap, hindrance, holdback, encumbrance, impediment, inhibition, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, shackles, stop, stumbling block, trammel

“The company faces severe financial hurdles this year.”

Word of the Day:Hindrance

Hindrance: obstáculo, impedimento

Synonyms: balk, bar, block, chain, clog, cramp, crimp, deterrent, drag, embarrassment, fetter, handicap, holdback, hurdle, impediment, inhibition, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, shackles

in attracting voters outside their core...

“That will be a hindrance in attracting voters outside their core...” (Newsweek, September 23, 2009)

Word of the Day: Hindrance

hindrance:  obstáculo, impedimento.

Synonyms:  block, chain, clog, cramp,  deterrent, drag, embarrassment, fetter, handicap,encumbrance, holdback, hurdle, impediment,  obstacle, obstruction, trammel

“Cost is a hindrance, and there still aren’t enough movie screens that can play 3-D films to sustain a serious expansion of...” Newsweek, January 04, 2010

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