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domingo, 7 de junho de 2015

Word of the day: Bustle


Bustle: alvoroço, barulho, apressar-se, alvoroçar-se,  apressar, fazer trabalhar depressa
Synonyms: brim, bristle, bulge, burst, abound, buzz, crawl, hum, overflow, pullulate, swarm, teem
“She bustled around the kitchen getting ready for dinner guests.”
“On Saturdays the city's downtown bustles with activity as a farmers' market sets up shop.” (www.merriam-webster.com)
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quinta-feira, 28 de junho de 2012

Word of the day: Slither


Slither: escorregadela, escorregar, resvalar, deslizar, serpear, serpentear
Synonyms/ definitions: belly, creep, grovel, slide, crawl, snake, worm, wriggle, to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface, to slip or slide like a snake
“The snake slithered through the garden.”
“To get under the porch, I lay on my stomach and slithered like a snake.”
“She slithered quietly into the room.”
“He slithered his hand around her waist.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

domingo, 3 de junho de 2012

Word of the day: Bristle


Bristle:  cerda, estar em pé, estar eriçado, azer (pelo) ficar em pé, eriçar, arrepiar, ter o pêlo eriçado, mostrar indignação ou disposição para brigar
Synonyms:  brim, bristle, bulge, burst, bustle, buzz, crawl, hum, overflow, pullulate, swarm, teem, fume, storm, fiber, filament, thread
“No wonder, then, that so many women bristle at the implication that raising a family isn't work.”(www.latimes.com / April 19, 2012)
“ Made of high quality white pure bristle manufactured in Italy”
(www.perfumeemporium.com)